Black Immigration Network Launched in April – A Unified Voice for Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights
The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Black Immigration Network was held in Atlanta at the Auburn Research Library in April. Over 125 people attended from over 40 different countries of origin and 20 states. BIN connects African, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, African American and other African descent communities in the United States for a stronger voice 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 […]
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 Staff Member Facilitates Globalization Class in Western North Carolina
On March 12, 2009, Highlander staff member Susan Williams travelled to Asheville, NC, to facilitate a class on globalization. The class, held in a multi-racial neighborhood, was the second in a series of gatherings to talk about the economy. Participants included Ukrainians, Latin Americans, and African Americans, requiring three-way interpretation in Russian, Spanish, and English. […]
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 […]