Infographics for Social Change: A Graphic Ally Hackathon (Evening Session)

ThePoverty & Race Research Action Council'smission is to promote a research-based advocacy strategy to attack the structures and systems that disadvantage low income families of color and that reinforce racial hierarchies in American society. Our current advocacy work includes a focus on the mechanisms that continue to reproduce historical patterns of housing and school segregation, with an emphasis on developing actionable policies to help reverse segregation. We also provide technical assistance and support for local communities working on innovative, inclusive policies. PRRAC is also a founding member of the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) and helps to staff the coalition's organizing, advocacy, and outreach.

Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC)

Become a Graphic Ally!
Learn how to tell visual data stories to inspire policy change and mobilize information at the grassroots level. In this hands on workshop, we will explore and apply principles of conscious and responsible design to a real world infographic project. Topics covered are as follows: icon drafting, infographic composition, power dynamics in design, data framing, asset vs. deficit mapping, access to information, and grassroots design strategies. Learn how to map out infographic solutions for reaching and activating policy makers, people with resources, low-opportunity communities, and more.
Participants will leave with an actionable list of design strategies, and with experience creating an infographic for a local nonprofit or community group.
Length/Time: 2 hours Please arrive at 5pm for introductions. The formal program will run from 5:30pm-7:30pm.  A light dinner will be served. 
 
About the Workshop Leader 
Motion Infographic designer <A HREF="http://www.jessicabellamy.design" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jessica Bellamy</A>, of Louisville Kentucky, tells visual stories using data and personal narratives. As a Design Justice advocate, Jessica started her design career working with nonprofits and community groups to create compelling explainers that break down complex service and policy information.
Jessica graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Louisville (UofL) with degrees in Drawing (BFA), Graphic Design (BFA), Pan African Studies (BA), and a minor in Communication. As a former Neurodevelopmental Science research analyst at UofL, in 2015 Jessica created a business that combines grassroots organizing, research, and information graphics. She named this business GRIDS: The Grassroots Information Design Studio. GRIDS solely works with nonprofits and community groups. To learn more about GRIDS please visit the website:<A HREF="http://www.gridsconnect.me/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> www.gridsconnect.me</A>.
Currently, Jessica is an Adobe Creative Resident. She has traveled around the country teaching creatives how to make information graphics in partnership with nonprofits. During this time she also created two Instagram and Youtube series, Designing From The Margins and A Few Ideas. She also created a design tool called the Infographic Wheel. The Infographic Wheel is a handheld volvelle that helps creatives select a visual layout for any dataset.  
Twitter: @JBellaGraphics Youtube page <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnvSdLVQeXXFFKXkg0uI_1A" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</A>. <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnvSdLVQeXXFFKXkg0uI_1A" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </A>
 
About the Host
The National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) is a network of <A HREF="http://school-diversity.org/?page_id=151" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">national civil rights organizations, university-based research centers, and state and local coalitions</A> working to expand support for government policies that promote school diversity and reduce racial and economic isolation in elementary and secondary schools. We also support the work of state and local school diversity practitioners. Our work is informed by an <A HREF="http://school-diversity.org/?page_id=144" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">advisory panel of scholars and academic researchers</A> whose work relates to issues of equity, diversity, and desegregation/integration.
Twitter: @diverse_schools
(The National Coalition is staffed by the DC-based Poverty and Race Research Action Council.) 
 
Event Co-Sponsors
<A HREF="https://learnlivetogether.org/about/purpose-and-vision/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn Together, Live Together</A> (LTLT) is a diverse, bipartisan coalition of youth, young adults, parents and education stakeholders passionate about promoting, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity in schools. LTLT envisions a world where all children have access to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environments that will allow them to flourish academically, socially, and as adults in an increasingly diverse world. Its mission is to educate and build public will for voluntary efforts that promote school diversity by fostering and framing conversations, identifying and upholding research-supported best practices, and promoting understanding of a wide range of policies and programs at the national, state, and local levels.
Twitter: @LearnTLiveT<A CLASS="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" HREF="https://twitter.com/LearnTLiveT" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </A>
 
Event Contact
Gina Chirichigno gchirichigno@prrac.org

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