Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp, 2009
Seeds of Fire participants walking to Highlander’s orchard. “There is a space for all who come to Highlander” is part of an opening stanza of a new song, “A Place at Highlander,” written by Mr. Freddie Mosley, an adult ally from 2nd Chance, during the 2009 Seeds of Fire camp. Mr. Mosely drives 2 hours […]
STAY Project Summer Institute for Appalachian Youth Meets at Highlander
From June 26-29, 2009, 22 youth and young adults from Appalachia gathered in Highlander’s rocking chairs to begin coming up with a plan for how they can help to ensure that young people and adults would be able to STAY in the Appalachian, particularly the Central Appalachian region. The STAY Project (Staying Together Appalachian Youth) […]
Highlander Staff Facilitate Youth Workshop at National Credit Union Conference
Twenty three youth from community development credit unions from across the nation gathered at the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions’ 35th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved, held June 11-13 in Phoenix, AZ. These young people came to Phoenix from Dallas, TX; Quitman County, MS; Shreveport, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Rochester, NY; and […]
Connecting Struggles & Movement Building – Highlander in Toronto
The Labour Education Centre (LEC) in Toronto is passionate about how unions and communities should come together to respond to the current economic crisis and how it is affecting their communities and organizations. On June 8-10, Highlander and the LEC co-sponsored a conference in Toronto entitled “Connecting Struggles, Movement Building.” The organizers and facilitators for […]
Connecting Struggles & Movement Building – Highlander in Toronto
The Labour Education Centre (LEC) in Toronto is passionate about how unions and communities should come together to respond to the current economic crisis and how it is affecting their communities and organizations. On June 8-10, Highlander and the LEC co-sponsored a conference in Toronto entitled “Connecting Struggles, Movement Building.” The organizers and facilitators for […]
Highlander Workshop Develops New Tools for Understanding Race and Globalization
Developing popular education tools that help communities talk about the intersection of race, migration and globalization is critically important, especially in the U.S. South. A predominantly Black and white region still unresolved around race, the South has experienced dramatic demographic change due to immigration in the past twenty years, contributing to cross-race tensions and challenges. […]
Highlander Announces Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Residency Project
As Highlander works to nurture the skills and capacity of marginalized communities, build on the momentum of the elections, and maximixe our regional resources and efforts, we are fortifying current issue campaigns happening in the South with the strategic inclusion of art and culture. A new pilot project called the Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Residency […]
Highlander Center Seeks Dynamic Person to Join Development and Communications Team
9/3/09 – The application process for this position is now closed. Organization Summary The Highlander Research and Education Center is a 77 year old popular education center that works with grassroots groups in Appalachia and across the South to promote social and economic justice. We are located 20 miles northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee on a […]
Highlander Homecoming and Apple Fair; Sunday, September 6, 2009
[Lea esta entrada de blog en español] Children’s Camp 25th Anniversary Celebration Labor Day Weekend Sunday, September 6 2:00 – 9:00 p.m. Highlander Research and Education Center Special appearances by Silas House, Jason Howard and Kate Larken of Public Outcry and “The Cost of Coal Banner” by the Beehive Collective. Join Us Join us Sunday, […]
Regreso a Casa Highlander y Feria de Manzana; Domingo, 6 de septiembre, 2009
[Read this post in English] Celebración del 25 aniversario del campamento de niñ@s Día del Trabajo Domingo, 6 de septiembre 2:00 – 9:00 p.m. Highlander Research and Education Center Acompáñenos ¡Acompáñenos el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo, domingo 6 de septiembre, de 2 – 9 de la tarde para el Regreso a Casa […]