New Social Economy Assembly
What economic distress has increased since COVID?
What are opportunities to grow economic sustainability?
What are potential actions for the People’s First 100 Days in 2021?
Join Southern frontline organizers in a virtual People’s Movement Assembly on August 26th. Share your lessons learned and ideas for what we need to build together.
REGISTER HERE: southtosouth.org/call
DATE: Wednesday, August 26th
TIME: 5-7pm CDT / 6-8pm EST
ACTION STEPS:
1) Register for the New Social Economy Assembly: Register for the PMA to represent for your organization or community group. Recruit 2-3 more folks who want to coordinate and connect with other Southern organizers and build a shared plan of action! Register at southtosouth.org/call
2) Fill out the SMA Survey HERE: Prepare for the Assembly or share your lessons and ideas if you can’t make it this month: https://bit.ly/SMA9survey2020
3) Commemorate #Katrina15 on August 29th 10am-3pm CT Join Gulf South for a Green New Deal and groups across the South to commemorate 15 years of resistance since Hurricane Katrina and to learn about community solutions in action to address the climate crisis. REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/RememberKatrina15
4) SAVE THE DATE: Southern Movement Assembly 9 will be NOVEMBER 6-7, 2020 Just days after the national elections, Southern organizers and leaders will gather to develop the strategy for a coordinated People’s First 100 Days of 2021. No matter what happens during the elections, we know we need a movement plan of action to build the world we deserve.
Southern Movement Assembly Action Plan 2020
Every time we gather as a Southern Movement Assembly, we produce a plan of action. At the SMA8 in Mississippi in November 2019, we divided ourselves into three assemblies based on the elements of the Southern Peoples Initiative. In each of these assemblies we discussed our visions and strategies for 2020. We gathered on Saturday evening with representatives from each assembly and over 100 people participating as a large group to synthesize the ideas into an action plan.
The challenges we face in our communities are more urgent than ever, but we are stronger when we come together. Southern movement forces are ready to take action and grow southern power from the bottom up.