We Shall Overcome Fund Deadline Approaching
The next funding cycle deadline for applications to the We Shall Overcome Fund is January 15, 2013. Created to nurture grassroots efforts within African American communities to use art and activism for justice, the We Shall Overcome Fund supports organizing in the South that is at the nexus of culture and social change. Started in […]
Honoring the Past, Looking to the Future: The Greensboro Justice Fund Fellowship at the Highlander Center
Highlander is thrilled to announce the second class of the Greensboro Justice Fund Fellows at the Highlander Center. The Greensboro Justice Fund was created with an award from a civil case, paid by the city of Greensboro, that found members of the Ku Klux Klan complicit in the murders of community organizers César Cauce, Mike […]
Meeting/Retreat Space Available
Highlander is currently taking reservations for 2013 for our Horton House and Workshop Center. The Horton House sleeps up to eight, and the Workshop Center can accommodate 35 people. So if you are planning a strategy meeting, retreat or just need somewhere peaceful with a beautiful view to write, rest or unwind, please call the […]
Appreciation to Friends in Blacksburg and the Bay Area
Great big THANK YOU’s to Highlander friends in Blacksburg,VA and the Bay Area for recent house fundraising house parties to support Highlander’s work. Your friendship and generosity make this work possible, and we are deeply grateful. If you are interested in helping Highlander celebrate its 80th anniversary over the course of the coming months through […]
In Memoriam: Aimee Horton and Lawrence Guyot
Highlander mourns the loss of Aimee Isgrig Horton, who passed away at 12:35 on the afternoon of November 15. Born in 1922, Aimee, a native of Wisconsin, worked with World War II refugees and Illinois students fighting for Civil Rights, and she was the Executive Director of the Illinois Commission on Human Relations when she […]
Highlander Research and Education Center Zilphia IV Reference Form
Highlander Research and Education Center Zilphia IV Reference Form
Wild & Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week—Take 5!
Highlander’s 5th annual Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week will take place from Tuesday, May 28 – Saturday, June 1, 2013. Workshop Work Week allows people from around the country to come to Highlander and experience the methodologies that have driven social change for the past 80 years. In the mornings, participants […]
Wild & Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Workshop Work Week—Take 5!
Highlander’s 5th annual Wild & Wacky, Witty & Wonderful Workshop Work Week will take place from Tuesday, May 28 – Saturday, June 1, 2013. Workshop Work Week allows people from around the country to come to Highlander and experience the methodologies that have driven social change for the past 80 years. In the mornings, participants […]
Hurricane Sandy: A Message from the Director
Dear friends and family from the Southeast and Appalachia to New England— In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, we have all been saddened by the loss of life and heart-wrenching devastation. And as yet another storm hits, it seems these struggles may be far from over. But we’ve also seen the strength of communities working […]