To achieve metamorphic, sustainable justice in the South, we at Southern Vision Alliance believe that those most impacted by systems of oppression and racism—such as Black women and youth of color, immigrants, the LGBTQIA community, the rural working class, and people...
This spring, Southern Vision Alliance is excited to support our latest cohort of Carolina Youth Power Fund (CYPF) mini-grantees. Our goal is to connect young people across North Carolina and the broader US South with resources that they can use to build and grow...
This spring, Southern Vision Alliance is launching our Black Radical Tradition Training Series to steep our staff and organizers in the history and politics of the Black freedom struggle. Last week, our work kicked off with a site visit to the Beloved Community Center...
In 2021, we welcomed Dangers of the Mind (DOM) into our family of fiscally sponsored projects here at SVA. DOM joins a network of 22 such projects, each of which is advancing long-term, community-based visions for liberation. DOM was founded in 2015 as an “educational...
Each month, we assemble the Southern Movement Presswire for local and national media. The presswire includes updates from frontline organizing for racial and social justice from our partners across the US South. For the first time, we’re excited to share these updates...
Dear friends, The Southern Vision Alliance team wishes you solidarity and hope in this new year! In 2022, SVA will host a year-long webinar series aimed at sharing perspectives from movements for change in the US and Global South. Through these conversations, we will...
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...
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,...
“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...
