The Firekeepers’ meetings are a practice space for all SONG members and staff who seek to practice conflict transformation skills together. If you want to grow your leadership to work with feelings/emotions, move through conflict and conflict avoidance in your SONG spaces, and experience what a generative response to conflict actually feels like, this space … Continued
Can't wait to see you Friday, July 11th for multiple panel discussions about the powerful organizing work in Richmond over the last decade. We will be in conversation with Richmond organizers about the fight to protect Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground, to Black Mama Bail Outs, Car Rallies and much more in between! We will … Continued
Join us on Tuesday, July 15th at 6:30 pm Central/ 7:30 pm Eastern for Weather or Not: Disaster Preparedness Call With Pink Slipper Continuing SONG's organizing to prepare for hurricane season, we invite all SONG members to a call with Pink Slipper on individual and communal disaster preparation strategies. Who is Pink Slipper? They're a … Continued
Join SONG's Political Education Working Group for a virtual documentary screening of Freedom Hill.
Join Southerners On New Ground for our long-awaited Fifth Membership Gathering this November 13–16, 2025, to remember who we are—Southern LGBTQ+ organizers, cultural weavers, soil tenders, stargazers, fire-keepers—and to continue connecting our power to the promise that we are safer and stronger together.
Big Tech giants (Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft) seek AI dominance over the world and have set their sights on the South to build massive data centers across the region. The South has long been the site of corporate extraction and minimal government regulations. We are also the place of fierce resistance. Join us for … Continued
We’re gathering on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET/5:00 PM CT, for our Regional Membership Call, and we want you in the room. We’ll offer a scan of the region, hear updates from some of our formations, and share what’s on the horizon for the rest of 2026. Whether you’ve been deep in … Continued
DURHAM!!!!Join SONG on Wednesday, May 6th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM for our Durham Member & Kindred Dinner! We will fellowship, listen to what is on the hearts and minds of our people, and provide a report back on the work our Durham Crew has been leading as part of our housing & land liberation … Continued
Join Southerners on New Ground on Tuesday, May 12th, as we pressure the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners to vote NO on the DeKalb County Data Center Text Amendment! The text amendment is insufficient and does nothing to regulate the growth of data centers in DeKalb County. We demand community input and real regulations on … Continued
We invite you to apply for SONG’s upcoming Data Center Organizing School. Members and leaders across the region will convene to learn about strategies and tactics used to stop data centers, sharpen political analysis and organizing skills on this issue, and develop a plan of action for where they live! We will prioritize applicants who … Continued
Join SONG on Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM for our New Orleans Member & Kindred dinner! 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. Location Shared Upon Registration Confirmation
Join Southerners on New Ground and the Stop Data Centers Coalition on Thursday, July 23rd from 5:30PM-7PM. 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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