We Shall Overcome Fund Application due Jan. 27, 2017
“We Shall Overcome” served as the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement and is now a worldwide anthem for freedom and justice. Since 1966, the Highlander Research and Education Center has administered the We Shall Overcome Fund, which is generated by royalties from the commercial use of the song “We Shall Overcome.” Upcoming Deadlines: […]
Welcoming our new Office Manager, Brandi Augustus
She was born in Plainfield, NJ in 1985 and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her mother was office manager for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority where she was exposed to speakers addressing social injustice in her and how to try combat prejudice that was ever prevalent in her community. This was her first taste […]
Highlander Announces New Co-Executive Directors!
Highlander Announces New Co-Executive Directors! With great excitement and anticipation, the Highlander Research and Education Center Board of Directors and staff are pleased to announce that Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele will serve as Highlander’s Co-Executive Directors. This is an historic moment for Highlander to celebrate. In its 85th year of movement […]
Thoughts for our regional neighbors affected by the fires.
Thanks for your inquiries about us given the proximity of the fires in our area. Gaitlinburg and Pigeon Forge were moved from voluntary evacuation to mandatory yesterday evening, and some outlying Gatlinburg businesses and hotels have burned. The smoke at Highlander is visible and affecting breathing for some. The fires themselves are still several miles […]
Highlander 84th Anniversary Celebration Video
Highlander 84th Anniversary Celebration Check out our video on Homecoming 2016 filmed by the good folks at Tenflo Media
SEEDS OF FIRE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATION 2017
We are looking for Southern and Appalachian youth, young adult and adult ally leaders to join the 2017 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 […]
Rest(oration), Reflection, and Rejuvenation for the Movement
Click here to register Dear Organizer and Activist on the Frontlines of Today’s Movements, SNCC organizer and now professor and writer Charles Cobb once told a crowd at a Boston House party that a powerful thing during the civil rights movement was the way ‘Highlander just threw open its doors. We were moved by […]
Call to Action- Tennessee’s Social Studies curriculum
Call to Action to Tennessee Residents and People Who Used to Live in TN A new proposal threatens to strip critical pieces of Tennessee’s history from the required Social Studies curriculum in Tennessee Public Schools. Important civil rights figures and events are proposed for removal including references to Highlander, not only known for our role […]
Highlander House Party in Jamaica Plain, MA Sunday October 16th, 4-6PM
We invite you to a fundraising house party for the Highlander Center Sunday October 16th, 4-6pm to celebrate the 12 year leadership of outgoing Director Pam McMichael and raise funds to support Highlander in this transition and its ongoing cutting edge work. With Highlander Education Team Co-Coordinator Kierra Sims and Seeds of Fire Intern Jarrel “Jay-Jay” Strong. […]
Economic and Governance Curriculum Training of Trainers in St. Helena's, SC Dec. 1-4
Click here to apply We are looking for teams of people who are interested in participating in and learning to facilitate a new version of Highlander’s Economic and Governance Curriculum. We will be leading this training of trainers to help prepare people to run the sessions in communities. Participants will help facilitate our way […]