Guy and Candie Carawan Honored as Civil Rights Pioneers
Guy and Candie Carawan — musicians, activists, and long-time Highlander staff members — have received extensive coverage in the Knoxville press recently as a result of being among those honored for their work in the Civil Rights Movement by the Knoxville Presidential Inauguration Celebration Committee. On February 2nd, Knoxville television station WVLT-TV aired “We Shall […]
Art & Activism: An Interview with Highlander's Cultural Organizer
The Community Arts Network Reading Room recently published an interview with Highlander’s cultural organizer, Tufara Waller Muhammad, about how artists can participate most effectively in social justice activism. Drawing on her experience as an artist, musician, and grassroots organizer, Tufara emphasizes that “Every organizer should be using art and culture as a strategy to help […]
Art & Activism: An Interview with Highlander’s Cultural Organizer
The Community Arts Network Reading Room recently published an interview with Highlander’s cultural organizer, Tufara Waller Muhammad, about how artists can participate most effectively in social justice activism. Drawing on her experience as an artist, musician, and grassroots organizer, Tufara emphasizes that “Every organizer should be using art and culture as a strategy to help […]
Highlander Holds a Singing and Song-Sharing Workshop
On April 11-13, Highlander held a Singing and Song-Sharing Workshop to enable participants to share libration songs and learn new songs to incorporate into their social justice work. A diverse group of 22 activists and cultural workers from ten communities in six states (GA, MA, ME, MS, TN, and TX,) attended the gathering. The workshop […]