Highlander and Media Justice
On June 6, Democracy Now host Amy Goodman interviewed Adrienne Maree Brown of the Ruckus Society about media justice, election protection, and the issue of race in the 2008 election. The interview coincided with the opening of the National Conference for Media Reform, held in Minneapolis on June 6-8. During the conversation Ms. Brown mentioned […]
Dorothy Cotton on Citizenship Education and the Civil Rights Movement
On April 3rd, Tavis Smiley interviewed Dorothy Cotton, a long-time friend and colleague of Highlander and former Education Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), where she worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the interview, Ms. Cotton emphasized the importance of the SCLC’s citizenship education program, which began at Highlander in […]
Bilingual Resources from Highlander's Bookstore
“Bilingual Resources From Highlander’s Bookstore” featured in The Popular Education News (No. 57; April 2008). The article highlights Across Races and Nations: Building New Communities In The U.S. South / A traves de Razas y Naciones: Construyendo Communidades en el Nuevo Sur de EEUU – a bilingual report on the impact of immigration and the […]
Bilingual Resources from Highlander’s Bookstore
“Bilingual Resources From Highlander’s Bookstore” featured in The Popular Education News (No. 57; April 2008). The article highlights Across Races and Nations: Building New Communities In The U.S. South / A traves de Razas y Naciones: Construyendo Communidades en el Nuevo Sur de EEUU – a bilingual report on the impact of immigration and the […]
Coal River Mountain Watch on Highlander's 75th Anniversary Gathering
Check out “Highlander 75th Anniversary” — an article by Bobby Mitchell that appears in the Winter 2007 issue of the Coal River Mountain Watch Messenger. Here are some excerpts from the story: A few of us folks working for justice here in southern West Virginia attended the anniversary looking to share experiences, strategize and build […]
Coal River Mountain Watch on Highlander’s 75th Anniversary Gathering
Check out “Highlander 75th Anniversary” — an article by Bobby Mitchell that appears in the Winter 2007 issue of the Coal River Mountain Watch Messenger. Here are some excerpts from the story: A few of us folks working for justice here in southern West Virginia attended the anniversary looking to share experiences, strategize and build […]
Story about Highlander on WBIR, Knoxville
Check out East Tennessee Landmark Celebrates 75 Years, a report about Highlander that aired on WBIR, Knoxville, on 2/21/08 . The story focuses on Highlander’s role in the Civil Rights Movement, and includes interviews with Pam McMichael, Candie Carawan, and Guy Carawan (text & video).
Appalachian Journal Honors Steve Fisher
The forthcoming issue of Appalachian Journal (34.3-4) focuses on Appalachian activism and honors Steve Fisher, a noted activist, author, and political science professor at Emory and Henry University, who is a longtime friend of Highlander and a member of the Highlander Board. The issue features articles by a variety of activists and scholars, many of […]
Articles about Highlander
The Fall 2007 issue of Race, Poverty, & the Environment, entitled “Educating for Equity,” contains several articles that will be interesting to friends of Highlander: An interview with Mónica Hernández (coordinator of Highlander’s Pueblos de Latinoamérica Program) about popular education and Highlander’s support for immigrant organizing. An interview with Pancho Arguelles (Colectivo Flatlander) about the […]
Press Coverage of Highlander’s 75th Anniversary
Highlander is receiving extensive press coverage for its 75th anniversary. Articles have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel (three articles & an editorial), La Jornada (Mexico; two articles), New American Media, the AFL-CIO Now Blog, El Clarín de Chile, Knoxville Voice, and Metro Pulse (Knoxville). Stories have aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition, on WUOT (Knoxville), […]