83. The Power Of Community, Interview With Kimberly Nightingale How To Write The Future podcast

83. The Power of Community, Interview with Kimberly Nightingale

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“Youth need to be invited to all of the places where adults are, and that's how they learn and that's how they grow and that's how they become adults themselves.”
- Kimberly Nightingale
In this interview episode on How To Write the Future, host Beth Barany talks with Kimberley Nightingale, whose PhD focus in urban studies about belonging in cities for youth. They discuss the importance of inviting youth into adult decision-making spaces and how getting them involved in the community will have a positive influence on all. They also share insight into breaking and othering and what this means.
ABOUT KIMBERLEY NIGHTINGALE

Kimberly (she/her/hers) believes in the power of people to tell their own stories. She is the former creator, executive director, and publisher of the Saint Paul Almanac, where for fifteen years she supported people sharing their stories, poetry, and art in different spaces, including books, readings, open mics, storymobiles, films, and on the walls of art galleries, buses, and trains. Kimberly understands that being published is a powerful, transformative experience. Her research areas include the emotional connection to place and using art to bridge breaking and othering to nurture belonging. At Portland State University, Kimberly’s PhD focus in urban studies is belonging in cities for youth through arts-based critical participatory action research (CPAR) in intergenerational spaces.

ABOUT HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST

The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cover tips for fiction writers and get curious about the future of humanity.
RESOURCES

Rondo: Beyond the Pavement film

https://www.amazon.com/Rondo-Beyond-Pavement-Margaret-Lovejoy/dp/B07SQ55HZ8
UNICEF

https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
Child-Friendly Cities

https://www.childfriendlycities.org
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley

https://belonging.berkeley.edu

SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

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