In 2024, we held three gatherings across Massachusetts to reflect on the transformative power of storytelling. We’re excited to share that, in 2025, we will host two additional Story Summit gatherings.
This new event series will kick off in New Bedford on June 11. “All Hands on Deck” will celebrate storytelling as a means of combating climate change. We have the pleasure of presenting the inagurual Massachusetts Storyteller Award to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, represented by David Weeden.
Massachusetts Storyteller Award
The inaugural Massachusetts Storyteller Award honors an outstanding individual or group that is using the humanities and the power of the narrative to tackle the commonwealth’s most pressing challenges. This year’s awardee is the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, represented by David Weeden, whose work weaves together storytelling and the urgency of climate action.
“Any effort to fight climate change depends on people. From dried out lawns to scorching sidewalks, the daily consequences of a warming planet continue to redefine our lives…and call on us to renew our responsibility to our neighbors and our businesses.”—Executive Director Brian Boyles
New Bedford
New Bedford is the frontline for coastal energy in Massachusetts. It’s also a humanities city with diverse cultures, institutions, and stories, making it the ideal place to connect the people in libraries, museums, and cultural spaces across the state with people in the climate sector to galvanize support for this challenge.
Event Details
“All Hands on Deck” features an evening reception open to the public. To register, please visit our Climate Story Summit web page.
