Reflection on Leadership and Organizations
It is difficult, tedious, and sometimes boring work to build organization, but it is worth it.
Leadership Changes at Southern Vision Alliance
We thank Loan for their years of service to Southern Vision Alliance and social movements across the U.S. South
Get Out the Vote: DaBaby and #NoCap
This fall, the NoCap youth crew went big for Get Out the Vote. Voters under 40 are now close to 40% of North Carolina’s electorate—and the most racially diverse bloc. We built a fellowship team representing schools across the Triangle and Triad, with a focus on HBCUs....
Stand By: Our Survival is at Stake
In the midst of a global pandemic, social uprisings, historic threats to democracy, and intersecting disasters of voter suppression, police brutality, economic inequity, climate change and many other crises, voting in the 2020 election is a crucial step in fighting...
Reflections on two general elections from Wesley Morris, NC pastor and community organizer
Nov 9th, 2016 I am not afraid. I am however, terrifyingly aware of the danger that this election season means to my body and the bodies of my people, friends that go to sleep and wake up in the world as the targets of white racism, the fear of difference and the...
“This is violence”: Communities across NC respond to the eviction crisis
Find more resources here from the Stop Evictions Network! Since March, COVID-19 has caused millions to lose their jobs. Industries that once relied on in-person human contact have halted. Many people have had their work hours reduced, while still others became sick...
First Digital All Member Gathering
In August, we held our first-ever digital All Member Gathering (AMG), an annual gathering that brings together SVA fiscally sponsored projects and programs. AMG serves as a relational space where we can dig into shared vision, assessment, and strategy together!...
Community members demand Cooper release incarcerated people at risk of COVID-19
COVID-19 has spread rampantly through North Carolina’s state prisons, leaving thousands of incarcerated people infected and 12 dead. Still, NC Governor Roy Cooper has not commuted a single sentence during his 4-year term, and more than 2,000 who’ve completed their...
Introducing: New Finance Team Members!
We’re very excited to welcome Hannah and Trina to the SVA team! Read below to learn more about our two newest staff members.
Queer Mobilization Fund is accepting applications for Fall!
The Queer Mobilization Fund is a NC-based grassroots community fund hosted by the Southern Vision Alliance prioritizing & supporting queer and trans people of color on the frontlines of struggles for freedom and liberation to build power for and within queer...