A Call to NonViolence: Candlelight Vigil and Press Conference in Support of Oscar Grant
Update Thanks to everyone who attended the vigil. Over 40 people were there, as was WATE News. You can read a brief article here. Pictures will be available soon. ————————- Wednesday, Jan 14th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Krutch Park – 504 Market St., Knoxville, TN Dear Friend, From the recent murder of Oscar Grant III […]
Guy and Candie Carawan among Civil Rights Activists to be Honored in Knoxville
[Updated below] Long-time Highlander staff members and noted musicians Guy and Candie Carawan are among 30 East Tennessee activists to be honored at a Civil Rights Movement Celebration brunch to be held in Knoxville on Tuesday, January 20th. For information about the upcoming celebration, click here. Guy & Candie Carawan (photo by Jack Parker) As […]
Robert Ben Garant Appears at Highlander Party in Knoxville
On November 22, 2008, nearly 100 Highlander supporters gathered in downtown Knoxville for a house party featuring special guest Robert Ben Garant, great-nephew of Highlander’s founder Myles Horton and the co-creator, writer and star of Comedy Central’s hit show, Reno 911!. Click above to watch Ben’s talk at the party At the party, Ben talked […]
Southern Strategies III – The Economy and the Elections
Two weeks after the election, 30 people from 24 organizations across the South came together at Highlander in a gathering called Southern Strategies: The Economy and The Elections. This was the third strategy session convened in the last fifteen months by Highlander with collaborative partners. Its purpose was to: learn from each other’s analysis of […]
Highlander Partnering with NGLTF Academy for Leadership and Action
Highlander is pleased to announce we are partnering with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Academy for Leadership and Action, a high level leadership development and skills building program which is part of their annual Creating Change Conference, held in Denver, Jan 28-Feb 1, 2009. Highlander is excited about bringing its training expertise […]
Highlander Co-sponsors Nonviolence Training in Little Rock, AR
On November 14-16, 2008, forty-one people ranging in age from 14 to 70+ met at the Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, for an introductory training on Kingian Nonviolence co-sponsored by Highlander. Participants in the Little Rock Nonviolence Training. For more pictures from the session, click here. Many of the participants were […]
Highlander Multilingual Capacity Building Workshop in Durham, NC
On October 24-26, 2008, twenty-two activists and community members from across North Carolina gathered in Durham for Highlander’s 10th multilingual capacity building (MLCB) workshop, which provides training for interpreters working in social justice settings. The participants ranged in age from 16 to the mid-50s and represented a wide range of organizations, including Student Action with […]
Popular Education & Organizing Workshop
Popular Education & Organizing Workshop December 5-7, 2008 New Market, Tennessee Limited Space Still Available!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apply Online Today! www.test.highlandercenter.org/n-sc-workshop2008-12.asp Come to the beautiful Highlander Center and participate in this year’s Social Change workshop focused on using Popular Education in your work. This workshop is for popular educators of ALL skill levels, including those who are […]
Popular Education & Organizing Workshop
Popular Education & Organizing Workshop December 5-7, 2008 New Market, Tennessee Limited Space Still Available!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apply Online Today! www.highlandercenter.org/n-sc-workshop2008-12.asp Come to the beautiful Highlander Center and participate in this year’s Social Change workshop focused on using Popular Education in your work. This workshop is for popular educators of ALL skill levels, including those who are […]
Video of Highlander’s 25th Anniversary Gathering – “Integrated in All Respects”
Stills from the Highlander Videos Two short videos of Highlander’s 25th anniversary gathering in 1957 have recently been put online by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia as part of a collection entitled “Integrated in All Respects: Ed Friend’s Highlander Folk School Films and the Politics […]