Storyteller Spotlight: Jasmin Cardenas

Jasmin Cardenas is a storyteller whose many achievements include being the recipient of a Race Bridges Studio Fellowship. The Race Bridges Studio organization seeks to facilitate vital conversations about race relations through sharing stories and listening to each other, giving talented artists time to develop ne stories about inclusion and racial justice. Find more about the Race Bridges Fellowship at www.racebridgesstudio.com. Jasmin uses stories in her work with children and adults to teach about community and conflict, by helping people tell their own true stories, often to each other and across cultural, racial, and economic divides. You can find out about Jasmin Cardenas and her work as a storyteller, actor, and educator at www.jasmincardenas.com Stories included in this episode: Interview with Jasmin Jasmin Cardenas joins Sam Payne in conversation about her career as a storyteller and her aim to bridge cultural, racial and social divides within her community. My Brother's Keeper A piece about Jasmin and her awakening as a young activist as she and her friends sought to tell the true story of accused death-row inmate Manuel Salazar, advocating for his release. Cuban Jokes and Pregones (Antonio Sacre) In his conversations with Jasmin, Sam Payne found out that they shared a mutual admiration for storyteller Antonio Sacre. Find more of Antonio's work at www.antoniosacre.com