Calling all queer white Southern kin. Our ancestors designed this terror. Our cousins are the white vigilantes chasing and murdering Black people and fighting tooth-and-nail to extend this racist regime. As white Southerners, it has been long past time for all of us to come off the sidelines in this moment and play our role. … Continued
Contact New Orleans fellows Toni and Ra for information about the meetings!
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In the spirit of movement work and revolution, we invite you to our August South Carolina SONG membership call! We are in precarious times as we navigate the pandemic and figure out the best ways to support and be in solidarity with the uprisings. We know this time calls for steady and respectful organizing, community-based … Continued
Join the monthly Small Town & Rural Working Group calls! The Small Town & Rural Working Group comes from a long legacy in SONG to fight isolation and build power with our queer and trans folks across the South. We understand that the South is primarily rural and many of our folks are systematically ignored … Continued
Contact New Orleans fellows Toni and Ra for information about the meetings!
As uprisings sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue, we see that this moment of rebellion has fed into the rekindling of the global movement for Black liberation. After centuries of abolitionist organizing, the call to defund the police, invest in communities, and redefine public safety is a topic of household conversations. … Continued
The Arts & Culture Working Group is a space for members across the region to support SONG organizationally to use art as an essential political education tool that can create deep connection with our communities. With the help of AgitArte, a community-based grassroots arts organization, members learn how to develop an Arts & Culture crew locally, … Continued
Join the Atlanta Chapter on August 15th from 2-4 pm ET, for a workshop on building a new world! As abolitionists, we must consistently imagine new worlds where our people are free. RSVP Here
Join SONG members from all around the Commonwealth for a chance to build relationships with Southern freedom fighters, share resources like plant medicine knowledge, and get plugged in with the work of queer and trans liberation! Please register to receive Zoom dial-in information. Contact Rebecca Keel (rebecca@songsouth.org) for more information. RSVP Here
We are living through and calling for transformation as protests against the system of policing have kindled fires of rage and solidarity globally. Our abolitionist vision is being embraced and grows with each person fed up, activated, fired up, and ready to fight for queer liberation. In order to win our fights, we must work, … Continued
Join the monthly Make It Rain Working Group calls! The Make It Rain Working Group is a space for members across the region to help SONG fundraise and skill up their development skills! Fundraising is so important to help our organization have campaigns, convenings, and have a strong regional reach queer and trans people across … Continued
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