Seeds of Fire Camp
The 13th Annual Seeds of Fire Camp is a weeklong camp for Southern and Appalachian youth-led and youth centered groups organizing for social change.
Announcing the Inaugural Class of Greensboro Justice Fund Fellows at the Highlander Center
(New Market, TN) – The Highlander Research and Education Center is pleased to introduce the members of the inaugural class of Greensboro Justice Fund Fellows at Highlander. Highlander is honored to have been chosen, along with the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro, NC, to carry on the social and economic justice legacy of the Greensboro […]
Interview with concert co-organizer and musician, Trisha Gene Brady
Where did you grow up? TGB: I was born in Hamblen County Hospital. I grew up in my mother’s home, which was in Halls Cross Roads, and visited my father quite often in Jefferson City. I consider myself to have grown up in The Hills of Tennessee. How did you come into playing music? TGB: […]
Highlander Honors Mónica Hernandez
Remarks from the 2011 Circle of Change Awards The “Gardener of Change” award is presented to an educator who works to create fertile ground for social change through reflection & teaching. Mónica Hernandez is the best kind of educator – the kind where you never feel she’s teaching you – but you always leave more […]
Announcing Greensboro Justice Fund Fellowships at Highlander
The Highlander Research and Education Center is pleased to announce a new leadership program, the Greensboro Justice Fund Fellowship at Highlander. Highlander was chosen, along with the Beloved Community Center in Greensboro, NC, to carry on the social and economic justice legacy of the Greensboro Justice Fund (GJF) and is honored to do so. For […]
AN UPCOMING EVENT AT HIGHLANDER CENTER
Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week—Take 4! May 29—June 2, 2011 ******************************************************************************************** Third Wild and Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week – otherwise known as W-7.4 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 […]
Inspiration: Some Year End Reflections By Pam McMichael, Director
It was a rainy day in July. Youth from the Deep South and immigrant communities were meeting with Stay Together Appalachian Youth in southeastern Kentucky in a learning exchange through Highlander’s Seeds of Fire program. They were studying the history of the juvenile justice system, and its connections to the economy. They connected the environment […]
2010 Program Work Update
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES Ø Threads is a multi-racial, intergenerational leadership and organizing school. We began our second session in March 2010 with a focus on economic justice. Through workshops and field visits participants learn from each other: economic human rights organizers in Louisville gleaned lessons and strategies from immigrant rights organizers in western North Carolina; the […]
Highlander Announces Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Residency Project
Highlander nurtures the skills of authentic grassroots leadership and helps to build the capacity of marginalized communities across the South. In 2011, we will fortify issue campaigns with the strategic inclusion of art and culture. The Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Residency Project will match artists and communities in residency work to help local organizers develop […]
Singing out for Justice is an Occasion to Remember
Singing out for Justice is an Occasion to Remember We express our deep gratitude to all the participants, performers, organizers and sponsors of the Singing out for Justice concert honoring Guy Carawan for his 50 plus years of service to Highlander. The day of the concert boasted over 200 attendees and Highlander raised over $16,000 […]