Category: Newsletter

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Roots of Liberation : Peoples Assemblies at the Crossroads of History

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By Emery Wright, Project South Co-Director Edited from the transcript of a talk Emery gave at the Black Left Unity Network Meeting in December 2013. The talk was originally published in the Black Activist Journal, found at www.jblun.org Regardless of our different eras, Project South has maintained a strategic emphasis and focus on the South.…

From Freedom Schools to the University Sin Fronteras : Tapping in to a Legacy of Political Education

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By Les Etienne, Education & Research Director “In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become a part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed. It means facing a system that does not lend itself to your needs and devising means by…

The Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & GENOCIDE

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Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide is the full name of our organization. The political roots of our name have never been more evident than they are today in 2014. What do we mean by genocide in the context of the U.S. South? In the founding and naming, part of the…

The Question of Power: An Interview with Saladin Muhammad

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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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