National Bail Out (NBO) is excited to announce that we will be holding the first Black Mama's Bail Out pre-convening from February 24th--February 26th in Nashville, TN. This pre-convening will provide participants with the community building, skill ups, knowledge strengthening, resource sharing, and bail out planning. RSVP Here by January 30th!
SONG Atlanta Chapter presents a two-part to their Political Education series to learn about the history of global freedom movements. They will discuss and engage with freedom movements (past and present) that have impacted the world and our understanding of liberation. Additionally, they will define what it means to be in solidarity with others and … Continued
What could be born in our communities if we were not afraid to walk our streets, lead in our town, and live fulfilling and self-determined lives? Join SONG members in Montgomery, AL for their first community conversation to share stories, build power and create a better Montgomery their people deserve! Childcare, interpretation and transportation provided. … Continued
Queer South Revival is a time where we come together face to face to fortify our spirits, see each other’s faces, reflect on the moment, and uplink our local experiences and organizing with a broader regional understanding. We need more focused time and space together to assess both our collective strengths, weak points or soft … 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
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 … Continued
If you are a new member of SONG, join our New Member Orientation call! This call is a chance to be in community with other new members as we visit the history of our founders, the methods in which we organize in the South, and an orientation to the infrastructure of this organization. This is … 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 the strong regional reach queer and trans people across … Continued
The SONG Spokescouncil is a longtime dream of the organization. It consists of member leader representatives from each chapter, working group, board, current fellowship cohort, and ForeverSONG family. The Spokescouncil is designed to be a member-led formation for making decisions, sharpening our collective tactics, actions, and work across the region. To Learn More Contact: Carlin … Continued
The Language Justice Working Group is a space for members across the region, bilingual or monolingual, to help SONG strategize, build and fortify our values around creating authentic communication across race, culture, and difference. This is imperative for movement building. Language justice as a framework allows us to explicitly name the grief associated with the … Continued
Join the monthly DigiCommz Working Group calls! The DigiCommz Working Group is a space for members across the region to help build capacity for SONG regionally and for our chapters and crews moving active campaign work. DigiCommz aims to identify members who are moving communications or digital work in our membership and support their leadership … Continued
The Political Education Working Group is a space for SONG staff, SONG members and Forever SONG family to identify the current political education needs for our membership. We know that grassroots organizing work requires intense study in rigor, and this space will help us continually provide tools and curricula for our membership. Contact: Angela Henderson … Continued
Nos entristece compartir que el pasado 22 de marzo de 2020, perdimos a unx queridx miembro líder y becarix de trabajo organizativo, Alexis "Murph" Murphy de SONG Birmingham. Desde 2012, Murph ha sido unx líder miembro comprometidx, con una pasión para transformar Alabama y el Sur. Conocimos a Murph como unx amante del cine, tranquilx, … Continued
A medida que nos ajustamos a la pandemia del COVID-19, hemos sido instadxs a asumir una posición de aislamiento. En SONG, tenemos claro que este es un momento para marcar el ritmo con intención y agilidad. Nosotrxs, como organizadores, debemos usar este momento para dar a luz a el mundo que está listo para nacer. … 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
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