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What is the North Carolina BLM Cohort? The North Carolina Southerners On New Ground (SONG) BLM Cohort is a leadership project for Black queer, trans, and gender non-conforming identified organizers and emerging leaders within North Carolina. Through this new cohort,…

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Last week in North Carolina, we witnessed the latest right wing Southern coup. During an emergency special session on “hurricane relief efforts” called for by outgoing Governor Pat McCrory, who was ousted by popular demand (cough, the election), right wing…

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We know that this “bathroom bill” moment calls for us to be bolder and reach farther than ever before as conservative state legislators go after our people all across the South. We’re working to counter the Confederate Spring we saw…

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SONG’s first Free From Fear campaign was officially launched in Durham, North Carolina, on January 17, 2015 by SONG members, member leaders and staff. We set out to build local and regional power and capacity in order to make needed…

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SONG’s Free From Fear campaign in Durham launched in January 2015 as part of a regional campaign effort to demand an end to profiling and state violence against people of color and LGBTQ people in southern towns and cities. The…

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“I’m here for Attorney General Loretta Lynch's clapback presentation of the DOJ statement. I’m just not so enamored by having my gender "seen" as to forget there were 2 other parts of this bill unexamined (the anti-worker policies). And unfortunately, those aren't even the most insidious parts about this whole situation...but best believe whatever wins come are won by organizing, whether it’s on the courtroom floor or the dancefloor. Organizing will set us free ‪#‎VisibilityIsNOTenough ‪#‎WeCameToSlayHB2”

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SONG North Carolina Organizer Serena Sebring talks about the larger implications of HB2 on AM Joy with Joy Reid on MSNBC. Aired live May 8, 2016. bit.ly/givetosong

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Are you an artist, maker, or crafty queer of any kind AND a SONG member? If so, we have GREAT news for you! In collaboration with our dear friends at Sparkle Bark Farms outside of Asheville, NC, we are piloting…