What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Grace Darrow | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/graced242lssuvt-org/activity/ Activity feed for Grace Darrow. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 ad2ec6008db12a39808495fc01f17024 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=7053 Mon, 20 May 2019 15:20:10 -0400 Self Direction:

In the beginning of the year I struggled to come up with questions to create the foundation of our project. Throughout the year as our story developed it became clear to me that these […]

]]> f743b496f8a94fb110a8d06ada3644b1 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6959 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:31:36 -0400 What’s the Story somehow seems hard to explain. It’s a course unlike any other. It’s not really an English course or a story making class, it’s a lot of things. Most course you sit in a room and listen to someone […]

]]> 173e6295409122217ed50b50a7fee00d Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6777 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:53:00 -0500 Dear teachers,

What’s the story is both an English class, a group of youth-led social action teams, and a filmmaking class. It combines communication skills, learning to adapt to different situations, producing […]

]]> 4ffd800df023c313b73c7c9c7694956c Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6752 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:06:43 -0500 This past week has been quite busy for me, it has been hard to work on What’s the Story when I’ve got so much going on. I made the goal this past week that I would work on the storyline or research storylines, and […]

]]> d3e10791cbf907d3c24a10b8a905f87e Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6701 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:28:52 -0500 These past two weeks working with the group has been going well. Like any group, we’ve had our ups and downs, trying to figure out how we all fit into this group and what our individual roles are. But so far, I t […]

]]> a2208c04ec056cdfe303a487466b2b98 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6627 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 18:21:50 -0400 After this weekend, I definitely am more inspired to pursue the story that my team and I created. I am ready to dive into research, finding the right people to support our story, and working alongside my team. My […]

]]> 09cb14b482b81ed2b2fea4367c352542 Grace Darrow commented on the post, Post #5: Importance and Action http://whatsthestoryvt.com/post-5-importance-and-action/#comment-9814 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:20:34 -0400 Fallon,
That’s a great piece to think about and I’d love to explore that. Maybe students need more support with sports teams than they do with bathrooms and locker rooms, that’s what I want to find out. That’s […]

]]> ea00827836a477e74ec8791d6914d54d Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6510 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:30:36 -0400 I had trouble finding each category or group, at first I was unsure of how to find out everybody’s main interest. But then I started combing through a lot of the mind maps, writing down the ideas in a list […]

]]> a6ba484075ba33ebab5fd4b331d3ef98 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6397 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:58:43 -0400 In this blog post, I wanted to dive into the importance of my idea and action I can take in my community, as well as around Vermont. In my mind map, I put under importance “Students have the right to have the […]

]]> bf7429c441719cf4f1b906d1ad2b5a6e Grace Darrow commented on the post, #4 Mind Map http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-mind-map-5/#comment-9667 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:29:17 -0400 Ella,
This mind map poses some good questions on the future of refugees. Is this something you see yourself pursuing? From this mind map it seems as if your main goal is awareness, how do you think you’d go […]

]]> 892b8b6558cda7cedae844cfb574e18b Grace Darrow commented on the post, #4 Mind Map http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-mind-map-6/#comment-9666 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:24:41 -0400 Katelyn,
Your mind map has a lot of really good ideas on it. Could your main focus perhaps be equality or some subsection of equality, such as equal rights, LGBTQ rights, or student rights? Is there a particular […]

]]> f563d1f9916d23e103808bc2c8f16703 Grace Darrow commented on the post, Blog Post #4: Looking Into My Idea http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6273-2/#comment-9665 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:19:53 -0400 Fallon,
Thank you! I really want to strive to help educate teachers, as that might better students experiences and help the system be as safe and as accepting as possible. I would love my documentary to be used […]

]]> 3860006e2aa76ea008cfe6c8ae367105 Grace Darrow commented on the post, Blog Post #4: Looking Into My Idea http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6273-2/#comment-9664 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:15:20 -0400 Abby,
I think that is a great idea to explore and I will definitely look into it. I’ve already researched some school policies in Vermont and so far it seems as if our school systems have policies in place to […]

]]> 417271cd3923c508da96d184023a8f10 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6273 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:45:25 -0400

]]> 09e7e3745693b36218f3bda869990dc2 Grace Darrow commented on the post, What Gets Under My Skin? http://whatsthestoryvt.com/what-gets-under-my-skin/#comment-9492 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:03:14 -0400 Ella,
I completely understand your stance on gun laws. Our government is not doing enough to protect students and that’s a really big problem. Where do you see yourself going with this idea and how do you plan […]

]]> e7ef682214660b96f21b3e67ed6e3b6b Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6155 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:28:59 -0400 When I started What’s The story this year, I started with a passion that I felt I would make my project and I still believe that. Because all though racism is so prominent in our society, I know that deep in my […]

]]> 4a7a574f950591ca24b43f9e0c7d7005 Grace Darrow commented on the post, #2 What Gets Under My Skin http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-what-gets-under-my-skin/#comment-9477 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:47:52 -0400 Katelyn
This blog post addresses so many important issues, all of which would be great to explore. You also bring up really good questions that started to get me thinking about these issues and how they affect my […]

]]> 21eac824e4b31be0fd001cbd8527085f Grace Darrow commented on the post, #2 What Gets Under My Skin http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-what-gets-under-my-skin/#comment-9476 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:46:45 -0400 Katelyn,
This blog post addresses so many important issues, all of which would be great to explore. You also bring up really good questions that started to get me thinking about these issues and how they affect […]

]]> 8ebc27f7bd893a91fc3a62bc60cd3733 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=6016 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:49:17 -0400 This week I wanted to challenge myself to look at a topic that I don’t often think about…racism. As a white person, I have what one may call an “advantage” or privilege in life due to the color of my skin. My […]

]]> 5cbaad48cf6e28606a2d5941f4d4bc83 Grace Darrow commented on the post, I Am The One Who... http://whatsthestoryvt.com/i-am-the-one-who-2/#comment-9384 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:32:56 -0400 Hi Fallon,
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. I have been in What’s The Story in the past, two years ago I was in a project called breaking binary, you may have heard of it or you may even remember […]

]]> 1d6d29f57fbf4e2a5855973a34c995a5 Grace Darrow commented on the post, I am here because... http://whatsthestoryvt.com/i-am-here-because-2/#comment-9281 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 14:52:14 -0400 Katelyn,
Your blog post spoke to me on many levels. It’s really powerful and meaningful, I hope you pursue a topic around injustice in our society because just from this blog post I can see you have a lot of […]

]]> 083dbc2821755a3a64a27b6ea58746bb Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5804 Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:59:18 -0400 I am the one who wants to change the world. Not with my fists, but with my words. I want to be remembered for something bigger than me, and although I may never win a Nobel peace prize, I want to make the world […]

]]> fee3ad446137973e7f26f807670482b9 Grace Darrow changed their profile picture https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/1922/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:54:58 -0400 0 c99c5ce7d64e98841a4fbfbac9ed06e6 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3351 Sun, 07 May 2017 14:56:29 -0400 Self-Direction: Looking back at this past year of being a part of what’s the story, I can say that I have grown as both a learner and a person. I have learned to ask more questions, and build questions, to keep on […]

]]> 9c85170c9e355f02078b6bfd0ff7eb14 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3298 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:13:35 -0400 I was once asked a couple months ago if I could change one thing in the world what would it be? Being the comedic I am, I said I would wish for three more wishes. Of course I chose the things everyone wishes for, […]

]]> 0375e5dd251c7c184946fabdaca351dd Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3205 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:16:02 -0400 We have all of our interviews, partially edited. Our website is updated, but is a work in progress. The issues we are trying to combat still face us. I can’t even count how many pages and categories we added to […]

]]> 33e2d77f916d2a8ddc88004ca7099b0f Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3191 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:05:53 -0500 In the 1950’s a black man couldn’t walk down the street without getting at least a few looks of disgust or even fear, a women couldn’t have a mans job without be looked down on, and a gay couple couldn’t even […]

]]> ee80717ba7054ba337b154315701562c Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3170 Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:35:33 -0500 This week we have been mostly gathering interviews, and editting. Sadly, I couldn’t go to any of the interviews, just because of timing and how far away I live. I talked to the group last Saturday and we have been […]

]]> c8014fc5512eef7397e8372c1af4b1e2 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3149 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:32:02 -0500 Today we talked a lot about the meaning of genderqueer and other umbrella terms. There is no single definition for genderqueer, transgender, and so many other terms used to describe gender identity. Its so […]

]]> 68f0621e8d75d30bfccce39dba705fe7 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3105 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 01:28:24 -0500 This past week has been mostly uneventful. Our group has mostly been gathering interviews and editing, but we are in a good place right now. We are continuing to communicate well and whenever we get any new […]

]]> 8936ca73bb75a3d5e1b27ed5bd651cee Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3048 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:20:08 -0500 The past couple of weeks have been mind opening. Between the inauguration and the women’s march, I was so sad on the day of inauguration, because I felt like all my rights were going out the drain, but when I saw […]

]]> e6e20840bff8ab4ae89f6e173197aef6 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2809 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:23:38 -0500 Our group has made some progress, though we haven’t started any of our videos. Our script is almost done, and soon we will start filming, but for now it is just a back and forth chat between each other, which is […]

]]> cf0cbd6d2717126a573b6fd672e75516 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2626 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:14:29 -0500 I expected this weekend to be a weekend where we worked a lot on our projects, practiced with our media kits, and listened to a couple lectures, and though you might say that’s exactly what it was, it was also fun […]

]]> 2811dde289ee97e0c0072dee7bd571b7 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2432 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:43:14 -0500 This week I did a lot of thinking, more than I did research. It was the kind of the thinking almost like daydreaming, the whole world blurs out of site, and your only focused on your thoughts. I thought about the […]

]]> e10e8c39a1a99b91bce915157dc6867c Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2335 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:37:19 -0500 This week was mostly research around animation programs and what our short videos will look like. Each video will be a phase, i.e., phase one, phase two, phase three, and so far we have come up with the standards […]

]]> dbeb89caf2eac1fe35e363216f7d65d7 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2049 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:28:31 -0500 This weekend definitely wasn’t what I pictured. Though I knew I was going to be nervous, I didn’t anticipate my group, or the food, or just the overall location. When I first walked in my friends, we were the only […]

]]> 54b0edcabf0b82b77a871ea26f1bab35 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1733 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:15:43 -0400 What am I seeking? I am seeking for more people to understand womens equality, and know what others really think about.  My audience? Schools, communities, politicians, business. 1-10 passion level? 6 or 7, I am […]

]]> 90aeba5717054ea04f0b08f44dc763c0 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1557 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:41:46 -0400 Though I still need to create a final draft and tweak a few details in my pitch, here it is:

The Wage Gap, it’s something that’s gone on for centuries, but up until that last 100 or so years, we’ve seen it as a […]

]]> f8d77c611aa0621d04cfab0fc8b812f9 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1295 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:44:37 -0400

]]> 095bf452c842d26273916d1d9aa139dc Grace Darrow commented on the post, #5 Thinking http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-3/#comment-358 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:35:30 -0400 Hi Sidney,
I think have some great ideas, whether they are concrete or not, I think that you could have a great project that a lot of people would be interested in, even if they have ideas for other projects. […]

]]> 70980e697fc3dfca0bafae334dad24db Grace Darrow commented on the post, #4 "Equality is not optional" http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-equality-is-not-optional/#comment-274 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:12:13 -0400 Hi Megan!
I love your idea, as I am want to work on women’s equality and the wage gape. I think that the quote “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it,” is really powerful, although it is only a […]

]]> 0924579a30e4b39f04b5fd1f1af58fc8 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1116 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:23:23 -0400 The conflict is between the government and women. Women want equal pay, and yet no change is to be seen. Riots, meetings, votes, all for equal pay, and yet nothing happens. No equality, no peace,  leading people […]

]]> 94879738f242ee4312ebff1bd97a9458 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=916 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 13:55:18 -0400 “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it,” Simon Sinek. When I heard him say that, I thought back to when I was thinking about how I do things like WTS, and yet I’m not the kind of person you see on […]

]]> 425323f5074a46f6c56341e0afc2b5c3 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=712 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:49:21 -0400 Whenver I asked people what they though of the wage gap, many said that it was something that they heard about, but didn’t really know about. Although I could count as one of the people who doesn’t know much about […]

]]> 3e120b3cc50f881ebf16cc1c802f1932 Grace Darrow commented on the post, #2: Not Going to Settle - WtS? Kickoff http://whatsthestoryvt.com/not-going-to-settle-wts-kickoff-part-2/#comment-25 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:28:08 -0400 Hi Emily,
I was reading your post and noticed that Rex Ross also thought about doing mental illness. I think that you can have really empowering project this year and I can’t wait to see what you project will turn out to be!

]]> 1c103a3909bdcf3ae225e77b817e163b Grace Darrow changed their profile picture https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/207/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:26:21 -0400 0 6bd20640f42ff04de49d99c76ab4b084 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=389 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:09:40 -0400 The current state of my topic is a jumble of ideas. From the wage gap, social equity in schools, to cross communication between students in Vermont. By looking at topics that were created last year I have gotten a […]

]]> d068ab2461469b544b646935108e9ef8 Grace Darrow wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=227 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:01:39 -0400 I am the one who wonders about what the world will be like in 10, 20, 50 years. I am the one who wonders if the changes I help to make, makes a difference. I am the one who breaks the silence and wonders outside […]

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