Stories Between Us

Stories Between Us: Oral Histories from a Countercultural Congregation; Plus a Guide to Creating Your Own Oral History Project shares life histories of activist UU elders. The elders are all members of the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists a locus for social activism. Lisa Rubens of the Regional Oral History Office at UC Berkeley calls the project a wonderful compendium of social memory and historical documentation. Illustrated by photos the oral history excerpts also serve as a model for other congregations. The book features a step-by-step guide for creating an intergenerational oral history project similar to the Berkeley Fellowship Project. The book provides guidance about interview techniques recording methods project design volunteer recruitment and creating a community history celebration. It also includes curricula for six intergenerational story circles.