Hella Solutions blog: "Document. Share. Inspire."

My interviewing has gone very well so far and that has been rewarding. For example, I am scheduled to go to a church service this Sunday with one of the SisterLove staff (and this should be some great audio!). I may be able to connect with some folks there who would be interested in getting interviewed for my project but that will be seen when I’m there.

Another great audio opportunity is, SisterLove has formed a trust with 3 partner organizations here and purchased a fully working farm. They are using this as a development model to help create sustainability for SisterLove and many other organizations here. Today we are taking a tour of the farm! This should be some really fun audio and I’m hoping for some good discussions on the potential impact of such a positive endeavor. So, I have been very fortunate with my interview schedule and other audio recording but I’ve more recently been worrying about one aspect of my work. Am I addressing the issue of “globalization,” “neo-liberalism,” the ‘local’ and the ‘global’ and other related things adequately enough in my work here?

I left California knowing that my project overall addresses the issue of globalization on a more subtle level (this is partly my intention) but that I can’t let that subtlety let the issue get drowned out. So, how do I maintain that balance? What types of techniques do I use to keep this balance? What types of audio do I get to keep the issue of global and local organizing and globalization present throughout the piece?

I know that I have, and will get more, direct interviews with Dazon (SisterLove’s founder and President) addressing all of these points but is that enough? I’m likely to interview a board member or two and anticipate getting more direct analysis around these issues, but is that enough? What other types of sounds can I get that will keep this idea going? Constructive comments/ideas/discussions can be left on the blog using the ‘Comments’ link. You can use the Email link (the letter icon) but it’s easier for me if you post to the blog directly). Cheers!