Free From Fear Campaign

After years of shifting political waters and we know that in order to continue to build the power we need in the South, regardless of who controls the White House, we have to be more clear about who and how we are in relationship to each other as Southern people who are working to earn the respect of future generations. Our very lives depend on it.

We demand an end to state violence against Black and Indigenous people, immigrants, people of color, and LGBTQ people in Southern towns and cities. Our Free from Fear campaigns call into question who gets to exist, who gets to stay, and who gets to be safe in our homes, schools, and streets, and they will answer that question with this simple answer–we do. That answer names a demand: safety, dignity, and respect for our people, now! Our campaigns center on three regional demands: Housing and Land Liberation, Protect and Defend Queer and Trans Kindred, and Confront Militarization in our Communities . These campaigns, led by SONG members and chapters, help us further engage with and fight for our people on the local level. We call on our LGBTQ family to join us with these demands at the forefront: to secure our survival, yes, but also to create and strengthen our joy, by living beyond our fear.

This is a guiding question for SONG's work. Free From Fear is one organization's pledge to a wider collective movement commitment to fight and defeat fear and violence our towns, cities, region and country that stems from state and institutional violence. Free From Fear is a campaign name, an aspiration, and a thread tying the work of SONG together.