As we work towards opening the doors of the Courage Museum in 2026, we will be rolling out event engagement opportunities for various audiences. Our Courageous Conversations event series includes four event tracks:
- Storyteller Summit
- Parent Education
- Youth Engagement
- Professional Learning
Please continue to visit our Courageous Conversations Event page to see what we’ve been up to and the events we have in the works. We hope to see you there!
Upcoming Event
We are excited to host a third Courage Museum Storyteller Summit on Thursday, May 13, 2025. The program will feature several of our Empathy Mirror storytellers in conversation with each other, and the Filmmakers, providing a very special behind the scenes experience with an extraordinary group of survivor advocates.
For more information on speakers and to RSVP please go to our Storyteller Summit Event Page.
Past Events
Storytellers Summit – May 30, 2024
We were honored to have Jake Barton at the museum to share powerful reflections on designing the museum’s immersive journey and what makes this space unlike anything he’s created before — rooted in courage, justice, and storytelling that transforms
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable evening.
Parent Education Workshop – October 17, 2024
This unique session offered separate experiences for teens and parents to meet with their peers, and together as a full group, as they explore and discuss several issues as identified by co-facilitator Shafia Zaloom, Health Educator at the Urban School and Courage Museum Content Advisor, and Bay Area High School Students.
Second Annual Night of Courage – Sept 25, 2024
More than 600 guests joined Night of Courage – an inspiring night that centered the experiences of survivors through storytelling and courageous conversations.
The highlight of the night was a discussion between award-winning coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, gun violence prevention advocate, Aalayah Eastmond, and filmmaker Bing Liu – speaking about the interconnected issues of guns and gender-based violence.
The evening also featured several remarkable individuals who have chosen to share their stories with the Courage Museum. Storytellers included Author/Activist, Chanel Miller, Special Assistant Attorney General of Rhode Island, Taylor Dumpson, National Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Natasha Trethewey, Professor, Christine Blasey Ford, and Comedian/Podcaster/Writer, Chelsea Devantez.
We are deeply grateful to the outpour of support and heartfelt feedback from all who participated and attended. Learn more about our efforts and plans by watching this short clip from the event coverage.
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Storytellers Summit – May 30, 2024
Our second ever Storyteller Summit, this afternoon program featured a series of participatory discussions with an inspiring group of individuals who have chosen to share their experiences with hate and violence, for the inaugural Empathy Mirror installation at the upcoming Courage Museum in San Francisco.
Parent Education Workshop – December 5, 2023
Co-facilitated by Shafia Zaloom, Health Educator at the Urban School and Courage Museum Content Advisor, and Bay Area High School Students, invited parents and caregivers of high school students to come and engage in conversations about real-life scenarios surrounding mental health, social media, substances, sexuality, and more that represent what teens are facing on a daily basis.
Storyteller Summit – October 24, 2023
On October 24th, we filled the Open Square at the Courage Museum with close to 100 lead supporters, allies, and collaborators for the first-ever Storyteller Summit. The half day program featured several of the Empathy Mirror storytellers in conversation with the directors who curated their films for the inaugural installation, offering a rare behind the scenes opportunity for attendees to learn more about the individual storytellers and the ways in which their individual experiences with hate, and violence will offer unique learning opportunities for museum visitors via the high school level learning activities and professional development for educators.
Three separate discussions throughout the afternoon created opportunities for self-reflection, group discussion, and interaction with the storytellers and directors. Roundtable discussions featured gun violence prevention advocate, Aalayah Eastmond, in conversation with director, Bing Liu; healthy relationship and youth advocates, Tana Greene and Angela Kim, in conversation with director Bonni Cohen; and transgender youth advocates David and Jess Fuller in conversation with child protection advocate, Luz Hernandez, director Bing Liu, and producer Justine Nagan.
The response to this first Storyteller Summit was extremely positive, and we may well host another in the spring of 2024. Stay tuned