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Bookmark or Share- Highlander Research and Education CenterSince 1932, Highlander has centered the experiences of directly-impacted people in our region, knowing that together, we have the solutions to address the challenges we face in our communities and to build more just, equitable, and sustainable systems and structures.
- About Us – Highlander Research and Education CenterThrough popular education, participatory research, and cultural work, we help to create spaces — at Highlander and in local communities — where people gain knowledge, hope and courage, expanding their ideas of what is possible.
- Plan a Visit – Highlander Research and Education CenterHighlander’s 200-acre farm with beautiful views of the Smoky Mountains offers four main areas providing overnight accommodations to support approximately 50 total guests, with additional space for camping with access to solar showers.
- Seeds of Fire – Highlander Research and Education CenterSeeds of Fire (SOF) is a program at Highlander that works to be a container for intergenerational organizing. SOF brings together Southern and Appalachian youth-led and youth centered groups and individuals organizing for social justice and change.
- Highlander in the News – Highlander Research and Education CenterCandie Carawan is an important anchor in cultural work and intergenerational organizing at the Highlander Center, serving as the Education Coordinator from 1989 to 1999 following many years as a cultural organizer and taking direct action in the Civil Rights Movement.
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