Chronicling the Crossroads: A Civic Storytelling Cohort Application

Thank you for your interest in Chronicling the Crossroads: A Civic Storytelling Cohort, a college student fellowship experience of the Community-Engaged Alliance in partnership with The Facing Project and Free Press Indiana with support from Glick Philanthropies.

The purpose of this cohort is to better understand how division occurs, what it looks like in communities around Indiana, and the impact it has on its people. Selected cohort participants will partner with community residents through deep listening and storytelling to collect oral histories, craft first-person narratives, and document public meetings on civic life and democratic participation in their region of the state.

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1. Describe why you are interested in participating in a storytelling and dialogue cohort fellowship program focused on community division and civic understanding? (500 words or less) *

2. Why do you think communities struggle to talk across differences today, and what role do you believe storytelling, journalism, or public dialogue can play in strengthening communities? (500 words or less) *

3. Reflecting inward, tell us about the communities, identities, or lived experiences that have most shaped the way you see the world today? (250 words or less) *

4. How would you describe your current relationship with your local community? In what ways do you feel connected to—or disconnected from—its future and why? (250 words or less) *

5. Tell us about a time when a conversation with someone from a different background, belief system, or life experience challenged your perspective. What did you learn from that interaction? (250 words or less) *

6. Strong listening and storytelling often require vulnerability, curiosity, and empathy. Which of these comes most naturally to you, and which is hardest for you to practice, and why do you think that is? (250 words or less) *

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