Equal Voice – A Campaign for America's Families
On September 6, 15,000 families gathered in Birmingham, Chicago and Los Angeles in a powerful national convening of Equal Voice for America’s Families, a campaign of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in partnership with grantees and others to shift attitudes and policies affecting poor and working-class families. The three cities were linked via satellite, and the […]
Highlander’s Homecoming Becomes an Apple Festival This Year!
On August 31, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, participants in Highlander’s annual Homecoming celebration had a new opportunity – to ride over to the farm next door and pick apples. This farm borders on Highlander’s current site, and we are purchasing it as part of the 75th Anniversary Capital Campaign to strengthen Highlander’s work […]
Highlander's Homecoming Becomes an Apple Festival This Year!
On August 31, the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, participants in Highlander’s annual Homecoming celebration had a new opportunity – to ride over to the farm next door and pick apples. This farm borders on Highlander’s current site, and we are purchasing it as part of the 75th Anniversary Capital Campaign to strengthen Highlander’s work […]
Highlander Social Change Workshop on Popular Education and Organizing
Join us on December 5-7, 2008, for a Social Change Workshop on Popular Education and Organizing. Highlander’s vision includes building a movement for justice that reaches across the South and Appalachia and connects to the world. And it starts with people working together. So we want to explore some key things: What helps people come […]
Highlander on Community Organizing
We’re sure you heard about Sarah Palin’s comments at the Republican convention mocking community organizers as part of her effort to divert attention from her own inexperience. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer,” she said, “except that you have actual responsibilities.” As outrageous as that is, unfortunately, she isn’t […]
Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp; July 20-26, 2008
On July 20-26, 2008, twenty young people age 13-19 and six adult allies from nine organizations across the region came to Highlander for the ninth annual Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp. This year’s camp built on Highlander’s ongoing work on education and juvenile justice issues and was co-sponsored by Highlander, the Gathering for Justice, […]
Highlander in the Chronicle of Philanthropy
In the September 4th issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Pablo Eisenberg praises Highlander for its long history of cutting-edge work for social justice, and issues a ringing call for donors and foundations to support Highlander’s work. Eisenberg, long-time director of the Center for Community Change, is now a senior fellow at the Georgetown University […]
Highlander’s 75th in California
On August 17-22, 2008, Highlander friends and supporters in California held a series of events to celebrate Highlander’s 75 years on the cutting edge of social justice organizing and to draw lessons from this experience to nurture and inspire current and future organizing efforts in their local areas. On August 17th, over 100 Highlander friends […]
Highlander's 75th in California
On August 17-22, 2008, Highlander friends and supporters in California held a series of events to celebrate Highlander’s 75 years on the cutting edge of social justice organizing and to draw lessons from this experience to nurture and inspire current and future organizing efforts in their local areas. On August 17th, over 100 Highlander friends […]
A Katrina Reader: Readings by & for Anti-Racist Educators and Organizers
Check out A Katrina Reader: Readings by & for Anti-Racist Educators and Organizers, produced by the Challenging White Supremacy Workshop. A Katrina Reader is a free online collection of articles, poems, stories, and links to other resources, compiled by and for anti-racist organizers and educators. It has four main goals: To highlight the inspiring tradition […]