Treasure Maps: The Georgia Storytelling Roadshow to showcase the up-close and personal viewpoints of

 
SAVANNAH, Ga. - June 2, 2021 - PRLog -- (SAVANNAH, GA) Treasure Maps: The Georgia Storytelling Roadshow a pop-up, interactive, drive-in theater that will include live local hosts, installations, and safe interactive activities will be holding a free event in Savannah on Friday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Old Roberds Dairy Farm located at 2500 Tennessee Avenue. Attendees can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treasure-maps-the-georgia-storytelling-roadshow-savannah-night-tickets-156031367019?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

Each show will feature the film screening of Treasure Maps, a collection of 10 Georgia Storytellers' Life Maps which provide an up-close and personal viewpoint on navigating life as a person with a developmental disability. Guyton resident and Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society board Vice President Michael E. Holton, Jr. will be featured as one of the ten storytellers from across Georgia.

In the event of inclement weather, the event will switch to an online format.

The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society will be participating in this event in partnership with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, L'Arche Atlanta, StoryMuse, and Resurgens Impact Counseling.

This project aims to bring the community together while observing current safety and social distancing practices in light of the current pandemic. It will also shed light on the current issue sitting before Georgia State Senate and Congress regarding the years-long Medicaid waiver waitlist. Currently, members of the disabled community are unable to obtain crucial services without access to the funding.

Shannon M. Turner, creative director of the project, says "We want to provide a virtual stage for the important stories of people with developmental disabilities, inviting their stories in from the margins to the center of our communities. But an equally important component is to provide education and advocacy to the general population and legislators around the Medicaid waiver, a vital funding structure which supports the lives of people with developmental disabilities so they can live independently."

Each show will be produced in collaboration with local community members and will be co-hosted by a storyteller (the "Show Marshal"); a local community member; and a Treasure Maps team member. The show will run approximately an hour and a half and will include interaction with the co-hosts and an invitation to direct advocacy action. The tour will also be making stops in Dahlonega, Athens, Macon, Columbus, and Atlanta.

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