Prasanta Verma -Tell Your Story: Why and How Workshop
Schedule
Sat Jun 15 2024 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
Location
11400 W Center St, Wauwatosa, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53222 | Wauwatosa, WI
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A wonderful opportunity to be part of a workshop community and have the good fortune to engage with Prasanta Verma, author of the new 2024 book 'Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging.'Prasanta will lead you and the group in an engaging Storytelling Workshop entitled 'Tell Your Story: Why and How'
Participants will learn about the importance of storytelling and how stories can bring us closer, and will participate in an exercise to help them tell their stories. You will leave with new insights and a creative way of sharing your story. (Writing is minimal but participants will be invited to write about 10-20 short phrases or sentences). No writing or storytelling experience necessary.
Pens and small journals will be provided.
This workshop is part of the Tosa Community Fair presented by Bostik - More info here. Prasanta Verma's Workshop is part of the TCF 'Featured Speakers Series' supported by Shorewest realtor Beth Jaworski. (https://linktr.ee/tosacommunityfair)
Presenter Bio:
Born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the south, and now living in the Upper Midwest, Prasanta is a writer, poet, editor, former debate coach, public health professional, and mom of three fabulous kids.
Prasanta writes about culture, identity, belonging, loneliness, and what it feels like to be an outsider. She is passionate about making the way for diverse voices and believes stories are one of the best ways for us to connect with each other.
She considers herself a life-long learner. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, walking, and exploring the beauty of the natural world.
Book info:
Beyond Ethnic Loneliness:
The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging
An Indian American immigrant who grew up in white Southern culture, Prasanta Verma names and sheds light on the realities of ethnic loneliness. She unpacks the exhausting effects of cultural isolation, the dynamics of marginalization, and the weight of being other. In the midst of disconnection and erasure, she points to the longing to belong, the need to share our stories, and the hope of finding safe friendships and community. Our places of exile can become places where we find belonging―to ourselves, to others, and to God.
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Where is it happening?
11400 W Center St, Wauwatosa, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53222Event Location & Nearby Stays: