(Un)Popular Economics Training of Trainers – Student Debt Curriculum-Postponed for March
The Training will be postponed to a later date. For those interested, email Susan Williams at Susan@highlandercenter.org. Student debt is now the second largest form of consumer debt in the U.S., totaling $1.3 trillion dollars. The vast majority of college graduates, more than 43 million, are leaving campus in debt from education expenses. Tuitions […]
Get involved! Beautiful Solutions: Toolbox for the Future
http://bit.ly/beautifulsolutions Help create the Beautiful Solutions project with hundreds of people around the globe. Beautiful Solutions is collecting stories to spotlight the most powerful strategies for creating the world we want. The focus is on visionary groups of people from around the globe who are driving the shift to a democratic, just […]
Petition to stop raids against Central American families
Join us in calling on President Obama to immediately cease raids against Central American families fleeing violence in their home countries . Check it out and sign the petition. https://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-president-obama-to-call-off-raids-against-immigrant-families Tell President Obama to #StopTheRaids. Sign & share this petition: http://j.mp/CallOffRaids #Not1More Dile al Presidente Obama ALTO a las redadas. Firma y comparte esta petición […]
Wild and Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week-Take 8 2016 May 31-June 4
Join us for the 8th Annual Wild & Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week A time for fun, education and service to Highlander for the long haul! May 31-June 4, 2016 Click here to apply. W.7 Photo 2015 Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to […]
Media Justice Salon Jan. 20 at 3pm est
Don’t miss out on the next Media Justice Salon by the Media Action Grassroots Network featuring Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, and Upturn. If you’re working on criminal justice, police accountability, or surveillance – or just have curiosity – this salon is for you. Local city councils have begun to roll-out […]
Applications for Greensboro Justice Fellowship 2016 due Jan. 31, 2016
ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS OF THE FELLOWSHIP The Greensboro Justice Fund Fellowship at Highlander is a learning and relationship building fellowship. The fellowship will provide multiple opportunities and ways for learning for community action, and is meant to enhance team building among fellows to increase their perspective on community initiatives in which they are involved. […]
Winter Solstice & Holiday Party December with Mike Garant 18th from 5:30 – 8 PM
Garant graces Highlander bearing never before heard stories of his great uncle, Myles Horton. He has been teaching at Helsinki, Finland since 1996 and travels as a visiting professor at institutions all over the world. Highlander will provide organic free range meat and non-alcoholic beverages. Please bring sides or desserts, and any […]
Winter Solstice & Holiday Party December with Mike Garant 18th from 5:30 – 8 PM
Garant graces Highlander bearing never before heard stories of his great uncle, Myles Horton. He has been teaching at Helsinki, Finland since 1996 and travels as a visiting professor at institutions all over the world. Highlander will provide organic free range meat and non-alcoholic beverages. Please bring sides or desserts, and any […]
Seeds of Fire Advisory Committee Applications due January 30, 2016
We are looking for Southern and Appalachian youth, young adult and adult ally leaders to join the Seeds of Fire Advisory Committee, an intergenerational advisory committee to Highlander’s Seeds of Fire program. The Advisory Committee aims to increase the input and direction of youth and young adults in the Seeds of Fire programs and the […]
Applications now open for We Shall Overcome Fund! Deadline: Jan. 20, 2016
Applications now open for We Shall Overcome Fund! Deadline: Jan. 20, 2016 Click here to download the application form for the We Shall Overcome Fund. The We Shall Overcome Fund supports projects in the U.S. South that use arts, culture and community activism to organize for social, economic, and political justice to the benefit of […]