An Update from Our Co-Executive Directors!
When we first came on staff, the team told us that summer is the most intense part of the year
Homecoming Schedule
UALE Women's Summer Labor School-July 20-23 2017
Click here to register Come join women from across the South and Appalachia, from labor unions and non-traditional worker organizing groups to develop leadership skills and share strategies to strengthen worker organizing. People of color, people with disabilities, non-union workers organizing for justice, lesbian/bisexual and/or transgendered people, younger and older workers, recent immigrants, people […]
Job Announcement-Highlander Seeks Bookkeeper
Job Announcement Highlander Seeks Bookkeeper Organization Summary The Highlander Research and Education Center is an 84 year old popular education center that works with grassroots groups in Appalachia and across the U.S. South to promote social and economic justice. Highlander’s long and proud history includes cutting edge work with labor education and organizing, the Civil […]
Job Announcement-Workshop Center Staff
Workshop Center Part Time application< Click to apply Organization Summary The Highlander Research and Education Center is an 85-year-old popular education center that works with grassroots groups in Appalachia and across the South to promote social and economic justice. We are located 20 miles northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee, on a 186-acre farm and work in […]
Volunteer gardening day at Highlander on Saturday, April 1 10 am
Please join the Good Karma Gardening Circle (GKGC) for a volunteer gardening day at Highlander on Saturday, April 1, from 10 am., to help prepare Highlander’s gardens for the spring and summer activities. Activities will include: weeding, pruning, planting, clearing plant debris, digging, and mulching. Please bring gloves and gardening tools if you have them. […]
Highlander honors the life and legacy of Former Director Frank Adams
Over the last week, the Highlander staff and family have been holding the hard news of the death of Frank Adams, who served as Highlander’s director from 1970-1973. Frank died on the evening of March 16 while surrounded by his loved ones, including his wife Margaret and his children and grandchildren. We […]
Accomplishments of the Generations to Come Capital Campaign
We celebrate the accomplishments of the Generations to Come Capital Campaign! Please see our final report here. Generations to Come Capital Campaign Final Report GTC Capital Campaign Final Report <Downloadable form HREC Comprehensive Brief Click on the links below for more information on how to support Generations to Come! Highlander Capital Campaign Brochure […]
Highlander Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Carol Judy
Photo Credit: Humans of Central Appalachia Highlander celebrates the life and legacy of Carol Judy, a member of our family who has transitioned early this morning. Carol was a lifelong activist in rural Appalachia, and she was instrumental in the formations of many groups, including the Woodland Community Land Trust, MountainMade MountainWays, Fair Trade Appalachia, […]
We Shall Overcome Fund Application due Jan. 27, 2017
“We Shall Overcome” served as the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement and is now a worldwide anthem for freedom and justice. Since 1966, the Highlander Research and Education Center has administered the We Shall Overcome Fund, which is generated by royalties from the commercial use of the song “We Shall Overcome.” Upcoming Deadlines: […]