Campo Semillas de Fuego "Vía de la Cuna a la Prisión" de Tennessee del Este
[Read this post in English] Cuando: Del 20 de febrero a las 6pm hasta el 21 de febrero a las 630pm Donde: Lideres jóvenes del este de Tennessee de edades 14-25 y lideres adultos que trabajan con jóvenes. Jóvenes menores de 18 años necesitan adulto/a que los acompañe. Si desea desafiar y cambiar la mal […]
Campo Semillas de Fuego “Vía de la Cuna a la Prisión” de Tennessee del Este
[Read this post in English] Cuando: Del 20 de febrero a las 6pm hasta el 21 de febrero a las 630pm Donde: Lideres jóvenes del este de Tennessee de edades 14-25 y lideres adultos que trabajan con jóvenes. Jóvenes menores de 18 años necesitan adulto/a que los acompañe. Si desea desafiar y cambiar la mal […]
Forum on the Solidarity Economy; March 19-22, 2009
On March 19-21, the Solidarity Economy Network will hold a national gathering, “Forum on the Solidarity Economy: Building Another World,” at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. As a member of the coordinating committee, Highlander is striving to have a good Southern and Appalachian contingent in western Mass. to share the incredible work happening in our […]
East Tennessee Youth Cradle to Prison Pipeline Seeds of Fire Camp
[Lea esta entrada de blog en español] When: February 20 at 6:00 pm to February 21 at 6:30 pm Where: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2714 Brooks Ave., Knoxville, TN 37914 Who: Young Leaders from East Tennessee- aged 14-25 and adult leaders that work with youth and young adults (All youth under 18 must have an […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – 2009
Highlander staff will be participating in a variety of Martin Luther King Day events in Knoxville, Maryville, and Dandridge, TN. These events inlcude a community forum on economic violence at the Beck Cultural Center in Knoxville and a forum at Maryville College entitled “What Would King Say” that will explore Dr. King’s perspective on four […]
A Call to NonViolence: Candlelight Vigil and Press Conference in Support of Oscar Grant
Update Thanks to everyone who attended the vigil. Over 40 people were there, as was WATE News. You can read a brief article here. Pictures will be available soon. ————————- Wednesday, Jan 14th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Krutch Park – 504 Market St., Knoxville, TN Dear Friend, From the recent murder of Oscar Grant III […]
Congratulations Smithfield Workers!
Highlander congratulates the workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel, NC — and the United Food and Commercial Workers — for winning a union election at the plant in December after a bitter 16 year organizing drive. The victory gives workers a voice at the plant, which has been marked for years by […]
Robert Ben Garant Appears at Highlander Party in Knoxville
On November 22, 2008, nearly 100 Highlander supporters gathered in downtown Knoxville for a house party featuring special guest Robert Ben Garant, great-nephew of Highlander’s founder Myles Horton and the co-creator, writer and star of Comedy Central’s hit show, Reno 911!. Click above to watch Ben’s talk at the party At the party, Ben talked […]
Southern Strategies III – The Economy and the Elections
Two weeks after the election, 30 people from 24 organizations across the South came together at Highlander in a gathering called Southern Strategies: The Economy and The Elections. This was the third strategy session convened in the last fifteen months by Highlander with collaborative partners. Its purpose was to: learn from each other’s analysis of […]
Highlander Co-sponsors Nonviolence Training in Little Rock, AR
On November 14-16, 2008, forty-one people ranging in age from 14 to 70+ met at the Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, for an introductory training on Kingian Nonviolence co-sponsored by Highlander. Participants in the Little Rock Nonviolence Training. For more pictures from the session, click here. Many of the participants were […]