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 […]
75th Anniversary Events in San Francisco; August 20-22, 2008
Join Highlander friends, supporters, and staff members in San Francisco on August 20-22, as we celebrate Highlander’s 75 years on the cutting edge of social justice organizing and draw lessons from this experience to nurture and inspire current and future organizing efforts. August 20-21 – Popular Education Training Intensive – co-sponsored by Highlander, the Partnership […]
Los Angeles House Party in Honor of Highlander’s 75th Anniversary
Jacki Breger · Robert Ben Garant · Charis Horton Steve Kent · Fatma Marouf & Yasemin Elmas Jessica Simone · Sharon Simone · Mark Torres invite you to a fundraising house party in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of a place where history is made Highlander Center Featuring SNCC Freedom Singer Bettie Mae Fikes and […]
Los Angeles House Party in Honor of Highlander's 75th Anniversary
Jacki Breger · Robert Ben Garant · Charis Horton Steve Kent · Fatma Marouf & Yasemin Elmas Jessica Simone · Sharon Simone · Mark Torres invite you to a fundraising house party in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of a place where history is made Highlander Center Featuring SNCC Freedom Singer Bettie Mae Fikes and […]
Highlander Homecoming & Apple Festival 2008 – 8/31/08
Join us on Labor Day Weekend, Sunday, August 31st, from 1:00-9:00 p.m. for the Highlander Homecoming and, a first this year, Apple Festival! Homecoming 2006 (click here for more pictures) Highlander is expanding with an 80 acre farm next door that has a beautiful apple orchard. We will be having hayrides and apple picking trips […]
Highlander Homecoming & Apple Festival 2008 – 8/31/08
Join us on Labor Day Weekend, Sunday, August 31st, from 1:00-9:00 p.m. for the Highlander Homecoming and, a first this year, Apple Festival! Homecoming 2006 (click here for more pictures) Highlander is expanding with an 80 acre farm next door that has a beautiful apple orchard. We will be having hayrides and apple picking trips […]
Guy and Candie Carawan at Common Ground on the Hill Festival
The Carroll County Times has published an article about longtime Highlander friends and former staff members Guy and Candie Carawan – “Duo Shares Their Passion for Human Rights at Common Ground On The Hill,” by Rachel Hare. The article focuses on Guy and Candie’s participation in the Common Ground on the Hill Festival, an annual […]
Teachers as Change Agents – Building a Stronger Education System
6/18/08 – This workshop has been postponed and will be rescheduled. For information, contact Susan Williams: swilliams (at) test.highlandercenter.org. Should teachers play a role in social reform? Should teachers have more of a voice in how to improve our educational system? How significant should their role be? Should we be concerned with the role teacher’s […]
Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering
On February 15-17, 2008, thirty-three young activists and organizers ranging in age from 18 to 34 came to Highlander for Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering, which focused on leadership transition issues in Appalachia and the South. Participants explored the question of transition on three related levels: Individual transitions – including the many personal and […]