Megan Jordan

For over 90 years, Highlander Research and Education Center has centered the experiences of directly-impacted people in our region, knowing that together, we have the solutions to address the challenges we face in our communities and to build more just, equitable, and sustainable systems and structures. Highlander’s ongoing work in cultural preservation, public memory, and participatory design continues to uplift Appalachian and Southern histories, making these legacies accessible and relevant to current and future social justice efforts. The Public Memory and Participatory Design Specialist will collaborate with Highlander’s Land and Place team on a variety of public memory, movement history, and community informed design projects focused on reclaiming and revitalizing Highlander’s historic sites. Using participatory design techniques and popular education methods, the Specialist will engage local residents, Labor and Civil Rights Movement Elders, movement historians and artists to ensure their authentic voices, vision and wisdom shape the development of Highlander’s reclaimed original site in the South Cumberland Plateau region of Eastern Tennessee.