These are the StoryHelix Mixtape Volume 1: Belonging Questions.

Pick any one of these, or combine the ones you like and interview yourself or a friend!
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ORIGIN STORY How did you (or your family) come to live in Oregon? What did you (or they) hope for? What have you experienced? What made you decide to make your home here? Does it feel like home?
SNAPSHOT Describe one of your strongest memories that occurred in Lane County. Where exactly did it occur? What do you remember seeing, hearing, and/or smelling? What does this memory mean to you now?
SCENE IN EUGENE What’s your favorite public place* in Eugene? *A place that is not your home or private workspace, like a favorite cafe, park, venue, etc. When do you go there? What does it feel like to be there? Why do you return to it?
TRACE YOUR PLACE What stories do you know about the place where you are? Do you know what used to be there? Close your eyes, and place your hand on the ground beneath you. (Or imagine it.) Describe it in as much detail as you can. What do you hope becomes of this place?
BELONGING What does “belonging” feel like? If “belonging” had a smell or taste, what would it be? What does “belonging” sound like? If “belonging” were a photo, what would it look like? Describe a moment you felt you belonged in Lane County. AND/ OR Describe a moment you felt like you didn’t.
GETTING POETIC [Insert the name of the Lane County town that you live in, ie Eugene, Springfield, Creswell] If [your town] was a musical instrument, what type of instrument would it be? Why? If [your town] was a machine, what kind of machine would it be? Why? If [your town] was a type of weather, what type of weather would it be? Why? If [your town] was a piece of clothing, what kind of clothing would it be? Why? How has [your town] shaped you? How have you shaped [your town] ?

Or try out some prompts from our project partners!

Find the REFLECTIONS phonebooth and Call your Future Self!


In “A Call for Our Future” the Whiteaker Community Art Team (WCAT) is using a mobile visual art installation that resembles a British Red Telephone Box.

Inside the installation, call and provide a message to your future self, two years from now.

What your experiences have been during the pandemic? What have your experiences been surrounding the fact that took a global pandemic to provide people the space and free time to join an international human rights movement against Black violence, racism, and systemic oppression? What do you want your future self to remember? Reflect on what future you want, and commit to building.
Strides for Social Justice
Download the Strides for Justice App from Peace Health and the Eugene Marathon.
Choose one of the tours around Eugene or Springfield.

Get outside, move, and get some history!

At the end of the tour, find a spot to sit and relax.

Choose one (or a couple) of the reflection questions in the app to respond to.

Then, call the hotline, and speak your reflections aloud.

Strides for Social Justice is an app created by PeaceHealth and the Eugene Marathon created to contribute to a socially just and unified Eugene/Springfield with the advice and support from the following community organizations:
Eugene/Springfield NAACP
Healthy Moves and Let’s Move Fitness
I Too, Am Eugene
L.A.C.E.
Oregon Black Pioneers