Southern organizers share their reflections from 2021 and visions for 2022
As we look back on 2021, we see the devastation wrought by two interrelated pandemics—COVID-19 and white supremacy—across this country and the world. In response to these pandemics, we’ve also seen major growth in our movement ecosystem—through...
Tactics for Building Power: workshop series for SVA projects, grantees, and friends
This fall, Southern Vision Alliance hosted “Tactics for Building Power,” a workshop series for our sponsored projects, grantees, and other frontline partners. Over 5 weeks, we welcomed more than 50 participants from groups from across the South—North Carolina,...
Cuba is the light, Cuba’s got it right: a historic caravan
“Charity isn’t the solution for Cuba, this is a gesture of solidarity. Taking the US government's boot off their neck is what Cuba needs.” - Gail Walker, IFCO Executive Director Since 1992, the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) has led...
Putting the “move” in movements: An intergenerational panel
In August, organizers and activists from across the US South came together for our annual All-Members Gathering (AMG). Across two days of workshops and strategy discussions, a number of themes emerged: Working in more collaboration and solidarity with one another,...
8 questions for our new youth organizers, Kylah & Mya
This summer, our youth program, NoCap, brought on two new staff organizers, Kylah Guion and Mya Bass. Both originally came into NoCap as organizing fellows on their respective HBCU campuses. Welcome, Kylah and Mya! As staff, they’re coordinating NoCap’s efforts to...
Organizing the South: Black Visions from the Frontlines
Here at Southern Vision Alliance, we’re expanding our support—and our resources—for frontline organizing across North Carolina and the broader South. This summer, we launched our new Solidarity Grant program, focused on Black-led groups. In the tradition of mutual...
Statement from NoCap on DaBaby
We are extremely disappointed and let down by the recent comments from DaBaby. There is absolutely no room in our work or our communities for homophobia or shaming and mischaracterizing folks living with HIV/ AIDS. The partnership that NoCap held with “Vote Baby Vote”...
Funding the frontlines: A Southern strategy for freedom, justice, and human dignity
At Southern Vision Alliance, it’s part of our mission to direct resources to innovative, bold grassroots efforts led by directly impacted communities across the US South. Through our “frontline funds,” we provide small grants to help groups scale-up their efforts,...
Asian Hate Crime Bill Statement
Last week, Present Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law in order to address increasing rates of anti-Asian violence during the coronavirus pandemic. The new legislation will increase support for local and state law enforcement agencies who are responding...
CYPF Fall 2020 Grantee Highlights
YourVoteYourVoice Trista Brodie, President and Founder of True Care Solutions Durham, NC For Trista Brodie, voting is important not just for the wellbeing of her community, but also for her clients as a social worker. Her YourVoteYourVoice campaign was founded out...