Saturday May 15th, 2010
Noon: BOISE VOICES began in the spring of 2009, thanks to a grant from the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement. Inspired by the Elder Storytelling events organized by Our United Villages, as well as Storycorps and This American Life, fifteen youth from the Boise-Eliot Elementary School and the Albina Youth Opportunity School teamed up with Apricot Irving and Erin Yanke, of the KBOO Youth Collective, to interview elders from the community. Apricot Irving will discuss this amazing project, and Boise Voices excerpts project will be featured in our library.
12:45: SHU-JU WANG says, “Multiple voices and points of view have been cornerstones in my work, a reflection of the world at large, my family history of migration, and my educational background in technology and art. It is a balancing act of the analytical versus the meditative, and of memories versus observations. In 2008, I started working with seniors experiencing various stages of dementia to create artist's books, either as collaborative projects or as an interview process. These books are not only artistic or oral expressions by the seniors about who they are through their years; they also serve as documents of the time we spend together.” Ms. Wang will discuss this work – some of which will be on display in the Oral History Space – and the process.
Presentations will occur in Roosevelt Square (SW Park between Jefferson & Madison) at the base of the Teddy Roosevelt Statue. Bring your lunch, questions, curiosity, observations, ideas, and friends!
