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“ee, gaat tenn indhatiaetonhdghemn ann ied teenie ee ant, ad . . . . L wot . - . . . - ee ie STAE.ONT OF PURPOI, PROGRAL AND POLICY We reaffirm wur faith in denocracy as a goal that will bring dign’ty and - freecon to aj; in dearerecy as an expanding concept encommasséir.c tien rel+tiorns from the smallest comunity organizetion to internetdé.o:al struce _ ture; and peraesting °11 econoaic, social, end political activities. Democreey to us means thet 2ecbership in the huzan facily entitles all to freedom of theught end relizton, to enual rights to & livelihood, education 6rd health; to ecual opportunity to particizate in the cultural life of - the community anc tc ecual access to public services. Ye hold thst denocrocy 4s inactive unless worsers frre given a full wiee in industry throug. unions; or foraers are given: voice in the merket Plrce through coopererives; or where freecom of thouzht end discussion is linited; thet democracy is outliwed by i-gally entrenched discrimination and segregetion; thet these dust be diversity of approach out each step rust be in conformity with the goal, which ie disnonored by each undemp= cratic act, an . with 8 democratic goal, we are in a position to fight anything thet gets in the way, whether it be totalitarian conaunisn, or fascism or 2onopoly dominated capitalisn. ; The purpose of the Highlander Folk School 4s to assist in creating leader~ ship for democracy. Cur services are available to labor, fara co‘sunity, seLigious and civic organizations working toward a democrastic goal. The neture of a specific educational progra.: will be deteriined by the needs of the students. ; Use of the services of tiie School by individual organiz*tions will be in &ecordance with their own polictes so long as these policies do not conflict with the purvosese af tie School, A steffi venber will assist in planning and coordinating ali progra.s. . The Hightander Folk School is a chertered institution, cooneratively owned by the teaching staff. It nas ho affiliations. The policies and program of the School are wholly determined by an Executive Council composed of the staff and recognized Southern leaders. Highlander Folk School is supported by contritutions from individuals, organ= izations served by the School, foundations and tuition. The tines call for an affirmetive progran, based on a positive goal. An ‘army of democracy ceenly rooted in the lives, strugrles and trecitions of : the American people must be creeted. By broadening the scope of democracy to include everyone, and deepening the concept to include ewry relation- ship, the any of dezocracy would be so vast anc so determined tht nothing undemocratic could stand in ite peth. Approved: by the Exroutive Council, April 3rd, 1950