As we hit mile marker 100 on I-40, the electric signs began warning us: "Limited Resource Area Ahead - Highways Closed at the TN Line." It had been more than two weeks since I’d been home to Asheville, and now I was traveling in a caravan loaded with thousands of...
2024 Opening Retreat This year, we welcomed 19 fellows from NC, SC, GA, LA, and MS. We kicked off the fellowship with a two-day opening retreat in Greensboro, NC, at the historic Beloved Community Center. Fellows explored the history depicted on the walls, built...
States across the US South have recently suffered unprecedented damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton. Hurricanes in the Southeast and Gulf Coast will likely become more intense in the future because of human-induced climate change. Fossil fuel industries and...
Durham, NC – The Southern Vision Alliance, a fiscal sponsor of Black SEL, is proud to highlight the upcoming Black Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Summit, taking place at North Carolina Central University on September 26 and 27. This two-day event will bring...
In the intricate tapestry of social justice movements, the South has always been a vibrant thread, woven with resilience, struggle, and triumph. From the civil rights era to the fight for Palestinian liberation, the US South has been a crucible where the flames of...
Students Organizing the South had the opportunity to be in community with many comrades from all over the U.S. this summer. In mid-June 2024, SOS brought a delegation to the Rising Majority Movement Congress. There our team discussed ways to build power within the...
That’s a wrap! 167 applications were submitted to the Queer Mobilization Fund Request for Proposals!! Now you can support Queer Organizing across the South by donating to sustain QMF’s 2025 grantee cohort! As we begin to review the amazing applications, we are...
This summer, Director of SVA’s Disaster Recovery and Resilience Network, Anita Cunningham joined the White House Council of Environment Justice Advisory Committee. Membership is by presidential appointment and it is charged with providing recommendations on how to...
When you think of freedom, what do you envision? What if there was a place that could help build a path to freedom? This place is called a “Freedom School” where students gain access to vital knowledge within its walls. Freedom Schools emerged from the Mississippi...
