Category: Southern Movement Alliance
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50 years ago: Atlanta in 1963
HISTORY OF ATLANTA IN 1963 January – Leroy Johnson, an attorney who had advised demonstrators in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), became the first African American in the Georgia State Senate since Reconstruction and the first in the Georgia General Assembly since 1907. February – The headmaster of the exclusive Episcopalian Lovett…
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Youth take action on the 50th Anniversary
An assembly in Dothan mobilizing young people from all across the south and the nation we will be collecting ballots on 24th to 28th. The whole nation is mobilizing in different places so get involved and come out. Click here to download the flyer for our actions on August 28 Download an action packet for…
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South by Southwest Tour
read more and follow the tour at http://niqua2013.blogspot.com/ “The workshops were more of an open space for people to share their stories and the work they do to create democratic education in their communities. We also had 16 Home-based groups that met everyday for a hour. My groups was Counter Cultural Education, which was…
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Walk for Dignity charts new course for Freedom
Watch Video: In their own words, #Walk4Dignity from Jacksonville to Sanford The Southern Freedom Movement made history by walking from Jacksonville to Sanford last week! Over 100 people walked with us at some point on the journey, and hundreds more contributed to the effort from states around the South and the country. The…
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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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Watch the #Walk4Dignity Live!
Live video every day! Tune in as the #Walk4Dignity begins!July 22-27thFrom Jacksonville to Sanford FL Support the walkers at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-walk-for-dignity Sign up to join the #Walk4Dignity: http://southtosouth.org/2013/07/sign-on-commit-to-southern-dignity/Read more at southtosouth.org Live Video streaming by Ustream
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JOIN THE #WALK4DIGNITY from Jacksonville to Sanford FL, July 22-27th.
Hello friends and family of Project South and the Southern Movement Assembly process, You are connected to the Southern Movement Assembly and the rising movements in cities, towns, and counties across the South. Your vision is critical to shape a more just world, and we all have a role to play in making that world…
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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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MLK Day Actions: 12 sites, 9 Southern States!
MLK Day 2013: 12 Action Sites, 9 Southern States!Not Just a Dream – Movement is King! Check out the Charleston SC MLK Action! Jacksonville, FL: The New Jim Crow Movement Coalition, SCLC, and the Marrissa Alexander Defense Committee held actions over the weekend and gathered over 50 interviews during the parade and local events. Atlanta,…
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January update: Where will you be on Jan 21st for MLK Day & the Inauguration?
Happy New Year, Project South Family! After a phenomenal 2012, we are very excited for the work of 2013. On the 66th day of the People’s First 100 Days, we continue to work with our partners and members in communities across the South to build a strong, vibrant, and powerful Southern Freedom Movement. MLK Day…