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Field Research “The rice story IS the Gullah story. Rice was a terrible crop in terms of human toll. Don’t write about slavery, profits (and colonial wealth) without paying good attention to rice-growing.” ~Dr Emory Campbell, former Chairman of Gullah-Geechee Corridor Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606311196251-44T234NO4GDA3G9OJ1DW/Geechee+Mailbox.jpeg Services - 2. Advocacy Communications Ready to launch an advocacy campaign to advance a cause? Remember: Influence happens at the intersection of education and entertainment. Enter storytelling! (Divisive rhetoric and lack of facts alienate.) I’ll help you collect and map out stories that will engage your critical first-followers, build a community, and expand impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606465367705-MXDC31GTUR0ST7LG6EFB/Haiti+Education.JPG Services - 3. Impact Marketing How do we tell accurate stories of impact when we’re so different from those we serve? By giving stakeholders agency over their story. By listening better. I’ll help you learn how. https://www.lauriepillow.com/about daily 0.75 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606192933216-N9RGW4H2D5XTW2RK5V0W/about+page+banner+pillow.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606310074345-3NAFJ1CNDWY48HOQYZE6/Pillow+Field+Research+Day.JPG About - Maya Angelou was (always) right. Words DO matter. And, yes, people will always remember how you make them feel. As a humanitarian aid worker and video journalist, I earned my storyteller badge honestly. What I’ve learned: Listening makes us witnesses. Perspective changes us. Agency matters. Stories close the gap between us and our audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606157108139-NZ2M3J1I42MZODTCKWZB/Me%2BMirando%2BMig.png About - Mission I help mission-driven organizations connect to their audience and increase impact by explaining social impact and global development issues through the lens of personal stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606161417450-185W9YW0KIW82VNXBRQQ/Amanecer_dominicano.jpeg About - I believe in ❤︎ Grit (cue Dr Angela Duckworth) ❤︎ Listening ❤︎ Keeping it real ❤︎ Choosing what’s right, not what’s easy https://www.lauriepillow.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2020-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606163842923-PQDOL3M3FLJ82NUI0L72/pillow%2Btextured%2Bbanner.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606164035126-5X6XJGBSDWCLWEFF0ZMK/Amanecer_dominicano.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606164036180-85PBS1FHC09759V3FTE1/Ayiti%2Bjeux%2Bde%2Bquartier.jpeg Portfolio - Port-au-Prince Haiti | Post-earthquake Project: Privately funded initiative by an American family who was trying to locate the biological family of their adopted son (Haitian-born). My work: I conducted research and interviews in Santo Domingo, DR to Port-au-Prince, HT. I video documented the family’s journey. And served as interpreter. Outcome: We located the biological parents. The American family reunited their son with his biological family and provided financial support for them until their death in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606164039041-PX2F3AVVL10A504MMHV2/DSC00985.jpeg Portfolio - Post-earthquake Haiti and Psychological First Aid Project: CapraCare initiative to provide psychological first aid after Haiti earthquake My work: To research, conduct interviews and video-document survivor stories Outcome: Formed and trained community leadership teams to provide mental health services for local residents. Trained school teachers in basic psychological first aid techniques in order to help children process disaster and successfully reintegrate to classrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606164041737-HYH2QLGDD6XMQ9DLQZ2O/Miguel%2BSonrisa%2BCerrando%2BLas%2BManos.png Portfolio - Miguel: Lessons in Advocacy Project: Airline Ambassadors flew a Haitian child to Santo Domingo, DR for diagnosis/treatment for cancer. My work: I served as interpreter and liaison amongst medical teams in HT, DR and Partners in Health in US. I conducted fundraisers and appealed to Minister of Binational Affairs (HT) to secure material support during Miguel’s 6 month stay in DR. Outcome: Miguel received chemotherapy but lost his battle with cancer after 5 months in hospital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606460165241-5LNX903FY045RWYH21DF/First%252BTime%252BUp%252BKick.jpg Portfolio - Wounded Warriors Amputee Soccer Clinic Initiative: Project Medishare (Bernard Mevs Hospital in Haiti) flew Haitian amputee soccer team (Zaryen) to Walter Reed Hospital (Bethesda, MD) to conduct amputee soccer clinics for Wounded Warriors Goal: A way of saying thanks to US troops for their disaster relief help after the earthquake in Haiti My work: To research, conduct interviews and document the clinics An outcome: Ultimately, the success of Zaryen team prompted the Haitian government to create a Ministry for Disabled Persons. Impact: Policy change regarding disabled students’ access to education and disabled adults’ equitable access to decent work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606164083172-GUBBLTZTTXLZWVUVSAZY/DSC01318.jpeg Portfolio - N ap kampe anko! We're standing again! Project: CapraCare initiative to provide psychological first aid to survivors of Haiti earthquake My work: To research, conduct interviews and video-document survivor stories. Work languages: French and Haitian Kreyol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606189910006-LGOS0GB3BVRVND31U6H1/NunsWhoRock.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606459169350-FJNG1F8XI6IHPYEK8JFP/Sweet%2BGrass%2BElder%2BSmiles.jpg Portfolio - Sweetgrass Baskets, Keeping African Tradition Alive Project: Mississippi Valley State University public history initiative. 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The Gullah-Geechee Corridor serves to promote and preserve the history and material culture of the Gullah-Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans who lived predominantly on the barrier islands of South Carolina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606310567725-UCZM23M5XMRNCFE1WLSX/Migrant+Farm+Workers.JPG Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fb9a0fc0b0f3e45d6d5470b/1606310575410-P7BPMEVE79ITXNI5VSQQ/Carol+the+Storyteller.jpg Portfolio - Gullah Storyteller Project: Mississippi Valley State University public history initiative to document Gullah culture My work: Research, field interviews and video documentation In this picture: Carole White, preeminent Gullah storyteller. What is Gullah? And Geechee? Depends on who you ask. The Gullah-Geechee are African Americans who live in the coastal Lowcountry in South Carolina and Georgia. Critical to US history and little-known, the Gullah-Geechee have preserved more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other black community in the US.