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My Life Project

 

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With so much control of the mainstream media today it is up to the people to develop methods in which to share the hidden stories and to speak truth to power. My Life gives people the opportunity to share their stories because there is power in the telling of untold stories.

What is the My Life Project?

DAWG is inviting you to be part of the My Life Project.  For too long outsiders, mainstream media, and even movies have portrayed people in West Virginia as “lazy hillbillies” and worse.  Now is your chance to let people know what it’s really like in West Virginia. My Life focuses on the realities of life in West Virginia.  What it is like to struggle to fight for economic justice in a state that is historically poor and ignored by the larger society and how individuals and communities are creating their own change to survive and thrive under the current economic conditions.

How can I get involved?

  • Submit poetry, an essay, or a story
  • Submit your own digital story
  • Participate in a video interview by a member of DAWG’s video crew.
  • Attend a training and become a member of the video crew

What should I write or talk about?

Since DAWG is a grassroots organization that deals with economic justice issues, it would be ideal to focus on what its like to be poor in WV.  However, since almost everyone in our state has to deal with economic justice issues just about anything would be okay.  We are all connected to the poverty in our state one way or another whether you work at a hospital and care for people who are poor or if you are a mother on welfare living in a housing project, your story needs to be told.

What is going to happen with the poetry, stories, and videos?

The stories and poetry along with photographs from well-known Philadelphia social justice photographer, Harvey Finkle, will be compiled into a book that will show what life is really like for people in poverty in WV.  Select stories and poetry will also be featured on our website and in our newsletter.

The videos and digital stories will be posted on our website in this section as well as on DAWG’s Youtube page.

To find out more email DAWG at MyLife at wvdawg dot org .

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