Children's Justice Camp-Making Friends with Nature July 20-26
Also part of Seeds of Fire, our Children’s Justice Camp is a week-long summer camp for young people 6-12 years of age whose families are interested in social democracy, justice, and environmental awareness. At the camp, children from diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds join together for a week of sharing, fun, learning, and […]
Children’s Justice Camp-Making Friends with Nature July 20-26
Also part of Seeds of Fire, our Children’s Justice Camp is a week-long summer camp for young people 6-12 years of age whose families are interested in social democracy, justice, and environmental awareness. At the camp, children from diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds join together for a week of sharing, fun, learning, and […]
Promoting Youth Leadership – Seeds of Fire Advisory Committee and Grant Fund
Last year Highlander set up a committee of young people who had participated in youth programs to help lead Seeds of Fire and to decide who will receive funds in a re-granting program started with the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The committee will have new members join every year and will also review […]
Could you feel energy coming off the Highlander Hill?
An amazing group of 14 young adult artists and cultural workers representing communities across the South gathered for the first Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Institute at the Highlander Center May 6-12. The institute brought together a creative group of activist-artists to explore the integration of art, culture and organizing. Throughout the week, participants shared ideas […]
Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp, 2009
Seeds of Fire participants walking to Highlander’s orchard. “There is a space for all who come to Highlander” is part of an opening stanza of a new song, “A Place at Highlander,” written by Mr. Freddie Mosley, an adult ally from 2nd Chance, during the 2009 Seeds of Fire camp. Mr. Mosely drives 2 hours […]
STAY Project Summer Institute for Appalachian Youth Meets at Highlander
From June 26-29, 2009, 22 youth and young adults from Appalachia gathered in Highlander’s rocking chairs to begin coming up with a plan for how they can help to ensure that young people and adults would be able to STAY in the Appalachian, particularly the Central Appalachian region. The STAY Project (Staying Together Appalachian Youth) […]
Highlander Staff Facilitate Youth Workshop at National Credit Union Conference
Twenty three youth from community development credit unions from across the nation gathered at the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions’ 35th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved, held June 11-13 in Phoenix, AZ. These young people came to Phoenix from Dallas, TX; Quitman County, MS; Shreveport, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Rochester, NY; and […]
Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Camp – July 19-26, 2009
Be our friend! www.myspace.com/seedsoffireprogram [Lea esta entrada de blog en español] The 10th Annual Seeds of Fire Camp is a weeklong camp for Southern and Appalachian youth-led and youth centered groups organizing for social change. The camp is focused on changing the education and juvenile justice systems in our communities, states and across the country […]
Semillas de Fuego Campo 2009 – Julio 19-26, 2009
¡Se nuestr@ amig@! myspace.com/seedsoffireprogram [Read this post in English] El 10mo Campamento Anual de Semillas de Fuego es un campamento de una semana para organizaciones o grupos de la región del sur y los Apalaches que trabajan con jóvenes o son liderados por jóvenes que están organizándose para el cambio social. El campamento esta enfocado […]
The STAY Project Summer Institute for Appalachian Youth
This summer young people from across Appalachia will gather at the Highlander Center in eastern Tennessee June 26th – June 30th Will you join us? We’ll be getting together so we can learn about each other’s work, ideas, and vision for the region and figure out a way to make things happen for ourselves and […]