Category: 2013 Spring

By Rasha Abdulhadi, Operations Coordinator Why does colonialism matter to talk about? Is it in the past? Does it still exist in the US, in the Global South? We can’t understand current politics in the Middle East, Africa, Caribbean, Central and South America without considering colonialism. Likewise, we can’t understand race, economics, immigration and geography…

By Tamika Middleton “For Black women today and for all their working-class sisters, the notion that the burden of housework and child care can be shifted from their shoulders to the society contains one of the radical secrets of women’s liberation.” -Angela Davis, Women, Race, and Class As the force of the right-wing grows, and…

by Tamika Middleton, Atlanta Local Program Coordinator The reproductive justice movement has strong and deep roots in the South. This is no coincidence, of course. Reproductive violence against women, and especially women of color, is ingrained in the history of the region through enslavement and genocide. Current iterations of reproductive oppression build on these legacies.…

by Aleta Alston-Toure’ of the New Jim Crow Movement & Stephanie Guilloud One of the principles of the Southern Movement Assembly is centered on respecting and lifting up local leadership in any site where we convene. As we build stronger regional efforts, we remain committed to the self-determination of organizations and groups rooted in local…