Conversations

Conversations is a program Community Network volunteers have envisioned to inspire, collect and share the conversations that make creative expression a dynamic component of a stable, nurturing community. The program has targeted teens in the South and West Santa Rosa community to learn film techniques and the elements of drama and story telling through the process of analyzing selected films then filming and creating their own play.

Further development of the program includes working with teens in interviewing family members about their history and lives, exploring ethnic arts and music and incorporating their own art, music and interviews into a documentary. This would provide teens with the means to become aware that their lives have value, that they possess talents and stories to tell about themselves and their community, and that they can develop important life skills as well as professional, marketable skills.

Terry Popp, Ph.D. (Writer,Teacher, Editor),Louis Ekrem (Film Director, Producer) Kathy Rueve (Playwrite, Director, Performer) and Susan Keller developed this model to be pursued as time and funding permit.

Contact Kathy Rueve at:
Conversations
P.O. Box 2331
Santa Rosa, CA 95405