Category: Members 2012
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October Monthly Update 2013
This fall, Project South celebrates our partnerships! We are so thrilled to collaborate closely with some of the most inspiring organizations in the South. From working with Gulf Coast organizers on climate justice to connecting Women Watch Afrika to youth work in Atlanta to partnering with Alternate ROOTS for an upcoming BAM, Project South works to…
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August Update: Southern Freedom Movement Responds to Crisis and Propels toward Aug. 28
Walk for Dignity from Jacksonville to Sanford Florida, July 2013 Freedom Summer 2013Enough is Enough.Southern Freedom Movement Responds to Crisis & Propels Forward towards Aug. 28 On Saturday evening, July 13th, George Zimmerman was found not guilty for the murder of young Trayvon Martin, and a hurtful pain of outrage swelled across our communities. Within…
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July Update: Celebrate South Atlanta Families, get ready for August 28th
Poor Peoples Day & Juneteenth Celebration with GA Hunger Coalition, June 2013 I am Human. Enough is Enough. Freedom Summer 2013 continues with the June Organizing Intensive, the Oscar Micheaux Institute for movement media, the University Sin Fronteras Freedom Summer Semester. 0 This month, the Septima Clark Community Power Institute represents for education justice in Chicago,…
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June Update: Freedom Summer heats up in June!
We all count! We will not be erased! The rallying call at the Southern Movement Assembly is also our call to action for Freedom Summer 2013. You are invited to participate in a summer to build our collective power! Project South and partners across the region are creating opportunities for education, media-making, organizing training, and…
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Youth 14-19: Apply now for Septima Clark Community Power Institute!
The Septima Clark Community Power Institute (SCCPI) is a youth leadership development and community organizing skills building experience for young people living in the Greater Atlanta area. We use local and regional history to learn about community organizing and develop skills to make positive community change. SCCPI returns Summer 2013!2013 Summer Youth Fellowship Application: June…
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May Update: Freedom Summer is on the way!
University Sin Fronteras course on Culture and Liberation in the US South, Spring 2013 South to Freedom Hello Project South Family! We are riding high off of the energy of the 2nd Southern Movement Assembly! Last weekend, over 200 people and 40 organizations came together and continued to build the Southern Freedom Movement…
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April Update: South to Freedom
South to Freedom Hello Project South Family! Project South has been working hard with our local and regional partners over the last two years to build a revitalized Southern Freedom Movement. Through the Southern Movement Alliance, the We All Count Campaign, and the People’s 100 Days, we have built strong partnerships, and incredible movement momentum by…
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February Update: Peoples 100th Day is February 14th – Love in the Streets!
The Peoples First 100 Days Campaign declares: the South will not be erased! The Peoples First 100 Days of action is a joint campaign initiated at the Southern Movement Assembly by 40 Southern organizations under the banner “Nobody Is Free until Everybody is Free.” February 14th is the 100th Day of the Peoples First 100…
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November update: Peoples 100 Days Campaign launched on N7!
The South will not be erased. “Let Us Vote!” and similar messages were chanted at the polls and across social media on Tuesday night. The re-election of President Obama and other gains made at the ballot box reflect the determination of everyday people who came out to be counted and said we will…
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October Update: Take Action from now to Nov 7 and beyond!
“Words cannot describe the overwhelming joy I will forever cherish about our Assembly in Lowndes County. Thank you for honoring ‘how we got here’ and for your lifelong commitment to ‘where we go from here’.” – Dr. Gwen Patton, Project South co-founder and SNCC veteran from Montgomery, AL. “Our struggles are connected. We cannot do…