Tag: liberation
It took thousands of people and decades to build the political power to make this moment possible. We value the heart and labor that has led to this victory, and we know that the survival of our community relies on…
Tag: liberation
Tag: liberation
SONG staff in Charleston, Elias Lyles, on Huffington Post LIVE talking about moving beyond symbolism of the Confederate flag and directly confronting white supremacy in South Carolina. Watch HERE.…
Tag: liberation
Last week, on Give Out Day, you helped raise almost $10,000 for SONG’s work! And because of how many people chose to give, whether it was $10 or $500, we were able to take home extra funds from the leaderboard…
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#BlackSpring has begun in earnest around the world. In Baltimore, Chicago, Ferguson, Oakland, New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Charleston, and cities across the US & the globe, we continue to stand together to build a world where #BlackLivesMatter.
There is…
Tag: liberation
It is time to MAKE IT RAIN again!
The 3rd annual Give OUT Day is less than 1 week away and we need your support and love by pledging to give to SONG on May 21, 2015. We need YOU…
Tag: liberation
On Thursday night, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country in living rooms, over laptops, and in front of televisions waiting for and anticipating executive action on immigration from President Obama. Together we held our breath, we held hands, and…
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Dear SONG members and supporters:
This work is hard. Even though we know our members and our people are the reason for the work and the solution to our problems, on a hard day the best of us can be…
Tag: liberation
For decades the LGBTQ community has been punished for the core “crime” of existing and surviving in our genders and sexualities. Despite harsh legislation and social stigma, we built a LGBTQ liberation movement to protect ourselves, to survive and claim…
Tag: liberation
From Stonewall to 2014
Today marks the eve of the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall rebellion and riots. Forty-five years ago, LGBTQ people in New York City, led by trans women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera,…
Tag: liberation
Over the past decade, the LGBTQ movement has fought for and witnessed policy campaigns across the country. SONG, as the largest grassroots LGBTQ organization rooted in the South, has seen these policy fights simultaneously mobilize LGBTQ people and open doors…