Home - Highlander Center We are Highlander The Movement School A Heartbeat for Radical Change For almost a century Highlander has been the training ground for emerging and established movement leaders across the South Appalachia and beyond shaping a more just and sustainable future. From the labor movements of the 1930s and 40s to the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s and into todays struggles our workshops and programs bring people together across issues identities and geographies to share and build the skills knowledge and strategies needed for transformative social change. Since 1932 Highlander has centered the experiences of directlyimpacted 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. The Compass for The Movement This work has created strong movement infrastructure in the South and Appalachia building networks and organizing efforts that advanced the labor movements of the 1930s and 40s the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s and environmental economic and racial justice organizing across decades.