On Saturday, September 30th the Floyd chapter of SONG hosted PRIDE. Taking up the mantle from the previous host, PFLAG, this year’s pride was a victory in itself – a triumph in the face of growing facism and christian nationalism…
May 1st, or May Day (International Worker’s Day), emerged out of the fight for an eight-hour workday in 1886 in Chicago. On this day, striking workers clashed with police, resulting in several deaths—four of the protesters were later hanged. In…
Dear SONG family and friends,
Twelve years ago, I unknowingly started a journey toward finding chosen family and a political home. As a queer man from an immigrant family, I was cutting my political teeth doing work around immigrant rights,…
After five years of organizing at Southerners On New Ground, Salem Acuña and J. F. Lyles are transitioning from their staff roles at SONG. We interview them here to gain valuable insights and lessons from their time at SONG and…
Our enemies have waged battles in our backyards but not without our organizing and our outright refusal to live without our desire nor embody their shame. Our defiance and our desire has been our survival and our resistance. Our longing…
What is the North Carolina BLM Cohort?
The North Carolina Southerners On New Ground (SONG) BLM Cohort is a leadership project for Black queer, trans, and gender non-conforming identified organizers and emerging leaders within North Carolina. Through this new cohort,…
Last week in North Carolina, we witnessed the latest right wing Southern coup. During an emergency special session on “hurricane relief efforts” called for by outgoing Governor Pat McCrory, who was ousted by popular demand (cough, the election), right wing…
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