A Conviction isn’t Justice
As we reflect on Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, we’re grounded in the reality that’s fueled the Movement for Black Lives from the very beginning: the whole system is guilty. The conviction of one police officer does not admonish the system that criminalized and...
Where racial equity training meets accountability: The rural North Carolina model
Following last year’s uprising for Black lives, institutions of all kinds—government bodies, schools, health systems, companies, nonprofits, and more—have sought out trainings on racial equity. For racial justice organizers, this historic level of interest raises some...
“The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.” -Grace Lee Boggs
On March 16th, eight people were killed at three separate spas in Georgia. Six of the people were Asian and all but one were women. This incident is one of many anti-Asian hate crimes and attacks that continue to persist and become more prevalent across the nation in...
Meet NoCap, the youth movement igniting the South
Voters under 40 are now 40% of North Carolina’s electorate—and the most racially diverse bloc. Enter: NoCap, a region-wide, youth-led organization working to get young voters organized and advance new visions for justice. NoCap organizes Black students on college...
Meet SVA’s new interim ED, Joshua Vincent
On February 1, SVA welcomed a new interim Executive Director, Joshua Vincent. We couldn’t be more excited for Josh’s leadership. Josh has served as a Board Chair since SVA’s inception and is deeply committed to our values and strategy. He brings two decades of...
Why I’m transitioning as ED: A love letter to the movement
Over the past decade, the Southern movement landscape has shifted dramatically. In 2014, the year Southern Vision Alliance (SVA) was founded, the global movement for Black lives was just taking off. We were only a few years removed from Occupy Wall Street, and still a...
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...