#HumanStory

Being Human: How Personal Stories Change the World

Mar 13, 2017

12:30pm – 1:30pm CT

There will be an encore presentation of this session on Monday, March 13 at 2:00pm. Hyatt: Zilker Ballroom 2.

Race. Poverty. Immigration. Too often, conversations on the most critical issues of our time stall in anxiety, ignorance, and inaction. Those who provoke us to change often do so through personal stories that disarm, surprise, and, ultimately, empower. But what makes a story “authentic?" And how do the tools of modern media--from Facebook Live to podcasts--empower change agents to move past talking points to the heart of the issue? With leading voices from the Obama Administration’s senior speech (and joke) writing team, the Ford Foundation, and The Atlantic, our panel will explore how we bear witness and give meaning to the defining issues of our time with humor, rage, grief, and honesty.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

photo of Jean Ellen Cowgill
photo of Alfred Ironside
Alfred Ironside

The Ford Foundation

photo of David Litt
David Litt

Funny or Die DC

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