Outline for Final Piece: A profile of Pulse
CONFLICT: HOW TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, HOW TO MAKE THIS GROUP’S VOICE KNOWN TO A WIDER COMMUNITY?
I. A physical description of Fire Gallery and scene description of the open-mic performance held there and sponsored by Pulse.
i. A modern, multi-purpose space; housed inside a former fire station; the people and the conversations exchanged before the event.
ii.Quotes from Jan and Nathan and general comments and descriptions of the people.
II. Some background on Fire Gallery and Pulse; the overlap—how individuals and groups are connected by overlapping membership and roles.
III. The history and development of Pulse; a description and the words of Michelle—the executive director; where is stands now and the direction it is aiming to go; how Pulse spreads the word and tries to expand
IV. The event; who performed and what they performed; my unexpected, unplanned performance; reactions and responses
i.Jan’s performance
V. Jan’s story and his role in pulse and in other GLBT groups.
VI. In its current state of existence, the ways in which Pulse is a success
i. What does it provide for the community it was created by and exists for?
VII. My personal reactions to the event and thoughts on its goals and future directions
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Your unexpected/unexplained performance might be the key here. I know in class you said you wanted to talk about people who are glbt and some other minority and how they balance, think about, defend, use their identity. Your own experience with this, especially in a setting that moved you to stand up and join in community and connection with other people is perhaps evidence for the success and/or the need of Pulse and/or spaces like the Fire Gallery --or even how roles or the feeling of membership to a certain group or identity is shown to be both positive, a way to make connection, and ludicrous and unfair as is obvious through the way strangers in this space can communicate and connect because they are in boxes and not despite of it. I don’t know how the actual experience was so forgive me if I’m making assumptions. I do think that you should trust your own instincts and experiences here though, especially with how well you can communicate a mood and the reasons people do what they do in social settings.
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