The Stigma

Come and take the mic. Come and listen to your neighbors. All are welcome!

At our last The Story Open Mic Night back in April, the last two performers were a stand-up comedian in her 80s, and a teenage singer. The comedian was really funny, and she shared that she had never found her joke-telling voice before that night. She got a roaring round of applause at the end of her set, but the most heart-warming congratulations she received was in the form of a hug from the woman in her teens who bravely sang to an audience much older than her. They embraced, and the gap between them melted away.

Continue Reading: https://thestigma.org/2023/07/stories-that-bridge-the-divide/

Spoken word this Friday at The Tattered Cover. Link through our profile for all the details. Free admission, and everyone is welcome - storytellers and story listeners alike!

Amazing piece on RMPBS about one of our writers at The Story Writing Workshop. Her artistic abilities abound!

'Art is a chance at redemption,' Local artist shares how art got her through her darkest chapters Cristal Darlina has lived many lives. Through it all, art never seemed to leave her side.

We are all set and ready for our speakers and listeners in the lower level book signing event room at the Tattered Cover!

Link to more information: https://thestigma.org/2023/02/our-stories-connect-us/

Join us this Thursday for an awesome 90 minutes of spoken word stories and poems. Speakers and listeners are both welcome. Check out the details through the link in our profile.

You are invited, whether you share your spoken-word talents, or you want to take it all in and enjoy a night of meaningful ideas, passions and pain. It is free, and all are welcome.

For more details, click the link in our profile.

Our Impact Report for 2022 is published. We hope all of our supporters will check out what a difference your encouragement, volunteer hours, and financial contributions are making!

https://thestigma.org/impact-reports/impact-report-2022/

Today is Rolling Suitcases Day!

Here in Denver, today is widely recognized as “Colorado Gives Day.” It is the end of the tax year, and we are thankful for the efforts of an organization named, “Colorado Gives,” for helping remind our neighbors about all of the worthy nonprofit organizations we have in this state. Not only do they remind, but they consolidate. They make it easy to go to their website, and donate to thousands of nonprofits. We are proud to be one of them.

They call today, “Colorado Gives Day.” Here at Stigma, we call it, “Rolling Suitcases Day.” We are (kind of desperately) hopeful that this is the day we raise enough money to purchase the rest of the rolling suitcases we need to meet the demand at Christmas in the Park on December 25th...

Continue Reading: https://thestigma.org/2022/12/today-is-rolling-suitcases-day/

We are collecting rolling suitcases to donate to our homeless neighbors on Christmas Day. We could really use your support for our annual Christmas in the Park event. Here are the details:

https://thestigma.org/2022/11/rolling-suitcases-for-our-homeless-neighbors/

Our Cupboards are Empty

We need the support of our fellow Stigma fighters. Please read the details: https://thestigma.org/2022/06/our-cupboards-are-empty/