Potluck Repository
A potluck brings us into community around a shared table. We bring what we can--sometimes more and sometimes less--simply depending on our situation and what we can offer. This page offers resources from our wide array of university and community partners. Everything here is offered freely, so if you see something of interest, please download and use as you wish. Contributor contact information is provided in case you have questions or would like to be in touch for a potential collaboration.
Story Circle Activities
Contributed by Nancy Small
nancy.small@uwyo.edu
These are prompts to get people thinking about different kinds of stories we tell on a regular basis: “grocery line” stories are very short and likely feel trivial, “stories with acquaintances” are a little longer and help us think more about what it means to actively listen and respond, and “stories to share” ask us to think even more deeply about identity particularly in relation to place. These prompts can easily be adapted and can be fun to work through in more formal settings for relationship building or more informally around the dinner table or in front of a fire.
Place Making Activities
Contributed by Nancy Small
nancy.small@uwyo.edu
“You had to be there.” If you’ve ever used or heard that phrase, then you might understand that helping someone understand a place can be challenging. This list of activities can help us observe the places and spaces around us in ways that can help put them into more effective words. Some of the practices (#1-8) are tied to readings while most (#9-25) are not. These activities are designed as a form of “play” to simply think more deeply about the locations around us.
