More notes from SMA’s monthly membership call held on the last Wednesday of every month. This meeting featured inspiring words from Tufara Waller Muhammad, quotes from revolutionary Amilcar Cabral, Project South’s Stephanie Guilloud and was moderated by Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson from Highlander. Check out SouthtoSouth.org to find out more about how you can get involved and support #SouthernPeoplesPower
Graphic Note Taking: SNCC 60th anniversary call with Highlander Center 4/16/20
A new skill I’ve been working on since quarantining began is “graphic note taking.” Also known as “visual note taking” and “graphic recording”, graphic note taking is “the process of drawing a summary of a speech or discussion…. characterized by a combination of hand-drawn text and iconographic imagery [source: inkfactorystudio.com] I’ve been making graphic notes for the Highlander Research & Education Center, recording some of their group zoom calls. Its been a fun challenge to synthesize the notes from these calls into more easily understood illustrative summaries. The first call I had the honor of working on was organizing traditions in the Black Freedom Movement on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). It was a wonderful discussion featuring 6 esteemed speakers: Charles Cobb Jr., Courtland Cox, Judy RIchardson, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Makani Themba, Josh Myers and expertly moderated by Hasan Jeffries. Below are the notes and if you are interested to learn more you can find a recording of the call on Highlander’s Facebook page.
