By: Southern Vision Alliance In 2009, North Carolina held off-year, local elections. With only 5% of voters turning out, Art Pope, a millionaire backer of small government and anti-migrant think tanks, financed a slate of candidates to take over the Wake County school...

(North Carolina) – COVID-19 has exposed the social, economic, and political crises that our communities have borne for decades. A broad alliance of grassroots organizations, NC United for Survival & Beyond, have released 10 demands of the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor to provide relief to vulnerable communities.

NORTH CAROLINA – On April 23 at 8 a.m. members of NC United for Survival and Beyond, a statewide coalition of more than 200 community organizations, took action to tell Senator Phil Berger that people matter more than profits. 

As we head into 2020, we are reflecting on what it means to weather the many storms our communities are facing. From climate disasters to massive ICE raids, here are a few simple yet fundamental lessons that continue to be reiterated for us: Relationships matter. In a...

Dear partners, Last fall I moved into the position of Co-Executive Director of the Southern Vision Alliance, joining my long-time colleague Elena Everett.  These past months have been a time of reflection and assessment for me as I came into this new role. As we fully...

Condemning ICE Terror in Our Communities, Uplifting and Defending Im/migrants On February 5, 2019, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided the Bear Creek Arsenal Factory in Sanford, NC and detained close to 30 undocumented immigrants. Shortly after, ICE...