ACM at 50: Story Circles and Y/Our Access Story

Session at ACM West conference
Sacramento CA 12 Feb 2026

This session is an interactive introduction to the power of Story Circles. We’ll walk through the Story Circle process and introduce resources to help launch story circles and digital storytelling in your local communities. A personal jumping off point explores “Your entry point into community media/ access” or “A moment you recognized the power of access/community media.” Our focus is on harnessing personal storytelling to celebrate the ACM’s 50th anniversary in 2026.

Whether you’re new to access or been involved for years, your story/our stories contribute/s to the rich global history of community media.

Facilitator: John Higgins, Media Professor (retired),
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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