by Wesley Morris | Jun 7, 2021 | Movement Building
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,...
by Beau Cromartie | May 27, 2021 | Movement Building
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...
by Caro Metzler | May 13, 2021 | Movement Building
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...
by Beau Cromartie | Apr 21, 2021 | Movement Building
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...
by Caro Metzler | Apr 12, 2021 | Call to Action, Movement Building
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...
by Beau Cromartie | Mar 19, 2021 | Call to Action, Movement Building
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...
