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Bayard Rustin Convening

October 8, 2019 - October 13, 2019

Highlander Center 1959 Highlander Way, New Market

Join us for our annual Bayard Rustin Convening! Bayard Rustin is an opportunity for SONG’s Black, Brown, and people of color membership to come together to build and deepen relationships, … Continued

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Apply now for Gaycation 2026! This year at Gayca

Apply now for Gaycation 2026!

This year at Gaycation: Solidarity School Edition, our goal is grounded in the historical why of Gayction and to provide a regional space where we can continue our work to strengthen our collective capacity to survive and respond to escalating political violence by building practical skills, deepening regional solidarity, and advancing our shared political analysis.

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Join Southerners on New Ground, Community Land and

Join Southerners on New Ground, Community Land and Power, Clean Water NC, and other partners on Monday, August 3rd at 9:00 AM for public comment to demand that Durham's County Commission pass a moratorium on data centers right here in Durham!⁠
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Let's add our voices to the choir, saying NO to data centers and tech billionaires and YES to more say over our land, water, and the air we breathe!⁠
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📆: Monday, August 3⁠
⏰️: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM⁠
📍: County Courthouse, 200 East Main⁠
Durham, NC 27701⁠

Organizers are trained to believe that we don’t pr

Organizers are trained to believe that we don’t predict the future, we create it. And that is exactly what almost 100 people from across the South did over Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta.

We gathered because we love our hometowns. We gathered to strategize and build toward a South whose land, air, and water is not polluted by hyper scale data centers. We gathered because we believe everyone deserves affordable utilities. We gathered because we need one another to survive and to create a future we all deserve and we believe organizing is how we get there.

Click the link in our bio to read more about the magic of our Data Center Organizing School.

Join Southerners on New Ground and the Stop Data C

Join Southerners on New Ground and the Stop Data Centers Coalition on Thursday, July 23rd, from 5:30 PM-7 PM. We'll be making phone calls to recruit folks out to upcoming Durham County Commission meetings to make our voices heard that the people want a moratorium on data centers right here in Durham. ⁠
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Let's say NO to data centers and tech billionaires and YES to more say over our land, water, and the air we breathe!⁠
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Pizza and childcare provided!⁠
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When: Thursday, July 23⁠
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Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM⁠
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Where: Yarrow House⁠
1809 Chapel Hill Rd.⁠
Durham, NC 27707⁠
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Join Queer Water Avengers in Falls Lake, NC, (a li

Join Queer Water Avengers in Falls Lake, NC, (a little over 2 hours drive from Richmond) this Saturday, July 25for a day full of lakeside lounging, skill shares, water activities, and connecting with the land. Optional camping the night before and after! Get more information and register at bit.ly/LakeQTs⁠
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Queer Water Avengers is one of SONG's Member Initiated Projects (MIP) that explores our relationship to water and why it matters! Queer Water Avengers is a series of events in the Richmond and Durham areas focused on improving our relationships with water through skill-building and intentional reflection on swimming, water safety, water purification, disaster preparedness, historical and spiritual connections, and other ways we relate to water.

We have been around, before Stonewall, and beyond

We have been around, before Stonewall, and beyond Stonewall, in all pockets of the world. We will continue to make revolution irresistible everywhere. Today and forever, we honor the legacy of our trans elders and ancestors by remaining committed to this fight for our liberation. #stonewall #stonewallriots #pridemonth #liberation #pridewasariot

"We, who vogue in the face of evil, find ourselves

"We, who vogue in the face of evil, find ourselves beyond the end times. ⁠
We, who have survived plagues and apocalypse. ⁠
We, who are already building a new world amidst the ashes of the old. ⁠
We, who are looking for the ones who are looking for us. ⁠
We, who dream and scheme. ⁠
We, who keep each other close, keep each other safe. ⁠
We, who gon’ be alright. ⁠
May we be gentle with one another ⁠
so that we can be dangerous homosexuals together."⁠
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*Excerpts from the "Invocation", within SONG's Strategic Almanac⁠
(Narrated by DJ Hudson) ⁠
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Click our Link in Bio to check out our Almanac!⁠
https://issuu.com/southernersonnewground/docs/strategicalmanac

Freedom ain't quiet, pride was a riot. ⁠ From a ri

Freedom ain't quiet, pride was a riot. ⁠
From a riot to an irresistible revolution, we are grateful to those who stood and continue to stand for liberation in our lifetime. ⁠
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#stonewall #liberationinourlifetime #pride

Join SONG on Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Join SONG on Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ⁠
for our New Orleans Member & Kindred dinner! ⁠
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We will fellowship, listen to what is on the hearts and minds of our people, and provide a report back on the work that has been moving across the region.⁠
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