Stories from the Borderlands

Published June 8th, 2010 by Patrick Field
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Winner of a 2010 "Innovation in Technology and Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR) Award" from the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.

"Stories from the Borderlands" was developed as part of CBI's Village Innovation Pilot, funded by the Orton Foundation with the Nature Conservancy. The Pilot project engaged two towns in the rural Connecticut-Rhode Island border region in creating and implementing a vision for their future through exercises that included the unique power of audio storytelling. Long-time residents shared stories and feelings about their community that were recorded using portable microphones, accessorized iPods, and laptops. These stories were woven into NPR “StoryCorps” style pieces, two of which were broadcast on local radio stations.