What is our theory of change? Southern Vision Alliance believes community injustices stem from colonialism, slavery, white supremacy, patriarchy, and economic exploitation. Those most impacted will imagine and lead the movement for change, building people’s power that...
Across North Carolina and throughout the South, a new wave of development is reshaping communities: the rapid expansion of data centers built to power artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. Billions of dollars are flowing into these projects, but so...
Southern Vision Alliance believes that communities and workers should have the power to shape their conditions, and be part of decisions about the resources and infrastructure around them. That belief is at the heart of the NC Power Building Cohort, an 18-month...
Over the past few months, Visibility Outreach Touch Engage South Arkansas (VOTE SoAR) has partnered with communities across Lafayette, Nevada, Hempstead, Desha, and Phillips counties to connect residents to vital food security sources during the SNAP cuts crisis,...
When crisis hits, grassroots organizations are often the first to respond. They are already rooted in their communities, already building relationships, and already listening to what people need. What they often lack is the flexible funding to act quickly. That’s...
“I envision the People’s Solidarity Hub as a space where progressive movement work is able to be planted, fermented, and grown over the course of time because it remains accessible and affordable for the longevity of the work that makes the lives of people better,”...
Southern Vision Alliance’s human resources department, a staff of two, serves both internal SVA and sponsored project staff, nearly seventy humans, who are perhaps the most precious resource of the grassroots intermediary. So, what do you actually do when your job is...
Southern Vision Alliance’s finance department contends with the challenge of building movement infrastructure to support the world we want, while working within the legal and financial systems of capitalist establishments designed to keep that world from existing. ...
Disasters don’t affect every North Carolinian the same way, and that's exactly why the NC Disaster Response & Resilience Network (NCDRRN) launched Roots & Resilience, a webinar series on equity, caregiving, and community resilience in the face of hurricanes,...
