“Nashville: A Pandemic Observed”
The photography exhibit “Nashville: A Pandemic Observed” is on display at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, TN, through Sept. 30. Curator and photographer Joon Powell, a librarian at the Center and a former news photographer, coped with the isolation of the pandemic by photographing her family’s life at home, ultimately inviting photojournalist friends John […]
On Thriving
Highlander Co-Executive Directors Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Allyn Maxfield-Steele continue their conversations as part of our As We Re/Gather project, asking questions to examine our understanding of thriving in this time.
Beyond Transition: Appalachia’s Pathway to Justice and Transformation
This report was crafted from feedback gathered in a listening and assessment process following the culmination of Highlander’s Appalachian Transition Fellowship program. With support from Dialogue and Design, 20 grassroots organizers in Central Appalachia were interviewed about the values and principles underlying just transition work in the region. They lifted up case studies, opportunities, and challenges toward advancing a transformative vision for new economies in Central Appalachia, particularly as we emerge from 2020, an historic year of loss and resistance that amplified how intersecting crises rooted in white supremacy and capitalism impact our lives and communities in this particular moment.
We Won’t Be The Same: Aimee Inglis
From Aimee Inglis: An organizer for a dozen years, after studying tarot for the last few years I’ve started a monthly blog where I do collective tarot readings for my comrades in the social movement left and our organizations. Last month, I pulled cards to reflect on what we went through during the pandemic, and […]
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“People have moved from fighting for reform to demanding transformation”
Adaptation
Highlander Center Co-Executive Directors Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Allyn Maxfield-Steele answer “What are you noticing from this period and moving forward that requires our adaptation?” in this inaugural offering of Highlander’s “As We Re/Gather”
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“People have moved from fighting for reform to demanding transformation”
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