In fall 2018, community members of all backgrounds and beliefs participated in One Small Step, a national StoryCorps project that’s bringing together Americans with differing political views.
Trinity was the first college to partner with StoryCorps on this initiative aimed at listening and finding common ground. Full discussions are archived at the Watkinson Library on campus and will be added to the national StoryCorps Archive, housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Here’s a sampling of conversations recorded at Trinity.
To listen to more excerpts from the recordings, visit the digital video archive.
Hear from participants about their One Small Step experience.
Bakari Sellers, a Democratic commentator and former South Carolina state representative, and Ross Douthat, a conservative New York Times columnist and author, talked about political polarization and the possibility of bipartisanship in a discussion at Trinity College.
Workshops, special events, and a wellness course are all part of the project, led by Trinity’s Campus Climate Incident Response Team to encourage respect for different perspectives.
The Kukily Afrofeminst Arts Collective, presented their work "Negra, negra, negra soy," at Trinity College Feb. 9, as part of Black History Month. The performance was designed to strengthen connections, generate a greater understanding of each others' lived experiences, and engage in art making.
