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SUMMARY:Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance
DESCRIPTION:Associated Ministries and the Meaningful Movies Project is plea
 sed to present “Associated Ministries at The Grand”\, a FREE screening
  and community discussion. Join us for the award-winning film “Stories o
 f Us: Camp Second Chance” and an inspiring conversation with the directo
 r\, Melinda Raebyne\, on Sunday\, May 21st from 2:00-3:30 pm. Doors open a
 t 1:30 pm. Register for the event here\n\nSTORIES OF US: CAMP SECOND CHANC
 E  introduces director Melinda Raebyne\, as she embeds herself one winter
  at one of Seattle’s homeless camps\, Camp Second Chance\, challenging p
 ublic ignorance and humanizing a population that locals would rather negle
 ct\, sharing with you some of their personal stories and her actual experi
 ence of what it’s like to be homeless. By putting faces to the statistic
 s and a voice to their stories\, she humanizes a population in ways that a
 llow viewers to see themselves and better relate to a neglected and often 
 “forgotten population.”\n\nWhat’s possible when society’s “forgo
 tten population” decides to beat the odds and instead of putting hope in
 to a broken system invest their hopes in each other\, using the pains of t
 heir past to be the fuel that drives them to create a better tomorrow. Cam
 p Second Chance is an encampment founded by the homeless to foster an envi
 ronment that allows them to become productive people in society. “Storie
 s of Us” is their story and ours\, one of triumph\, showing us that the 
 power lies within our own willpower not to just survive but to thrive.\n\n
 “Stories of Us” was awarded the Turner Legacy Award by Meaningful Movi
 es Project in 2020 and the Audience Choice Award at the Tacoma Film Festiv
 al.\n\nAbout the Guest Speakers:\n\n\n\nMelinda Raebyne is an award-winnin
 g Taiwanese American filmmaker who’s fascinated and inspired by the resi
 liency of the human spirit. Learning of other people’s journeys reinforc
 es her belief that in each of us there’s a hero’s story waiting to be 
 told.  A self-taught filmmaker\, Melinda received most of her training as
  an actor on set. After almost ten years of acting in other people’s fil
 ms\, Melinda decided to make her own\; films that speak from her heart\, t
 old through the voices of society’s invisible. Giving a voice to those w
 ho are typically forgotten in our society. Currently\, Melinda serves on t
 he board for WA Lawyers for the Arts and WA Filmworks Film Leadership Coun
 cil.\n\nYou can learn more about Melinda Raebyne’s films on Facebook (ww
 w.facebook.com/MelindaRaebyneFilms) or through her YouTube channel (youtub
 e.com/channel/UCMtCunsbHG2vgqMHsg3KXaQ).\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nDakoda Foxx was
  formerly homeless and now has a non-profit focusing on helping homeless 
 youth and young adults in Pierce  Co secure stable housing. She provides 
 a personal perspective along with showing what's possible when given an op
 portunity to thrive. Her non-profit “The Power of Two” provides suppor
 t to our homeless youth by helping them get access to the right services t
 hat will place them on a path to long-term success.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nDain
  Norman is a singer/songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, and audio produce
 r. His songscan be heard on the radio in Washington\, Europe\, and Austral
 ia. In 2013 Dain arrived in the PNW withonly $15\, he lived in his car and
  street-performed to get by. Since its founding in 2015\, Norman’s Tacom
 a-based band The Chrysalis Effect has released its full album “Lantern
 ” and toured throughout Washington and Oregon. They are working on their
  second album\, Shades of Blue\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nSherry B. is a Data Analyst S
 pecialist for Associated Ministries.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\
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