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OVEC Organizer Maria Gunnoe Wins 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize

Highlander congratulates Maria Gunnoe, an organizer with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, on winning the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize – the “Nobel Prize” for environmental… Read More

“Day of Silence” Rally in Knoxville – Friday, April 17th

Firday, April 17th; 5:30 p.m. World’s Fair Park Amphitheater Friday, April 17, is the 13th annual “Day of Silence” — a nationwide… Read More

"Day of Silence" Rally in Knoxville – Friday, April 17th

Firday, April 17th; 5:30 p.m. World’s Fair Park Amphitheater Friday, April 17, is the 13th annual “Day of Silence” — a nationwide… Read More

Spring Gardening Day Rescheduled to April 18th

Plowing Highlander’s new vegetable garden Due to the bad weather last Saturday, we were not able to do much gardening –… Read More

Spring Gardening Day at Highlander!!! – March 28, 2009

The Good Karma Gardening Circle at Highlander; Fall 2008 Please join us at Highlander on Saturday, March 28th, from 10:00… Read More

Rockwood Institute’s Art of Leadership for Southern Leaders at Highlander

Highlander collaborated with The Rockwood Leadership Institute to bring Rockwood’s “Art of Leadership” training to the South for the first time on January 26-29. Read More

Highlander Announces We Shall Overcome Fund Awards

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… Read More

Guy and Candie Carawan Honored as Civil Rights Pioneers

Guy and Candie Carawan — musicians, activists, and long-time Highlander staff members — have received extensive coverage in the Knoxville press recently as a result… Read More

Highlander Supports Jobs with Justice’s Campaign for a People’s Bailout

In December 2008, Highlander joined other members of East Tennessee Jobs with Justice in protesting the Wall Street bailout and calling for government action to… Read More

Highlander Supports Jobs with Justice's Campaign for a People's Bailout

In December 2008, Highlander joined other members of East Tennessee Jobs with Justice in protesting the Wall Street bailout and calling for government action to… Read More