At Project South, when we say we are stronger together, we acknowledge that our movements are built by organizations, grassroots groups, communities, and people united in struggle.

We believe that powerful social movements rooted in collective action and people power are the foundation of our collective liberation. As we work to keep each other safe in the streets, we must also work to protect our movements and organizations. The State Department recently released a report timed to coincide with the July ministerial on “Far Left Terrorism.” The report, centered on Cuba, is another political weapon aimed at discrediting social justice activism. It echoes 1940s McCarthyism and 1960s COINTELPRO attacks on social movements. Alongside the National Security Memo (NSPM-7), the Trump regime is putting in place legal mechanisms to target anyone who challenges the West, whiteness, or U.S. policies. In other words, all of us who stand against fascism. These measures justify more repression and control by the state while discrediting the work of people advocating for racial, economic, environmental, and social justice. As Toni Morrison reminds us in Racism & Fascism, fascist regimes seek to “criminalize the enemy” and “maintain, at all costs, silence.” As attacks on our movements intensify, and as the state continues to kill, disappear, detain, and intimidate our communities, our response must be rooted in solidarity and organized resistance to fascism in all its forms. This is a time to be bold, to be loud, and to connect across our differences. Project South remains firm in our belief that social movements are the primary force capable of rebuilding our world. That is precisely why this regime continues to target our movements and the communities organizing power from below. Let us all remain unapologetically and boldly antifascist. And let us stand together in defense of one another against every attempt to divide, intimidate, criminalize, and silence our communities. ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE - Create organizational protection plans: bit.ly/GetReadyZine - Recruit Sanctuary Zones in Atlanta: bit.ly/sanctuaryzone-atl - Join and follow Project South!