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 […]
Job Announcement: Executive Director Open Position Announcement
Job Announcement Executive Director Open Position Announcement Overview of the Position Highlander Research and Education’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement-building in Appalachia and the South. Through popular education, participatory research, and cultural work, we help create spaces — at our center and in local communities — where […]
Highlander Seeks Office Manager
Job Announcement Highlander Seeks Office Manager Organization Summary The Highlander Research and Education Center is an 84 year old popular education center that works with grassroots groups in Appalachia and across the U.S. South to promote social and economic justice. Highlander’s long and proud history includes cutting edge work with labor education and organizing, […]
Support for Movement Family in Charlotte
This week has been hit hard for our family on the ground in Charlotte and below are ways you can support them in their fight. There will be a march tomorrow in Charlotte at 1PM: https://www.facebook.com/events/330644163949646/ Longer List of Asks: +Liquid antacid, like Maalox + easel pad paper like the sticky kind, +rags + individually […]
Rev. Sekou and the Holy Ghost Band performing at Homecoming Sept. 17th
We’re excited to announce Rev. Sekou an the Holy Ghost band performing at Homecoming at 7:30 on September 17. Click here to register for Homecoming Less than six months after forming in the streets of Cleveland in a haze of pepper spray and tear gas, Rev. Sekou & the Holy Ghost released their debut album, “The Revolution Has Come”–released by St. Louis based record […]
Celebration of Pam McMicheal: September 16th 7PM at Homecoming
On September 16, 2016 at 7PM we will be celebrating the footsteps and transition of our very own director, Pam McMichael, who has given over a decade to Highlander and a lifetime to the movement! She has been the second longest serving director in Highlander’s history. The event will start at 6PM with dinner […]
One-day Economics and Governance Curriculum Session at Homecoming Sept. 16
We are very excited to share our one-day Economics and Governance Curriculum on Friday, September 16th from 9am-5pm. This is a very participatory curriculum, built to help communities demystify our economic and governance systems, to show how they interconnect, and to encourage people to analyze their communities while looking for projects and alternatives that can […]
Highlander's Statement on DACA/DAPA
On Thursday, June 23, the Supreme Court announced a deadlocked decision that affected President Obama’s administrative program commonly referred to as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and its companion program that would have expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). In the 4-4 disappointing tie, the deadlocked decision blocks […]
Highlander’s Statement on DACA/DAPA
On Thursday, June 23, the Supreme Court announced a deadlocked decision that affected President Obama’s administrative program commonly referred to as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and its companion program that would have expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). In the 4-4 disappointing tie, the deadlocked decision blocks […]
Highlander Homecoming 2016: Collective Courage Sept. 16-18, 2016
Collective Courage: Standing Up, Fighting Back, and Building Self-Determined Beautiful Solutions September 16-18, 2016 Homecoming Schedule + International Speaker Announcements Join us as we dig deep into what the road ahead holds in building a solidarity economy, new leadership, politics, roles, and relationships. We will be lifting up the legacy of seasoned leadership while discussing […]