Category: 2013 Winter

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Interviewed by: Ruben Solis and Niqua Douglas Notetaker: Cita Cook Saladin is a founder and organizer with the Black Workers for Justice, based in North Carolina. He was recently arrested with 900 others in the Moral Monday protests over the summer. He is also a lead organizer with the Southern Workers’ Assembly Ruben Solis: What…

Defiance & Dignity: The Walk from Jacksonville to Sanford was a battle cry for justice

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By Stephanie Guilloud & Emery Wright, Project South Co-Directors The Walk for Dignity was not about just one death. The verdict to acquit George Zimmerman of murder was not just about the injustice of one young Black man being killed. It was a loud and ugly signal from the US courts that the pursuit and…

I was born to Organize: Septima Clark Community Power Institute directed by youth program graduates

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by Santrecheel Julian Santrecheel was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and became the Youth Coordinateor in 2009. In 2010, she initiated a program called Real Talk: Stand Up For Parents to expand access to childcare for women of color and parents. This September, Julian welcomed her second child Devon into world. Congratulations! In 2013,…

Immigrant Justice for Workers & Families: Movement Solidarity in Action

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Throughout 2013, Project South has worked with immigrant and migrant justice organizations to build stronger alliances between Black and Latino comunities. We have strengthened our connections at a critical moment. All our communities are facing racist attacks from law enforcement and a growing social hostility that too often results in violence and death, whether on…

I see my neighbor as myself: Southern Forces gather in the Baptist Bottom

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40 organizations met in Dothan, Alabama on August 30-31, 2013 in the third Southern Movement Assembly since September 2012. The Assembly was held in the Baptist Bottom community, hosted by The Ordinary Peoples Society (TOPS). The Assembly followed a dynamic four months of Freedom Summer that included base-building, liberated educational spaces, and an organizing drive…

Eyes on Southern Freedom: Preparation, Commemoration, and Action during Freedom Summer 2013

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By Taliba Obuya Taliba served as the Regional Organizer and Coordinator from August 2012 through 2013. She worked to organize the Peoples First 100 Days Campaign, the second and third Southern Movement Assemblies, and the Day of Dignity on August 28th. Taliba is transitioning from her full-time staff position at Project South in order to…

The Case For A Southern Freedom Movement: Learning from the March On Washington

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