Anti-racism · Partnerships · Trauma-informed participation · Community wellbeing
Anti-racism storytelling: community connection during COVID-19
Developing partnerships for virtual storytelling workshops addressing community experiences of racism.
Project context
- Organisation
- Maribyrnong City Council · Cohealth · International Storytelling Center
- Context
- Inclusion Officer · Virtual community workshops during COVID-19
- Practice
- Anti-racism · Partnerships · Trauma-informed participation · Community wellbeing
Alisha’s contribution
During COVID-19, Alisha established partnerships with Cohealth and the International Storytelling Center in Tennessee to deliver trauma-informed storytelling workshops virtually for Maribyrnong participants. Her professional account records participation by 40 people.
Community experience informing the programme
The workshops addressed experiences of racism through storytelling. This work connected intercultural inclusion, community wellbeing and a practical way to participate while in-person activity was restricted.
The scope of this example
This account describes partnership development and programme delivery recorded in Alisha’s professional history. It does not claim independently evaluated changes in racism or participant wellbeing.
Contribution, evidence and limits
This account describes Alisha’s contribution in the project context identified above. Read the role credits and source links alongside the account. Prior Council employment and partner-led work inform Soft Infrastructure’s practice; they are not presented as new consulting commissions. Outputs and activities are described where documented. No additional measured outcomes or causal impact are inferred.