Knoxville Concert in Honor of Pete Seeger – "For Pete's Sake, Sing!"
Download a copy of the flyer here. Sunday; May 3, 2009; 3:00 p.m. Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Avenue Knoxville, TN Admission: $5 Jubilee Community Arts presents “For Pete’s Sake, Sing!” on Sunday, May 3rd at 3:00 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, in honor of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday. There will be concerts in honor of […]
OVEC Organizer Maria Gunnoe Wins 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize
Highlander congratulates Maria Gunnoe, an organizer with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, on winning the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize – the “Nobel Prize” for environmental activism. A lifelong resident of the Appalachian coalfields, Maria is a tireless opponent of mountaintop removal and an advocate for coalfield communities. Her activism and commitment are an inspiration to […]
Windcall Residency Award for Grassroots Organizers and Leaders
Deadline for Fall 2009 – Summer 2010 Residencies: April 30, 2009 Are you a grassroots organizer or a social, environmental or economic justice leader? We know you work hard at all dimensions of strategy, community building, organizational leadership and movement building. Thank you for all you do in these hard and exciting times! But with […]
Spring Gardening Day Rescheduled to April 18th
Plowing Highlander’s new vegetable garden Due to the bad weather last Saturday, we were not able to do much gardening – though a hardy group did work for a few hours and enjoy a delicious lunch. We will try again to work on the Highlander gardens on Saturday, April 18th. We will start around 10:00 […]
Highlander Starts a Vegetable Garden!
Highlander is starting a vegetable garden this spring to grow fresh produce for our Workshop Center. The 5,400 square foot garden, just up the hill from the office, will provide plenty of room for squash, greens, melons, beets, carrots, onions, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and more. Plowing the garden Preparing beds for planting Last week, […]
Spring Gardening Day at Highlander!!! – March 28, 2009
The Good Karma Gardening Circle at Highlander; Fall 2008 Please join us at Highlander on Saturday, March 28th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to enjoy the spring weather and the beautiful view of the mountains, and to help prepare our gardens for the summer. Activities will include: weeding, pruning, planting, clearing plant debris, digging, […]
!!Semana de Taller de Trabajo Travieso, Tentador, y Triunfante!!
5/18/09 – Actualización: Se han llenado los plazos para la Semana de Trabaja y actualmente no estamos aceptando más solicitudes. Esté al tanto de View from the Hill y el sitio de red Highlander para más oportunidades de voluntari@. [Read this post in English] Highlander Anuncia Su Nueva ¡!Semana de Taller de Trabajo Travieso, Tentador, […]
Highlander Seeks Development and Communications Coordinator
8/5/09 – This job announcement has been updated. The new version is available here. ———————————— Organization Summary The Highlander Research and Education Center is a 77 year old nonprofit 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 […]
Middle East Labor Educators Come to Highlander
In late January, the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center brought a delegation of women union educators from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Yemen to Washington, DC and then to Highlander. The women came to the United States to share their experience and expertise in union education and organizing, and to learn more to help build […]
Wild & Wonderful, Witty & Wacky Workshop Work Week!!
5/18/09 – Update: The Workshop Work Week is full, and we are not accepting any more applications. Watch View from the Hill and the Highlander website for additional volunteer opportunities. [Lea esta entrada de blog en español] Highlander Announces Our New Wild and Wonderful Witty and Wacky Workshop Work Week!! May 25-29, 2009 Start one […]