Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering
On February 15-17, 2008, thirty-three young activists and organizers ranging in age from 18 to 34 came to Highlander for Transitions: A Young Adult Leadership Gathering, which focused on leadership transition issues in Appalachia and the South. Participants explored the question of transition on three related levels: Individual transitions – including the many personal and […]
Highlander Supports El Foro Latino 2008
On March 7-8, 2008, Highlander staff members Mónica Hernández and Elandria Williams facilitated workshops at El Foro Latino and Foro Juvenil, the annual statewide immigrant leadership gatherings for adults and young people in North Carolina sponsored by El Pueblo. The two gatherings were held at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC, and […]
5th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium
The 5th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium will be held this Friday, March 21st, at Atlanta University Center. Venezuelan Activist Jesus “Chucho” Garcia will provide the keynote address: “Walter Rodney’s Pan-Africanism and Its Meaning in the 21st Century.” One of Venezuela’s foremost experts on the Afro-Venezuelan community and a life-long activist against racism, Garcia is a […]
Immokalee Workers Launch National Petition Drive
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is launching a national petition campaign to end modern-day slavery and sweatshops in the fields! The petition calls on Burger King and other food industry leaders to work with the CIW to improve the wages and working conditions of the men and women who harvest their tomatoes, and support […]
Workshops on Youth and Intergenerational Organizing
Highlander and the Appalshop Appalachian Media Institute are planning several sessions at the March 28-30 Appalachian Studies Conference at Marshall University in West Virginia, to raise the voices of youth and young adults and to help us all think about ways to do better intergenerational work. The following sessions are being planned: Friday, March 28 […]
Highlander Supports SE Immigrant Rights Network
On November 29-December 1, members of the Highlander staff participated in the second annual conference of the Southeast Immigrant Rights Network, which is made up of statewide immigrant-rights groups in the region. The goals of the Network include building the capacity of immigrant groups throughout the southeast, facilitating cooperation and communication among these groups, and […]
Highlander Provides Interpretation for SOA Vigil
On November 16-18, Highlander staff member Roberto Tijerina provided interpretation for the 18th annual Vigil to Close the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia. Several thousand protestors attended the vigil, making it one of the largest anti-militarization gatherings in the United States this year. The School of the Americas (SOA) was founded in […]
How are You Connected to Mountaintop Removal?
ILoveMountains.org has put together a wonderful online tool that enables people around the country to see how their electric utility company is connected to mountaintop removal. Visit www.ilovemountains.org/myconnection/ to see how your electricity is connected to mountaintop removal and what you can do to stop it.
Highlander Supports Social Justice Festival
On October 4-6, Tufara Waller Muhammad, Highlander’s cultural organizer, helped facilitate a workshop on cultural organizing at the fourth annual State of the Nation Art and Performance Festival in Jackson, MS. This powerful gathering brought together artists, activists, and community residents from across Appalachia and the South for performances, workshops, and dialogue that explored the […]
Race Equality Week – 10/29-11/2/07
The Race Relations Center of East Tennessee has designated October 29 – November 2 as Race Equality Week, a time to reaffirm our commitment to eliminating all forms of racism in our communities. “The week will be recognized in East Tennessee with a variety of activities from our collaborating partners,” said Executive Director Saadia Williams. […]