Upcoming: 9th Annual Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp
On July 20-26, Highlander will hold its ninth annual Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp, a week-long training program for youth activists age 13-18 and their adult allies. This year’s camp will focus on education and juvenile justice issues. It will include information on the history of the education and juvenile justice systems, alternatives to […]
Appalachian Community Fund Video
Check out this great video about the Appalachian Community Fund. ACF is a publicly supported, non-profit grantmaking organization that supports grassroots organizing for social, economic, and environmental justice in Central Appalachia (East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and West Virginia). The video captures the voices of ACF grantees and Board members talking about the problems […]
"Appalachia, the Scapegoat for America's Racism"
It was hard to ignore all the coverage of the Democratic primaries earlier this year that dismissed Appalachian voters as bigots and hillbillies. This view of Appalachia is challenged by Ada Smith, an Appalachian Media Institute youth producer and former Highlander intern, in an audio essay that aired on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 21st. […]
“Appalachia, the Scapegoat for America’s Racism”
It was hard to ignore all the coverage of the Democratic primaries earlier this year that dismissed Appalachian voters as bigots and hillbillies. This view of Appalachia is challenged by Ada Smith, an Appalachian Media Institute youth producer and former Highlander intern, in an audio essay that aired on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 21st. […]
Virginia Immigrant People's Coalition Protests ICE Raids
On May 9th, over three dozen members, leaders, and supporters of the Virginia Immigrant People’s Coalition rallied at the construction site for the new Federal Courthouse in Richmond, VA, to protest a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at the site that resulted in the arrest of 33 workers suspected of being undocumented immigrants. […]
Virginia Immigrant People’s Coalition Protests ICE Raids
On May 9th, over three dozen members, leaders, and supporters of the Virginia Immigrant People’s Coalition rallied at the construction site for the new Federal Courthouse in Richmond, VA, to protest a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at the site that resulted in the arrest of 33 workers suspected of being undocumented immigrants. […]
Highlander Holds a Singing and Song-Sharing Workshop
On April 11-13, Highlander held a Singing and Song-Sharing Workshop to enable participants to share libration songs and learn new songs to incorporate into their social justice work. A diverse group of 22 activists and cultural workers from ten communities in six states (GA, MA, ME, MS, TN, and TX,) attended the gathering. The workshop […]
Highlander Launches THREADS: A Leadership and Organizing School
On May 2-4, Highlander held the first session of THREADS: A Leadership and Organizing School, our new multi-racial, intergenerational leadership training institute. The session was the first in an 18-month training program that will include three additional sessions at Highlander and two in local communities, as well as follow-up support and technical assistance for the […]
Pictures from Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering
Pictures from Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering are now online. Transitions brought 33 activists and organizers, ranging in age from 18 to 34, to Highlander on February 15-17, 2008, to discuss leadership transition issues in Appalachia and the South. To view the pictures, click here.To read a report about the gathering, click here.
Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp; July 20-26
Highlander’s Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp will be held on July 20-26, 2008. The camp is for southern youth age 13-19 involved in local organizing efforts, and their adult allies. The Seeds of Fire camp is a multiracial, multi-issue space committed to examining the world we live in and generating a new vision for […]