Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Project Goes to Dallas!
Zilphia Horton playing music Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Project Goes to Dallas! Registration is closed as of 4-18-2014 Highlander continues to use art and culture to empower marginalized communities across the South and Appalachia with the Zilphia Horton Cultural Organizing Project. The endeavor is named for Zilphia Horton, a musician, organizer, and wife of Highlander’s […]
Highlander’s 6th Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week: May 27-31, 2014
Click here to apply. Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to your summer ever with Highlander staff and people from around the country at W-7.6, our 6th Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week, May 27-31, 2014. Starts 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27, and […]
Highlander's 6th Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week: May 27-31, 2014
Click here to apply. Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to your summer ever with Highlander staff and people from around the country at W-7.6, our 6th Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week, May 27-31, 2014. Starts 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27, and […]
Highlander Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba
August 2, 1947 – February 25, 2014 “I only came to the movement because of King and he was killed. I only stayed in the movement because of Malcolm and he was killed. Then I became a leader”- Chokwe Lumumba. With heavy hearts and deep gratitude, we are mourning today for Chokwe Lumumba, who […]
Column on Scott Bates and the Highlander's Early Years
Daniel Brook is the author of A History of Future Cities and The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America. His journalism has appeared in Harper’s, The Nation, Slate, and The Baffler. He wrote a column for “Oxford American” about the Late Scott Bates and reflects on Highlander’s early years. It can also […]
Column on Scott Bates and the Highlander’s Early Years
Daniel Brook is the author of A History of Future Cities and The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America. His journalism has appeared in Harper’s, The Nation, Slate, and The Baffler. He wrote a column for “Oxford American” about the Late Scott Bates and reflects on Highlander’s early years. It can also […]
Celebrating the Life of Pete Seeger- May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014
Pete Seeger: May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014 Today we celebrate the life and times of the Legendary Pete Seeger. He used his talents for the greater good of us all. Folk music was Pete’s instrument to bring progressive change in America and his impact in the Arts will be felt for generations to […]
Applications for the Appalachian Transition Fellowship
Highlander Center and Rural Support Partners are looking for 15 emerging leaders in Central Appalachia dedicated to creating a just and equitable region to become part of the Appalachian Transition Fellowship. The Fellowship is a year-long, full-time, paid program which will place fellows in host communities made up of two or three organizations or […]
Open Call for Board Member Nominations
The Highlander Research and Education Center is seeking nominations to serve on its board of directors beginning in the spring of 2014. Directors are elected by the board to serve a term of three years and may serve an additional three year term if elected. Nominations will be accepted on a rolling basis until […]
Wacky Workshop Work Week May 27-31 2014
Click here for more information for Wacky Workshop Work Week. Come to the mountains of east Tennessee and spend one of the best starts to your summer ever with Highlander staff and people from around the country at W-7.6, our 6th Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week, May 27-31, 2014. Starts 6:00 […]