often complex for non-expert audiences such as environmental risk and corporate land ownership. This work has continued through collaborations that prioritize building relationships and networks so that people with shared stakes can find themselves in conversation with one another. Popular education In line with its stated mission of "supporting [peoples'] efforts to take collective action to shape their own destiny," many Highlander projects incorporate popular education strategies. Popular education, which draws on the experiences and knowledges of a group of people, is often linked to participatory research initiatives. Highlander uses popular education tactics to develop shared leadership and to emphasize the expertise of lived experiences. Since 2000 Current focuses of Highlander include issues of democratic participation and economic justice, with a particular focus on youth, immigrants to the U.S. from Latin America, African Americans, LGBT, and poor white people. Highlander's work with immigrants focuses on uplifting immigrant and refugee leaders at local, state, and national levels. Their work with immigrant rights focuses on highlighting intersectionality with other social movements and increasing the presence of the US South in the movement. In 2014, the Tennessee Preservation Trust placed the original Grundy County school building on its list of the ten most "endangered" historic sites in Tennessee. On March 29, 2019, a fire destroyed a building that housed executive offices at the Highlander Center. Nobody was inside the building, but many items were lost, including decades of historic documents, speeches, artifacts, and memorabilia. White supremacist graffiti, in the form of the Iron Guard symbol, was found at the site, and the county and state are both investigating whether arson was committed. Directors The directors of Highlander have been: Myles Horton, 1932–1969 Frank T. Adams, 1970–1973 Mike Clark, 1973–1978 Helen Matthews Lewis, 1978–79 Mike Clark, 1979–1984 Hubert E. Sapp, 1984–1993 John Gaventa, 1993–1996 Jim Sessions, 1996–1999 Suzanne Pharr, 1999–2003 Mónica Hernández and Tami Newman, interim co-directors 2004–2005 Pam McMichael, interim director, 2005; director 2006–2016 Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Allyn Maxfield Steele, co-directors since 2016 Tennessee Historical Commission Marker A Tennessee Historical Commission Marker is present near Highlander's original location outside of Monteagle, Tennessee. The text of the marker reads: Photo gallery See also Continuing education May Justus Rand School of Social Science (1906), New York Work People's College (1907), Minnesota Brookwood Labor College (1921), New York New York Workers School (1923): New Workers School (1929) Jefferson School of Social Science (1944) Highlander School