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Organizers are trained to believe that we don’t predict the future, we create it. And that is exactly what almost 100 people from across the South did over Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta. We gathered because we love our hometowns. We gathered to strategize and build toward a South whose land, air, and water is not polluted by hyper scale data centers. We gathered because we believe everyone deserves affordable utilities. We gathered because we need one another to survive and to create a future we all deserve and we believe organizing is how we get there. Click the link in our bio to read more about the magic of our Data Center Organizing School.

Help SONG and Rising Majority take care of our people with free gas? We’ll be popping up in Durham to giveaway free gas on September 2, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you can volunteer for an hour or two to talk to our people and giveaway free gas, click the link in our bio!

Apply now for Gaycation 2026! This year at Gaycation: Solidarity School Edition, our goal is grounded in the historical why of Gayction and to provide a regional space where we can continue our work to strengthen our collective capacity to survive and respond to escalating political violence by building practical skills, deepening regional solidarity, and advancing our shared political analysis. Join us at Gaycation: Solidarity School Edition to reimagine, root, and retreat together. Applications close August 7th! 🔗: songsouth.info/Gaycation2026

Join Southerners on New Ground, Community Land and Power, Clean Water NC, Merrick-Moore CDC, Sound Rivers, Mothers* For Ceasefire, Durham Art Guild, Carolina Jews for Justice - Durham/Orange County, Jewish Voice for Peace - Triangle NC, Moms Clean Air Force, the NC Environmental Justice Network, and other partners on Monday, May 4 at 6:00PM for a rally, public comment, and vote to demand City Council pass a moratorium on data centers right here in Durham!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Let's add our voices to the choir saying NO to data centers and tech billionaires and YES to more say over our land, water, and the air we breathe

Across the South, passing moratoriums has proven to be a winning organizing strategy. Moratoriums are a pause or suspension in data center approvals and construction. Throughout the region, almost every Southern state has seen a successful moratorium fight from small rural communities in Edgecombe, NC, and in towns such as Jackson, MS, and Durham, NC. In the panhandle of FL and the Appalachian Mountains, southern communities are rising up. ⁠ ⁠ Joining us to give us more insight into what it takes to win these fights are panelists Charla Rios (Durham, NC), Kristy Rosen (Escambia County, FL), and Matéo Penado (Gainesville, GA). These panelists will bring the wisdom of their organizing experiences, hard learned lessons, and the creativity it takes to win and build for the next phase. ⁠ ⁠ The fight against data centers is a fight over who gets to shape the future of the South. Join us to learn how communities are fighting back, winning, and building power.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to register!

Member Initiated Projects (MIPS) is an invitation to dream, scheme, experiment, and workshop ways to build a queer South worthy of our people.⁠ ⁠ In this political moment, the work of SONG is to break isolation, imagine and build beyond the limits of present conditions, and to find one another through shared work and commitment. Which is why we are calling SONG members to crew up and get to work on a project connected to SONG's current organizational work and priorities:⁠ ⁠ ⚔️Protecting Queer and Trans Kindred⁠ 🪧Confronting Criminalization and Militarization⁠ 🏠️Housing & Land Liberation⁠ ⁠ This call for proposals invites you to deepen relationships, incubate ideas, test their possibilities, and contribute to long-term movement building. MIPS can take the form of workshops, mutual-aid efforts, cultural projects, or something we have not yet imagined (see here for previous MIPS).⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit a proposal today!

⁠ It's #membermonday!!!⁠ ⁠ THERE IS STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR GAYCATION 2026!!!⁠ ⁠ 👉🏽APPLY HERE: songsouth.info/Gaycation2026⁠ ⁠ *Applications are open now through Friday, July 24th, 2026.⁠ PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited and excitement is high! ⁠ We welcome all of our comrades to apply; however, priority will be given to active SONG members who are currently living in the South.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Gaycation 2026 marks SONG’s 9th queer membership gathering!⁠ ⁠The theme for this year is Solidarity School. For decades, SONG has mobilized our base to respond to climate, political, and social disasters in our communities. In 2025, we made a commitment to begin fortifying the infrastructure needed to grow stronger at being prepared for disasters. This means developing our regional solidarity work and taking inventory of the skill sets we need to grow in this time.⁠ ⁠ It is our hope that this year we can co-curate a space of practical skill-building and deepen our political assessment around what is needed to survive the rampant increase of political violence. ⁠

"It was June 12, 2016, and we were closing out the last⁠ day of our largest annual membership gathering of the⁠ year, SONG Gaycation, when we got disturbing news. ⁠ We glued ourselves to our phones, trying to find out if our close friends and family were in that bar, and trying to let other people know that we weren’t. We watched the body count rise over the hours. We stared at each other and hugged each other. We cried… a lot." ⁠ ⁠ Read Full Article HERE:⁠ https://changeagent.nelrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/15-One-Rise-One-Fall.pdf⁠ ⁠ "Pulse, the club itself, represents some of the best of SONG’s principles and some of the best of our LGBTQ Southern traditions. It’s a space cultivating LGBTQ sanctuary, fortified by cross-race, cross-class relationships, aiming itself as an institution of joy and refuge for so many of us from the daily trials and tribulations we face. The owner of Pulse vowed to reopen to, “keep our hearts beating and our spirit alive.” Like so many before her, LGBTQ people are answering the call to each other to say, “I will harbor you.”⁠ ⁠ Read Full Article HERE:⁠ southernersonnewground.org/spiritual-solace-harbor-pulse/⁠

Across the South, passing moratoriums has proven to be a winning organizing strategy. Moratoriums are a pause or suspension in data center approvals and construction. Throughout the region, almost every Southern state has seen a successful moratorium fight from small rural communities in Edgecombe, NC, and in towns such as Jackson, MS, and Durham, NC. In the panhandle of FL and the Appalachian Mountains, southern communities are rising up. ⁠ ⁠ Joining us to give us more insight into what it takes to win these fights are panelists Charla Rios (Durham, NC), Kristy Rosen (Escambia County, FL), and Matéo Penado (Gainesville, GA). These panelists will bring the wisdom of their organizing experiences, hard learned lessons, and the creativity it takes to win and build for the next phase. ⁠ ⁠ The fight against data centers is a fight over who gets to shape the future of the South. Join us to learn how communities are fighting back, winning, and building power.⁠ ⁠ Swipe through the post to learn more about the panelists and click the link in our bio to register!

Join Southerners on New Ground, Community Land and Power, Clean Water NC, and other partners on Monday, August 3rd at 9:00 AM for public comment to demand that Durham's County Commission pass a moratorium on data centers right here in Durham!⁠ ⁠ Let's add our voices to the choir, saying NO to data centers and tech billionaires and YES to more say over our land, water, and the air we breathe!⁠ ⁠ 📆: Monday, August 3⁠ ⏰️: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM⁠ 📍: County Courthouse, 200 East Main⁠ Durham, NC 27701⁠

Join Southerners on New Ground on Tuesday, May 12th, as we pressure the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners to vote NO on the DeKalb County Data Center Text Amendment! The text amendment is insufficient and does nothing to regulate the growth of data centers in Dekalb county. We demand community input and real regulations on data centers every step of the way!⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to register!

Join Queer Water Avengers in Falls Lake, NC, (a little over 2 hours drive from Richmond) this Saturday, July 25for a day full of lakeside lounging, skill shares, water activities, and connecting with the land. Optional camping the night before and after! Get more information and register at bit.ly/LakeQTs⁠ ⁠ Queer Water Avengers is one of SONG's Member Initiated Projects (MIP) that explores our relationship to water and why it matters! Queer Water Avengers is a series of events in the Richmond and Durham areas focused on improving our relationships with water through skill-building and intentional reflection on swimming, water safety, water purification, disaster preparedness, historical and spiritual connections, and other ways we relate to water.

Join the Queer Water Avengers for QT's at the Pool! We'll be co-creating a space for queer joy and skill-building in these private pool gatherings. Whether you're a seasoned swimmer or just getting your feet wet, this will be a great chance to cool off and practice your water skills and comfort. In addition to the pool, we'll also have some activities around history, art, and our relationships to water.⁠ ⁠ The location, additional space information, and some community agreements will be sent to registrants before the event. Each adult should fill out a registration form to attend - feel free to share with your friends! ⁠ ⁠ Please note that space is somewhat limited so registration will be closed when we hit our participant cap. Preference will be given to folks who attended the Queer Water Avengers launch call and/or other QWA discussions. This event is specifically for queer and trans people and will center QTBIPOC. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ REGISTER HERE:⁠ ⁠ Durham event: Saturday, June 6, 5-8:30pm⁠ songsouth.info/QWA_DurhamQT⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Richmond event: Sunday, June 7 4-7:30pm⁠ songsouth.info/QWA_RichmondQT

Member-Initiated Projects (MIPS) is an invitation to dream, scheme, experiment, and workshop ways to build a queer South worthy of our people.⁠ ⁠ In this political moment, the work of SONG is to break isolation, imagine and build beyond the limits of present conditions, and to find one another through shared work and commitment. Which is why we are calling SONG members to crew up and get to work on a project connected to SONG's current organizational work and priorities:⁠ ⁠ ⚔️Protecting Queer and Trans Kindred⁠ 🪧Confronting Criminalization and Militarization⁠ 🏠️Housing & Land Liberation⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ This call for proposals invites you to deepen relationships, incubate ideas, test their possibilities, and contribute to long-term movement building. MIPS can take the form of workshops, mutual-aid efforts, cultural projects, or something we have not yet imagined (see here for previous MIPS).⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit a proposal today!

If you want to be a part of the May Day action, visit maydaystrong.org!!!!⁠ ⁠ Stay tuned for a special episode of the Porch Podcast featuring ⁠ Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza and Sam Master! ⁠ ⁠ @rwandalicious⁠ @thefirenextime @midwest_academy⁠ ⁠ ⁠ In the meantime, listen to previous episodes of the Porch at songsouth.info/m/PorchPodcast⁠

The Atlanta People's Campaign (@atlpeoplescampaign) is back at it AGAIN!⁠ ⁠ Join SONG on October 24, from 11 am-5 pm, as we support their 4TH CITYWIDE People’s Movement Assembly (PMA)!! We'll all download the previous three PMAs and engage in discussions about continuing the work to build a better and safer Atlanta that centers the PEOPLE!! ⁠ ⁠ As always, this is a FREE EVENT!! Food and childcare will be provided!⁠ ⁠ October 24, 2026⁠ 11-5 pm⁠ Kroc Center Atlanta 967 Dewey St SW Atlanta, GA⁠ ⁠ Learn more & register: bit.ly/OCTPMA4

Join Southerners on New Ground and the Stop Data Centers Coalition on Thursday, July 23rd, from 5:30 PM-7 PM. We'll be making phone calls to recruit folks out to upcoming Durham County Commission meetings to make our voices heard that the people want a moratorium on data centers right here in Durham. ⁠ ⁠ Let's say NO to data centers and tech billionaires and YES to more say over our land, water, and the air we breathe!⁠ ⁠ Pizza and childcare provided!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ When: Thursday, July 23⁠ ⁠ Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM⁠ ⁠ Where: Yarrow House⁠ 1809 Chapel Hill Rd.⁠ Durham, NC 27707⁠ ⁠

We have been around, before Stonewall, and beyond Stonewall, in all pockets of the world. We will continue to make revolution irresistible everywhere. Today and forever, we honor the legacy of our trans elders and ancestors by remaining committed to this fight for our liberation. #stonewall #stonewallriots #pridemonth #liberation #pridewasariot

Dearest Mothers, Mamas, Mamis, Muvas…⁠ ⁠ Today, especially, we celebrate all of the beautiful shades of Motherhood.⁠ We thank you for showing up to ignite our paths with your illuminating beauty. ⁠ ⁠ Thank you for your nurture, your guidance, and your fierce, relentless love. ⁠ Thank you for giving us a heart to call home. ⁠ May the flowers of your gardens grow.⁠ ⁠ Happy Mother’s Day💐⁠ ⁠ {Attribution: Livingston, Jennie. Paris Is Burning. Off White Productions Inc., 1990.}⁠

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Dearest Mothers, Mamas, Mamis, Muvas…⁠ ⁠ Today, especially, we celebrate all of the beautiful shades of Motherhood.⁠ We thank you for showing up to ignite our paths with your illuminating beauty.