What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Kati Tolgyesi | Friends Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/ktolgyesi18acsu-org/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Kati Tolgyesi's friends. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 533376399ef7b91923d9c46df43b9d44 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #7 Dear Daughters: Exploring Body Image and Generational Insight http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-dear-daughters-exploring-body-image-and-generational-insight/#comment-9844 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:01:02 -0400 Adelle,
I absolutely LOVE this idea! It has a lot of potential to become a really good resource for mothers and daughters alike. I can’t wait to see the final product!
Greta

]]> cbcebacffc25c0434185404d1e76a255 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #6 Categorizing http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6-categorizing/#comment-9843 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:54:57 -0400 Adelle,
This is a very cool idea! I hope it was helpful for you. And I think you’re right, so many social justice issues just boil down to inequality.
Greta

]]> ea401c8345af1a95228350825703242a Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #4 Proficiencies and What They Mean http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-proficiencies-and-what-they-mean/#comment-9588 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:06:11 -0400 Adelle,

I admire how ahead of the game you are in posting this already! I also admire that you want to look into an issue that affects you and your peers personally and is attainable in terms of making […]

]]> 47bb3834fbeb1f8d7b60ebd00cf1968d Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #3 Conversations & Wondering http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-conversations-wondering/#comment-9587 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:59:21 -0400 Adelle,

I totally second what Erik said–it’s so great that you sought out opposite perspectives! It sounds like you learned a lot from them, and I did too: when you said you were talking to a Trump-supporting […]

]]> 85f06d361589ca41b6b3cd0e2d96d94f Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #2 The Confederate Flag and Modern-Day Implications http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-the-confederate-flag-and-modern-day-implications/#comment-9586 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:51:45 -0400 Oh wait, I meant to link to the CF documentary! Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMB5M8Q0hEI
You’ve sparked my interest in watching it!

]]> 1f9579c73fc5eae0fce80d9445673f7c Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #2 The Confederate Flag and Modern-Day Implications http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-the-confederate-flag-and-modern-day-implications/#comment-9585 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:48:46 -0400 Adelle,

My apologies for not reading this post sooner! Once again, it was very thoughtfully written. I especially like how you noticed the divide between the mostly Caucasian residents of your town and the more […]

]]> 75101dd5769678e15b0d51e1f32bc09a Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, Why I Am Here http://whatsthestoryvt.com/i-am-here-because-5/#comment-9332 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:09:39 -0400 Adelle,

Thank you for this post!! My name is Greta, and I’m going to be reading your blogs this fall. I was a What’s the Story? student-learner in the 2016-17 cohort, and I’m pumped to be back as a blog reader. […]

]]> 386215deedd278b45d1edf97c9fc773c Brynna Kearns wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3556 Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:41:54 -0400 This post is two months later than all the other posts, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing. I mean for the people doing my grades it is, but for me, this moment in time feels as good a time as any to write a […]

]]> 4f3c829eec253196dd4109fda89e514f Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3548 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:52:40 -0400 What’s The Story VT, an experience that I will never forget. Though some might be able to create a sentence that captivates the audience and makes them have the desire to keep reading and reading I can brutally […]

]]> c7e77edcbb7cbccf2cf57f27bbeb87f0 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3370 Sun, 07 May 2017 15:45:33 -0400 Looking back on What’s the Story is like looking back on a class, a summer camp, a winding journey, an intensive workshop, and a giant inside joke—all rolled into one. It’s hard to believe that back in Se […]

]]> 1740c920ae93f719ab4197f21243e71c Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3294 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 02:09:09 -0400 I’ve thought those words over the past months more than I ever have in my life, and every time, it’s been about the same thing: What’s the Story.

Almost exactly a year ago, I was in your position. Approached by […]

]]> 15e78309c27a6c4e88d65c9a80709a60 Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3234 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:10:28 -0400 What is WtS, and how is it different than a typical course? WtS a program were social action teams that are created based on interest and passion take on issues facing Vermont. Typical “courses” (I’m still in […]

]]> f8d33f47fa2b44492bf3d34904c6375b Brynna Kearns wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3222 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:58:10 -0400 I have now been doing “What’s the Story?” for going on two years, and there are many reason’s that I will continue to be involved in this program. This program has played a great role in my development as a […]

]]> ea7066f2c8cc456a693764ddd0648ca2 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3081 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:32:08 -0500 One week ago, in Burlington and Winooski, I learned that the very best part of our project is talking to people. Maybe I had gotten a taste of that when I first formed my team in November, or when I had my i […]

]]> 5645513db988c6d32d67e63e04464ec4 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2925 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:23:06 -0500 Today I experienced a very different pre-interview than the last one I had, and a pre-interview that will likely take me in different directions. Last time I was speaking to an expert on my topic who was mostly […]

]]> 3bd9feb184ee796ff2c15196e77fc8f0 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2825 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:33:28 -0500 Man, does it feel good that I finished an interview yesterday—and that I finished it smoothly, quickly, and well. That I have over 45 minutes of footage that we can and will use in our documentary. That my que […]

]]> cced1b8c32e431aea49ef60f9297dda8 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, A Note To My Team: What Now? http://whatsthestoryvt.com/a-note-to-my-team-what-now/#comment-1110 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:22:10 -0500 Clara,
Thank you, that does help! I like the questions you added, and I also think you’re right that I shouldn’t ask all of those today, but rather get a general overview of what she does so I’m ready for the […]

]]> 6c2864931c4718d8fbbefee81630d9a8 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2767 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:47:38 -0500 Dear Team,

Going into my first pre-interview, with Shawna Shapiro, I’d like to get your advice. For all the talk about interviews at the last retreat, I’m still unsure about what kind of questions to ask. In a […]

]]> 14f31c732e9c798b44ba48d6065b87f4 Keira Thorpe wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2651 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 03:56:24 -0500 I arrived late yesterday thinking that I was going to be leaving still debating whether or not I should stay in What’s The Story? but typing this now I’ve realized that I need to continue.

It’s not like I don’t […]

]]> 850a02cb2f0e24610c0fb26708a607aa Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2728 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 02:29:47 -0500 What I love about What’s The Story is that I never quite know where it’s going. It’s like the Labyrinth of Ancient Greek mythology: a maze that changes as you travel its paths. Except instead of a minotaur hidden […]

]]> 984367a7d9b0a0926018d960f43dd9b1 Brynna Kearns wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2630 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:49:46 -0500 This retreat has been fantastic. I feel like we’ve gotten so much done in such a brief period of time. We were able to work out the details to our project and pick a track to stay on going forward. After […]

]]> e3b673a0a98520000071a2c65b8f70d1 Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2639 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:41:15 -0500 This whole program has completely changed my perspective on how to create change. Though every part of Bill and Tim’s teaching was important and meaningful, the part that stuck out the most to me was the brain […]

]]> 9198cbdaace789875d2878c7e1991a2d Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2534 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:03:02 -0500 In the last week, I have sent numerous emails reaching out to people who my group and I could possibly interview, had a great google hangout where I learned how far my group had come in there work and research (I […]

]]> ce33401f83563d21298cf08ed6e765ff Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2522 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:37:23 -0500 This week, I began sending emails to start conversations that will hopefully lead to interviews. I started with three contacts: Shawna Shapiro, a professor of language at Middlebury College who teaches about how […]

]]> 389ef9a7bff90ef59055667d1f017a4a Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2455 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 03:35:33 -0500 In the past week I came up with questions that my group and I could use in our interviews, talked to a teacher in our high school about ELL’s and lastly I talked to some of my friends about cultural communication […]

]]> 0c1f44f3987ff5d21e46e73f8795556e Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2446 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:19:50 -0500 Over the past week I continued working on my topic mostly by talking to my parents and looking out for any new connections to our topic. An article my uncle posted on Facebook stuck out specifically by chance. It […]

]]> 377520e70b5ee796565f274ac0ebd097 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, Considering new perspectives and moving into the interview process http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2441-2/#comment-785 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:46:32 -0500 Clara,
Your point about Quebecois French relates directly to the article about language and social justice. You should read it if you haven’t yet (I put it on the resources page)! It talks a lot about how […]

]]> a6d5118e78e1e524d750c911862ca20c Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2345 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:03:16 -0500 In only one week I have learned a great deal of knowledge on ELL students and the broad topic of cultural communication. I have enjoyed the google hangouts because they help me know what I need to do to keep this […]

]]> 78988a54655d48b1ffc181b22ba7391e Brynna Kearns wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2328 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:10:31 -0500 Leaving the retreat a week ago, I had a clear idea of the problem we had and how my team I would approach it. We were going to reach out to a local audience of farmers, politicians and generally anyone who […]

]]> 568837d43109bb9f4f60176c4fb0d706 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2304 Sun, 13 Nov 2016 00:48:57 -0500 This week is my first week of my new topic—OUR new topic. In reading other group members’ blogs and doing my own research, I realized that this week, my goal is not only to learn about the issue, but to figure o […]

]]> 92810abb16c05a122186e10c21108675 Keira Thorpe wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2248 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 16:02:51 -0500 A week or so ago I met with Lina and Bob and we made a plan for the next few weeks before our next retreat.

Today I am posting the first update of what that plan entails…

Mission One: Ten Questions For […]

]]> fdef24931c97fddcf2441cad8fa338a3 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2219 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:45:59 -0500 The best conversations are those which end in excitement—and the feeling that they’re not over yet. Measured in conversations, last weekend’s retreat was a huge success that left me eager for the future.

I c […]

]]> 0268dd133075673b0b62dd56a19ded1d Brynna Kearns wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2054 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:02:03 -0500 I am so happy with the outcome of our first “What’s the Story?” overnight retreat. I went into this meeting fearing that my topic wouldn’t appeal to others, I was afraid that it wouldn’t be as dramatic as the […]

]]> 4be66f9da59dc7207a3951b8a4e2bb4e Keira Thorpe wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2056 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:59:58 -0500 Yesterday we all walked into the What’s the Story? retreat worried about how this would play out. Most of us hadn’t ever been to this strange and cool Eco-lodge in the middle of nowhere and there was a nervous […]

]]> 487d6f5a1fe1e79e09a19b914401bfb0 Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2059 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:43:10 -0500 Over the weekend I learned a good amount about everything. I learned other people’s opinions and ideas about certain subjects, and I even tried to get to know the other people in this program (hence the word […]

]]> 7bcbd158c7e65e9570405b3fbfc9a769 Keira Thorpe wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1958 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 07:41:29 -0400 This is way, way, unacceptably late, but here me out. It’s almost 1 am, and I’m about to make my pitch. Bear with me, please, even though my thoughts are sort of frazzled like split ends. Gosh, I hate split […]

]]> 604f42072cba14d8980d0d2a187be251 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #8: Putting Together the Pieces http://whatsthestoryvt.com/8-putting-together-the-pieces/#comment-693 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:07:57 -0400 Thank you! That is SO helpful, interesting, and related!
Greta

]]> 95721c8c3e27daad33daff5576f6a873 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #7: Part of the Solution (Part 2) http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-part-of-the-solution-part-2/#comment-691 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:46:00 -0400 Petra,
Thanks for the advice!
I think I am on the side against the pipeline, but actually, I’m working on having that NOT influence my pitch and my project, at least the beginning of it. I want to present an […]

]]> 5023af57907c270e66711526567e94c7 Keira Thorpe commented on the post, #4: Let's Start From The Bottom Up http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-lets-start-from-the-bottom-up/#comment-652 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:57:33 -0400 Haha, thank you 🙂 I like asking those kind of open ended questions and then finding an answer but not an answer that answers the question asked.

]]> bd4dcd35f7d92739df74568219fb46d7 Keira Thorpe commented on the post, #5: Ignorance Is, Actual, Bliss http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-ignorance-is-actual-bliss/#comment-651 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:55:34 -0400 :O Additional resources would be amazing! I’d love it if you could send me some links, Colleen. It’d really help. The resources I found were interesting and I find it cool that they were Vermont-based.

]]> 97aeed4f3c53336843828c0adc187ffe Keira Thorpe commented on the post, #6: Nutrition Mind Map http://whatsthestoryvt.com/nutrition-mind-map/#comment-650 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:52:17 -0400 Thank you 😀
Narrowing it down shouldn’t be too difficult, it’s just what to narrow it down for and why that’ll be a trying task.

]]> 5fea8f545c150ea6b31f4320873c145b Keira Thorpe commented on the post, #6: Nutrition Mind Map http://whatsthestoryvt.com/nutrition-mind-map/#comment-649 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:51:05 -0400 Thanks! I think what I’m going to do about narrowing my topic is to pitch my topic first, so like encompass everything about my topic I’m most interested in, and then state that nutrition can be linked to all […]

]]> ced6bc978cb8f8be6fc1a7347df7dff8 Greta Hardy-Mittell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1702 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:58:50 -0400 I want to help the environment in Vermont by changing the story of the Addison Natural Gas Project.

I want to target Vermont students, lawmakers, and most of all, Vermont community, because the people should […]

]]> e3f4688fe4e8e9db6adab49cdcb32283 Erin Fishell wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1813 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 23:25:26 -0400 1. I want every school in Vermont to work on and eventually improve on providing intercultural communication experiences for their students in and outside of schools.
2.  I will be targeting teachers, […]

]]> 29b8db53f28b6e77c5823c94cde4eff6 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #7 This is Not a Problem that We can Let Slide http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-this-is-not-a-problem-that-we-can-let-slide/#comment-614 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 21:55:29 -0400 Petra,
Nice rough draft of your pitch!
I noticed that you never quite defined the opioid epidemic in Vermont. Although by now you are an expert and I have learned quite a bit from reading your posts, and while […]

]]> dc636c4bf1b3625e31a00ddbf5d23b0d Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #7: Part of the Solution (Part 2) http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-part-of-the-solution-part-2/#comment-584 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:53:50 -0400 Shel,

You bring up a fantastic point with the regulations and protocols, one that I hadn’t thought of enough. It’s true that we need a concrete and constant way of approving projects such as pipelines, and I’ve […]

]]> f231365bc64e878533c99b9caf8a4ebd Brynna Kearns commented on the post, Invasive Plants Slide Show http://whatsthestoryvt.com/invasive-plants-slide-show/#comment-573 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:29:50 -0400 Hi Emily,

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! I was wondering if you had any opinions on which specific slides or ideas I should cut back on in the slide show. While looking it over today it was hard for me to […]

]]> 9809d4c2f10cc889601cfebd0436f7d2 Greta Hardy-Mittell commented on the post, #7: Part of the Solution (Part 2) http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-part-of-the-solution-part-2/#comment-572 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:55:40 -0400 Erik,

THANK YOU for this detailed response! I’m glad you’re hooked and I hope other people are too (I certainly am).

Yes, I am leaning towards the side opposed to the pipeline, but I definitely want to […]

]]> c39d701d174a1ba55ae955844921237b Brynna Kearns commented on the post, Mind Map For Invasive Plants http://whatsthestoryvt.com/mind-map-for-invasive-plants/#comment-529 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:45:20 -0400 Hi Emily,

While writing my latest post I kept in mind that elaborating on certain things is important in getting my point across, for example I found an explanation for the increase in Lyme disease carrying […]

]]> 6de3279ca65e707c30ebf10483c24a61 Brynna Kearns commented on the post, Mind Map For Invasive Plants http://whatsthestoryvt.com/mind-map-for-invasive-plants/#comment-528 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:14:20 -0400 Hi Ceci,

The action I plan to take is still in the process of creation. The slide show I’ve just created (and posted) is really my first step toward taking action. Once I finish the process of turning this […]

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