We Shall Overcome Strategy Sessions 2014 in Raleigh,NC, Jackson,MS, and Knoxville,TN.
Click here to participate in the WSOC Strategy Sessions for 2014 in Raleigh, NC(Jan. 31-Feb.2, 2014), Jackson, MS(Feb. 14-16, 2014), and Knoxville, TN (Jan. 10-12, 2014). Registrations for Jackson, MS are open. The Jackson Unity Mixer (Feb. 15 at 7PM CST) is one of three historical Regional Strategy Sessions being held in New Market TN, […]
Appalachian Transition Fellowship Fellows Webinar Monday Dec. 16 5-6pm EST
Join our webinar on Monday, December 16 at 5 – 6 pm EST for an overview of the program and how to apply. AppFellows are a select group of emerging leaders from across the region that are committed to finding innovative solutions to foster a just and sustainable Appalachian economy starting June, 2014! […]
John Egerton, Who Lent Spice to Social Justice, Dies at 78
Highlander celebrates the life of John Egerton who passed away on Nov. 21. He wrote on the Civil Rights Movement, Southern food, and the history of the South. His book “Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation before the Civil Rights Movement in the South”, told an account of Highlander’s early days. Two columns have […]
Host Community Interest Applications for Appalachian Transition Fellowship are due Wednesday, November 27
Interest Applications for Host Communities who would like to become a part of the Appalachian Transition Fellowship are due Wednesday, November 27! Host Communities will be made up of 2 or 3 institutions or a network of 3 or more institut…ions working to strengthen economic transition in the Appalachian region through projects in health, local […]
What’s Next? for the Movement to end Mountaintop Removal Webinar Dec. 9th. 11am EST/8am PST
JOIN THE ALLIANCE FOR APPALACHIA FOR AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION Register Now Click here to register for the Webinar. The work to end mountaintop removal stripmining is evolving and The Alliance for Appalachia would like to invite you to be a part of a conversation about what we’ve learned and where our movement is headed next. […]
What's Next? for the Movement to end Mountaintop Removal Webinar Dec. 9th. 11am EST/8am PST
JOIN THE ALLIANCE FOR APPALACHIA FOR AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION Register Now Click here to register for the Webinar. The work to end mountaintop removal stripmining is evolving and The Alliance for Appalachia would like to invite you to be a part of a conversation about what we’ve learned and where our movement is headed next. […]
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE THIRD CLASS OF THE GREENSBORO JUSTICE FUND FELLOWSHIP Deadline Dec. 9 2013
Click here for more information for the Greensboro Justice Fellows Program. Sunday, November 3 2013 marked the 34th anniversary of the deaths of César Cauce, Mike Nathan, Bill Sampson, Sandy Smith and Jim Waller, five community organizers who were murdered in Greensboro, NC on November 3, 1979 by the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis. In their […]
We Shall Overcome Fund-Deadline Jan. 15th, 2014
The We Shall Overcome Fund’s Deadline is Jan. 15th, 2014. Created to nurture grassroots efforts within African American communities to use art and activism against injustice, the We Shall Overcome Fund supports organizing in the South that is at the nexus of culture and social change. Click here for more information for the We Shall […]
Celebrating Scott Bates (June 13, 1923-August 25, 2013)
The Highlander Center salutes the life and service of Scott Bates (June 13, 1923-August 25, 2013) Mr. Bates was born in Evanston Illinois. His development was illustrated through many major events in the 20th Century. As a child, he grew up during the Great Depression and completed military service during World War II. While on […]
Appalachia Transition Followship Launch-Webinar October 28th 1-2PM EST
Highlander Research and Education Center & Rural Support Partners are excited to launch the Appalachian Transition Fellowship Join our webinar on Monday, October 28 at 1 – 2 EST to learn how your organization can help to elevate emerging leaders, foster cross-sector partnerships, and accelerate the economic transition of Central Appalachia starting June, 2014! Click […]