"We The People" Project 2008 - Audience Survey Summary
Held at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas Campus
Participation
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS = 295
Day 1: 248 attendees
Day 2: 47 attendees
Demographics
Gender
| Male 6 | Female 20 |
Ethnicity
| African American 5 | Afro-Caribbean 10 | Hispanic 1 | *Other 3 | Caucasian 3 |
| Asian American 0 | Indian-American 0 | Arab-American 0 | No response 4 |
*Notes: In the “Other” category, 1 person classified self as mixed; while 1 classified as African
Age
| K-12 3 | OoS 1 | 25-44 8 | 45-64 7 | 65 or older 6 |
Notes: Youngest respondent listed age as 13, and oldest as 79; 1 person did not respond
Attended programs as...
| Teacher 3 | Student 5 | General Public 14 | Community leader 2 | Professional 3 |
| Scholar 1 |
Notes: 1 person listed as a teacher, professional and scholar; 1 person listed as general public and community leader; and one person did not respond
Content
Overall, this was a high quality program
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 0 | Agree 5 | Strongly Agree 19 |
| No response 2 |
The program increased my understanding of the subject
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 1 | Agree 7 | Strongly Agree 16 |
| No response 2 |
The program was particularly good at ...
- Storytelling with Paul Keens-Douglas
- Bringing to light a prominent writer
- Workshops
- Provoking stimulating thoughts
- Showing full circle storytelling to method of self-publishing and illustration; excellent
- Collaborating with local schools and UVI students
- Inspiring
- Explaining subject matter well
- Showcasing the diversity of spoken word
- Showcasing the speech of migration
- Portraying points of enlightenment
- Awakening the creative spirit
- Reaching seniors
- Linking literacy to storytelling skills
- All was great
The program could be improved by...
- Having voices that represented other languages or persons who were products of migration
- Starting the event on time
- More refreshments
- Inclusion of Virgin Islanders of different ethnicities
- Being held in a bigger space
- Extending the invitation to the British Virgin Islands and other islands
- Making venues handicapped accessible
- Being on time
- Smoother transitions
- Advertising on Tortola way in advance
- More connections between the panel presentations
- Advertising and presenting programs on St. Croix
- Incorporating other disciplines
- Utilizing art pictures
- Having better picture projection
- Giving more detailed information concerning who would benefit from the program and how you envision participants being selected
Personnel
The presenters were prepared and knowledgeable about their subject(s).
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 0 | Agree 4 | Strongly Agree 18 |
| No response 2 |
The presenters involved audience members in discussion and program activities.
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 3 | Agree 5 | Strongly Agree 13 |
Promotion
How did you learn about this program:
| Newspaper 3 | TV 1 | Brochure/poster 7 | Can't remember 0 | Radio 4 |
| Mailing 5 | Word of Mouth 11 | Other 6 |
Note: 5 persons specified they received an e-mail
The program was well advertised:
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 3 | Uncertain 4 | Agree 6 | Strongly Agree 9 |
| No response 4 |
Administration
The activity was scheduled at a convenient time.
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 2 | Agree 9 | Strongly Agree 13 |
| No response 3 |
The activity was scheduled at a convenient location.
| Strongly Disagree 0 | Disagree 0 | Uncertain 2 | Agree 8 | Strongly Agree 13 |
| No response 3 |
Were you aware of the Virgin Islands Humanities Council before now?
| Yes 15 | No 8 | No response 3 |
What suggestions can you offer the Council concerning future programming?
- Keep doing more events like this
- Extend the invitation to British Virgin Islands and other islands
- Make the venues handicapped accessible
I will take the following action as a result of this program
- Improve on writing/performing
- Start writing and drawing
- Read and analyze the real meaning of the story then make a good conclusion
- Share Paul Keens-Douglas' work with my students
- Continue to read Caribbean literature
- Become an author
- Do more storytelling with flavor
- Educate myself and family about our past
- Copyright online and speed up publishing
- Use storytelling in the class more