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T.E.S.T =
Transformational Ethical Story Telling
Transformational Ethical Story Telling (TEST) creates safer spaces for Story Holders, empowering them to create, curate & control their Stories on their terms.
TEST is an anti-oppressive framework which aims to flip the Story Telling balance of power, where each person’s rights and needs - regardless of their race, ethnicity, language, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, health, ability, economic status or background – must be respected.
TEST Taster
Learn about the five T.E.S.T. principles with examples of why the framework is necessary to counter exploitative, extractive processes.
As a Story Caretaker you commit to...
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Learning from the past as we flip the power of Story Telling on a collaborative journey to ensure ethical, safe Story Telling now and into the future.
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Believing Story Holders must be empowered to create and control their Stories on their own terms.
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Recognising that the rights of Story Holders can be threatened by individuals, organisations, institutions and corporations which use their Stories contrary to the wishes
and often to the detriment of Story Holders.
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Learning about ethical, safe Story Telling practices to better understand and progress our ethical Story Telling journey.
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Respecting Story Holders and their Stories and creating and advancing/implementing ethical, safe, Story Telling practices in our organisation.
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Sharing our progress on the TEST journey, wherever appropriate.
Sign the T.E.S.T. Commitment
Signatories include:
