Category: Monthly Update
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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…
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We All Count Update: It Was Never Just About a Vote.
Together, we will build our plans for the day After the Election. Dear Project South Family, Join community delegations at the Southern Movement Assembly, September 21-22! Download the Official InvitationRegister now As a culmination of the We All Count campaign, Action Sites and Southern organizations are sending community delegations to Lowndes County, Alabama. More…
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August Update: What we do now Matters.
Dear movement Family, The We All Count campaign continues to gather steam. There are now 28 Action Sites across the region. Will your community be the next to join? Tools & resources to aid your work right now: Cruise our online voting rights resource list, top-ranked by Google! Sample the buffet of tools from…
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July Update: Hit the streets & resist disenfranchisement with Project South!
Hello PS Family–The We All Count campaign is underway! We kicked off in June with a 2-day Organizing Intensive. Over the course of the weekend, 57 community members came through to gain skills and build knowledge. Currently, there are 20 action sites around the region ready to hit the ground and assert our voices in…
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June Update: Spend Summer 2012 Organizing with Project South!
No matter your stance on electoral politics, it is evident that we are in a moment with very high stakes. It is also clear that our response can make or break our communities and our movements. Over the last month and in the last week, there have been a number of arson attacks and targeted burglaries…
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May Update: Honor our Teachers, Defend our Schools, & Build Democracy
Hello Family, Here at Project South, we are gearing up for an amazing summer. With school closures underway (Read the AJC article), and the dismantling of public school systems across the country (Have you heard about Philly?), education and the future of youth is in jeopardy. Project South is in solidarity with the young people…
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April Update: Education Justice for Liberation– Saving Schools, Saving Communities!
Hello Family, We’ve been thinking and talking a lot about what is at stake this year for our communities. Given the current economic and political climate, we seem to be constantly working to defend our communities against attack. For many of our members and partners, education is proving to be a pivotal and contentious front…
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March Update: In the face of political attacks, we build movement.
Hello, family. 2012 is a pivotal year. While communities defend against legislation that could limit access to contraception, curb our rights to protest, and even bar many of us from voting, the national election frenzy could distract us from our movement building goals. Project South is committed to bring many more people into the fold…
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Pictures from Movement after Dark
We had a fantastic photobooth to capture all the Southern All-Stars. Check out the photos!
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Thank you for a wonderful gathering!
The Project South staff, volunteers, and extended family want to thank everyone whose support made Movement after Dark possible. December 3rd was gorgeous!