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Ukraine in Three Parts: The Aftermath Project

The Aftermath ProjectThis interactive presentation will showcase and offer a discussion of The Aftermath Project’s newest visual literacy lesson plan, Ukraine in Three Parts. The Aftermath Project’s director and photographer, Sara Terry and educator and lesson plan writer, Fran Sterling will walk participants through the lesson plan – featuring compelling photographs by two Aftermath Project grant winners and one finalist – and explain the importance of post-conflict storytelling in a media world that focuses primarily on conflict. The Aftermath Project is a grant-making non-profit that supports photographers covering the aftermath of war, and builds conversations aimed at educating the public about the true cost of war and the real price of peace.

See the Aftermath Project’s Lesson Plans: http://www.theaftermathprojectlessons.org

 

DAY: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

TIME: 12PM EST | 

LOCATION: Click here to register to the ZOOM

 

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Presenters:

Sara Terry
Director and Founder, The Aftermath Project

Sara TerrySara Terry is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on how we define our humanity – and the role of community in helping us make that definition. She is a Guggenheim Fellow in Photography, a member of VII Photo and a Sundance Documentary Fellow. Her early photography work, covering post-conflict Bosnia (“Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace”) led her to create The Aftermath Project, a grant-making photography non-profit based on the idea that “War is only half the story.” The Aftermath Project has been giving grants to photographers working in post-conflict settings around the world since 2007.

 

 

Fran Sterling
Educator and lesson plan writer for The Aftermath Project

Fran SterlingFran Sterling has worked in education for 30 years — as a middle and high school Social Studies teacher, regional director, and curriculum writer for Facing History and Ourselves, and today as Director of Education for Life Stories, a division of the Kunhardt Film Foundation. Since 2015, she has also led Blueshift Education, developing tailored curricula, guides, advocacy toolkits, and interactive platforms for non-fiction media to deepen knowledge and empower action. Fran is the mother of three children, an avid traveler, gardener, and reader, and loves playing in Colorado’s mountains with her family. 

 

 

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