Project South: We All Count, We Will Not be Erased

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  • 50th Anniversary of Beyond Vietnam Speech

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    April 4, 2017, marks the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam: A Time of Break Silence speech at Riverside Church in New York. Dr. King identified deep connections between racism, materialism and militarism in his speech, and emphasized struggling against the root causes of racism – economic inequality and imperialism.…

  • A Panel Discussion: Dismantling the Private Prison Industry

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    On February 2nd 2017, Project South partnered up with the American Constitution Society, Southern Center for Human Rights, and the ACLU of Georgia to host a panel on dismantling the private industry. More than 100 people attended to learn about the movement to shut down the prison industrial complex starting with getting prison corporations out…

  • Groups Respond to Anti-Immigrant Bills

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 7, 2017   Advocacy and Faith Groups Hold Press Conference to Respond to Anti-Immigrant Bills Press conference will be at 10:30 am on March 9th in front of the Central Presbyterian Church, 201 Washington St SW, Atlanta   Atlanta, Georgia – On March 9th, advocacy and faith groups as well as directly…

  • Project South Member Update: August 2016

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    [av_image src=’https://prjs.palantetech.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/member-update-300×225.jpg’ attachment=’4799′ attachment_size=’medium’ align=’center’ styling=” hover=” link=” target=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’] “There are more police in our schools than books.” [/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Peoples 100 Days & Southern Movement Assembly VI in Chattanooga Organizations across the South are working together for our dignity. We are bringing people together…

  • The Georgia January 20th Coalition Launches Action to Demand that Atlanta Declare Itself a Sanctuary City

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    The Georgia January 20th Coalition Launches Action to Demand that Atlanta Declare Itself a Sanctuary City Press conference will be at noon on January 20th in front of the Atlanta City Hall, 68 Mitchell St SW   Atlanta, Georgia – On January 20th, the Georgia January 20th coalition will engage in the People’s Inauguration, demanding that the…

  • International Tribunal on Democracy in Brazil

    International Tribunal on Democracy in Brazil

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    [av_gallery ids=’4757,4755,4760,4759,4758,4756′ style=’thumbnails’ preview_size=’portfolio’ crop_big_preview_thumbnail=’avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb’ thumb_size=’portfolio’ columns=’5′ imagelink=’lightbox’ lazyload=’avia_lazyload’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”]   Azadeh Shahshahani was a juror for a people’s tribunal on democracy in Brazil held in Rio, Brazil, July 19-20. The tribunal which was organized by social justice movements in Brazil condemned the coup against President Rousseff. You can read the press statement here.  [/av_textblock]

  • Justice for Berta! Atlanta Rally

    Justice for Berta! Atlanta Rally

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    [av_gallery ids=’4634,4635,4636,4637,4638,4641′ style=’thumbnails’ preview_size=’portfolio’ crop_big_preview_thumbnail=’avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb’ thumb_size=’portfolio’ columns=’5′ imagelink=’lightbox’ lazyload=’avia_lazyload’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Project South’s Azadeh Shahshahani spoke at the press conference in front of the Honduran Consulate held on June 15, 2016 as part of the nationwide actions to seek justice for the murdered human rights and environmental justice activist, Berta Cáceres. Speakers also drew connections to the…

  • Member Update: May 2016

    Member Update: May 2016

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     T.O.P.S., Free Alabama Movement, and Project South rally on May 7 in solidarity with Alabama Prison Strike. Check out coverage on Democracy Now!   Southern Peoples Organizing Intensive, a 3-day training and political education session Project South is excited to enter the 2016 summer season shoulder to shoulder with our partners from across the South.…

  • Member Update: April 2016

    Member Update: April 2016

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    Deep roots: (L) Local Partners Dialogue with partners and founders; (R) Youth organizers of the South Atlanta Youth Assembly Jeanette — In the midst of a growing movement in the South, the Southern Movement Assembly anchor organizations launched the Southern Peoples Initiatives – A Plan of Action in a Time of Crisis. In partnership with…

  • Panel Discussion to Shed Light on Post-9/11 Human Rights Abuses Affecting Muslims, Black Communities, and Immigrant Communities of Color

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    [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Panel Discussion to Shed Light on Post-9/11 Human Rights Abuses Affecting Muslims, Black Communities, and Immigrant Communities of Color Panel to be held at Masjid Al-Mu’minun, 1127 Hank Aaron Dr SW, on April 7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 6, 2016 CONTACT: Azadeh N. Shahshahani, Project South, 404-574-0851, azadeh@prjs.palantetech.coop Atlanta, GA…