Takeaways from our Meet and Greet
Highlights of our weekly reporting plus bonus content.
Above a photo of current and former all-star contributors to the Our Town Reno mutual aid journalism initiative at our 2023 zine launch.
During the meet and greet on Nov. 16, there was a fascinating discussion evoking narrative disruption by Joseph Green, and about the book The View from Somewhere by Lewis Raven Wallace, as well as suggestions to have more community gatherings to discuss the dissemination of our hyperlocal information. There was an interesting offer to organize a benefit concert to help fund our new independence.
Author/artist Sierra Stevens kicked off the evening by reading a passage from our yearly zine she produced entirely, describing a role model who helped turn her difficult local childhood around. This was followed by a lively back and forth conversation which flowed for over an hour, within the colorful, cozy confines of our gracious hosts at the Radical Cat Cafe.
Thank you to all who attended, including some who have been on this journey with us since the beginning while the documentary Invisible Girl was filmed, (whose hero, now an accomplished young woman, was also present), those who asked questions and to our all-star reporters, who were asked about their favorite stories and biggest challenges.
Many mentioned facing toxic comments on social media feeds, which is why we must have occasional in person, face to face, human interactions within our community to discuss serious topics with our collective well being on the line. While we go around meeting people in northern Nevada looking for stories and profiling those struggling and the do gooders, we believe it’s also important to meet those who believe in the value of what we are putting back into the community via social media, post by post, video by video, article by article.
We encourage all to reach out and keep sharing their own stories, let us know what we should report about, to get to know each other better, to highlight what’s worthy, to raise awareness and flags, and to keep fighting to make northern Nevada a better place for all.
Highlights of Our Weekly Reporting
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How Will We Absorb 100,000 New People in the Next 20 Years?
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