Happy 100th Birthday to Rosa Parks
Monday, February 4th would have been Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday. The story of Mrs. Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus is well known, but thanks to a new book by Brooklyn College professor Jeanne Theoharis, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, much of the coverage of her centennial has focused […]
Fay Bellamy Powell Remembered
Civil Rights and the entire social justice movement lost a great leader last month with the passing of Fay Bellamy Powell. Born in Pennsylvania, Fay served in the United States Air Force before moving to Selma, Alabama in 1965 to run the SNCC office there, where, she wrote in Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal […]
Generations To Come Capital Campaign Progress Report
A progress report on Highlander Research and Education Center’s Generations To Come Capital Campaign. Learn more about Generations to Come by clicking here.
Southern Jam: A Call to Unite and Build a New South!
We are inviting a group of 30 strategists, entrepreneurs, organizers, elected officials, business leaders, thinkers, builders, artists, educators, researchers, philanthropists, non-profit leaders, and all-around visionaries to the Southern Jam.
Pink & Purple Weekend and Creating Change with NGLTF
Highlander is honored to be a part of the National Gay and LesbianTask Force’s Pink & Purple Weekendon May 3-5. The Task Force is celebrating its 40th year with a weekend full of events, parties, and fundraisers, and the Pink & Purple Recognition Awards brunch on Sunday, May 5 is its premier annual gala, which […]
Pink & Purple Weekend and Creating Change with NGLTF
Highlander is honored to be a part of the National Gay and LesbianTask Force’s Pink & Purple Weekendon May 3-5. The Task Force is celebrating its 40th year with a weekend full of events, parties, and fundraisers, and the Pink & Purple Recognition Awards brunch on Sunday, May 5 is its premier annual gala, which […]
Now Accepting Applications for the Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Institute
Highlander continues to use art and culture to empower marginalized communities across the South and Appalachia with the Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Project. The endeavor is named for Zilphia Horton, a musician, organizer, and wife of Highlander’s founder Myles Horton. It was Zilphia who showed Myles the power of culture to unite, inspire, and organize […]
Tennessee Human Rights Commission Honors Highlander
We’re excited to announce that this February, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission will honor Highlander Research and Education Center as one of its 50th Anniversary Civil Rights Advocate award recipients. This recognition is being given to individuals and organizations who have made powerful impacts on their local communities and the state of Tennessee. The honor […]
Wild & Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week—Take 5! May 28 ‐ June 1, 2013
Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to your summer ever with Highlander staff and people from around the country at W‐7.5, our 5th Wild and Wonderful, Witty and Wacky Workshop Work Week, May 28 – June 1, 2013.
Wild & Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week—Take 5! May 28 ‐ June 1, 2013
Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to your summer ever with Highlander staff and people from around the country at W‐7.5, our 5th Wild and Wonderful, Witty and Wacky Workshop Work Week, May 28 – June 1, 2013.