About

Moving Cultures Moving Stories is a social impact initiative led by anthropologist, facilitator, trainer and ethical storytelling practitioner Liliana Maria.

We believe that stories have the power to build understanding, challenge stereotypes, strengthen communities, and create meaningful social change. Our work centres the voices, experiences, and knowledge of people whose stories are often overlooked, misunderstood, or spoken for by others.

Drawing on expertise in forced migration, refugee experiences, trauma-informed practice, community engagement, and participatory arts, we design and deliver training, workshops, facilitation, speaking engagements, and creative projects that support individuals, organisations, and communities to engage with stories ethically and respectfully.

Our approach is grounded in cultural humility, human rights, social justice, and a commitment to ensuring that storytelling is a process of empowerment rather than extraction. We work alongside communities to create spaces for dialogue, reflection, learning, and connection, recognising that every person is the expert of their own story.

Through ethical storytelling, community-led projects, theatre, education, and capacity-building, Moving Cultures Moving Stories helps people navigate complex conversations about identity, belonging, displacement, resilience, trauma, culture, and social inclusion.

Whether working with schools, community organisations, government agencies, service providers, artists, or emerging leaders, our goal is simple: to create opportunities for stories to be shared with dignity, integrity, and purpose.