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Liberation Lines · In person or online

Field Sessions bring the map to you

A facilitated gathering where neighbors and family share where their people came from and watch their lines light up one shared map. Join from a church hall, a library, a reunion, or a video call. Every point is a person. Every line is a family.

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How a session works

Ninety minutes, one shared map

A trained facilitator guides the room, in person or over video. You bring your memories. No documents, no research, no preparation required.

  1. Gather & join

    Everyone joins the session from their own phone or laptop with a simple room code. No account, no app to install. The facilitator opens the room and welcomes the circle.

  2. Map your line

    Guided prompts walk you through three generations: where your grandparents lived, the work your parents did, the decade you were born. Answer what you know and skip what you don’t.

  3. Watch it light up

    As each person finishes, their line rises onto the shared map. It becomes a living picture of how far the whole community has come, together.

Your story, your terms

Consent always comes first

Nothing you share leaves the room without your say-so. Before a session ends, you decide exactly how your story may be used and how you’ll be named, in plain language you can read in one page.

  • You choose how you’re namedFull name, first name only, a handle, or fully anonymous. Your line appears the way you decide.
  • You choose where it goesKeep it in the room, share it with the community map, or allow it in exhibitions. Each is a separate, revocable choice.
  • You can change your mindWithdraw your story at any time, and it comes off the map. No questions, no forms in triplicate.

Before you leave

How should your line be named?

  • Anonymousno name shown
  • A handle you picke.g. “MJ’s line”
  • First namee.g. “Marcus”
  • Full namewith your consent

Where sessions happen

Anywhere your people gather

Field Sessions are designed for the places communities already come together, including online.

  • Your living room

    Gather your friends and family at home and map your line together over an evening.

  • Family reunions

    Map your whole family’s line in one afternoon, elders and grandkids side by side.

  • Libraries

    A public program that turns local history into a living, community-built map.

  • Churches & centers

    Congregations and community centers hosting circles of shared remembrance.

  • Museums

    Gallery programs where visitors add their own lines to the story on the walls.

  • Virtual circles

    Many sessions happen over video, joining family and community across cities and time zones.

Bring a session to your community

Host a Field Session

We bring the facilitator, the map, and the materials. You bring the people, in a room or on a call. Sessions run about ninety minutes and work best for groups of 5 to 25.

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