READ SONG’S FULL END OF YEAR REPORT HERE!
Dear SONG Kin:
For SONG, this has been a year of show, not tell. We have had a liberation vision for a long time, we have found wisdom in our work, and we have shared it with the world in many ways. But, as the year closes on all the events of 2014, we have seen resounding proof in our work, and in the work of so many others, that our people are worth the risk–which has attracted attention to SONG’s work, and many other organizations that are doing direct-action organizing, led by those who are the most marginalized, in a principled, consensual way.
In SONG’s End of Year report, you will find more information on the work that SONG has done this year. We have been base building because we believe it takes more than just a few of our people working together to achieve lasting and broad liberatory change; we have been leading political education because we believe consciousness and understanding are key to our work; and we have been working in coalitions and alliances because we know it is not our constituency alone that is impacted by the conditions of our country, and that we must align with those who share our vision and our fate. We have been amplifying our work through communications because our stories have been warped and taken from us and the genuine sharing of lessons from this work can help seed hope further than we even know. Finally, we have organized. We have practiced direct-action organizing because we know that only when we come together and fight for clear and meaningful demands can we see the possibility of all that we are capable of together. These are our core strategies; we have worked hard for them and we are clearer than ever about why….
True courage cuts through our fears, our media-overloaded numbness, our pettiness. This year we want to say thank you to all the women, people of color, trans people, and poor people who have strategized, led, and given so much of themselves to further liberation. We believe that history is thanking you already too. This year has taught us that we do not have to settle for demands that are less than what our communities actually need; in fact, in small groups and bigger formations, we can win a great deal. If there was ever a time to commit resources to an organization willing and able to change and broaden the story, in order to put our communities right at the heart of things, willing and able to say yes to cutting through cynicism and bitterness, and willing and able to fight boldly for the liberation we all deserve, now is the time.
Please, give as much as you can to SONG this year and consider becoming a monthly donor.
In on-going appreciation for all that you each make possible,
Caitlin and Paulina
