Southerners On New Ground

Southerners On New Ground SONG is a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the South.
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We build, sustain, and connect a southern regional base of LBGTQ people in order to transform the region.

Join the Q***r Water Avengers for QT's at the Pool! We'll be co-creating a space for q***r joy and skill-building in the...
06/06/2026

Join the Q***r Water Avengers for QT's at the Pool! We'll be co-creating a space for q***r 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.⁠
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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! ⁠
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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 Q***r Water Avengers launch call and/or other QWA discussions. This event is specifically for q***r and trans people and will center QTBIPOC. ⁠
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REGISTER HERE:⁠
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Durham event: Saturday, June 6, 5-8:30pm⁠
songsouth.info/QWA_DurhamQT⁠
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Richmond event: Sunday, June 7 4-7:30pm⁠
songsouth.info/QWA_RichmondQT

June Firekeepers' Practice Space will be on Wed, June 10th!Greetings Kindred,Join us for our first Firekeeper Practice S...
06/06/2026

June Firekeepers' Practice Space will be on Wed, June 10th!

Greetings Kindred,

Join us for our first Firekeeper Practice Space of the year, on Wednesday, June 10th from 5-7pm CT / 6-8pm ET on Zoom! Register here.

Come meet the new SONG Firekeeper 2026 Cohort (!) and build the conflict transformation skills we need to strengthen our organizing.

June’s topic: How do we share space and work together when we’re hurt, frustrated, or even pi**ed at each other?

In this practice space, we’ll work this important conflict transformation muscle using, “What Else is True?,” a tool from Dean Spades’ book, Love in a F*cked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together.

This exercise can support us to create emotional spaciousness when we are having strong, difficult feelings about a person, group, or situation.

REGISTER HERE:
songsouth.info/JuneFirekeepers

The Firekeepers’ Practice Space is for all SONG members to practice conflict transformation skills together. If you want to grow your leadership to work with emotions, move through conflict and conflict avoidance in your SONG spaces, and experience what a generative response to conflict actually feels like, this space is for you.

It is Pride Month, and we’re kicking off the season by celebrating this weekend in North Charleston, SC, at Park Circle ...
06/06/2026

It is Pride Month, and we’re kicking off the season by celebrating this weekend in North Charleston, SC, at Park Circle Pride.⁠
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We’d love to see you, hear what you’ve been up to and get you in some of our amazing swag.⁠
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Come through the Park Circle Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Commonhouse Ale Works (4831 O'Hear Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405).

Join the Q***r Water Avengers for QT's at the Pool! We'll be co-creating a space for q***r joy and skill-building in the...
06/02/2026

Join the Q***r Water Avengers for QT's at the Pool! We'll be co-creating a space for q***r 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 Q***r Water Avengers launch call and/or other QWA discussions. This event is specifically for q***r 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

Hey Kindred! Check out our upcoming events!⁠⁠Visit songsouth.info/events for more info.
06/01/2026

Hey Kindred! Check out our upcoming events!⁠
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Visit songsouth.info/events for more info.

Join SONG on Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM for our New Orleans Member & Kindred dinner! We will fellowship, list...
05/29/2026

Join SONG on Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
for our New Orleans Member & Kindred dinner!

We will fellowship, listen to what is on the hearts and minds of our people, and provide a report back on the work that has been moving across the region.

Location
Location Shared Upon Registration Confirmation

Register HERE:
songsouth.info/Dinner_NOLA

05/21/2026

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You’re invited to TheLRooms 2nd anniversary fundraiser!!
🥳 It’s time to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of owning TheLRoom! Join us on Memorial Day weekend (Sunday, May 24) from 3-7pm at TheLRoom’s outdoor area for community, music, food, raffles, a silent auction, and TheLRoom vintage pop up shop! Event details below:

🎟️ Entry is donate-what-you-can
🪑Bring a lawn chair or blanket!
💪🏾 We need volunteers for event support and volunteer entertainment (musicians, poets, etc)
🚫 Sorry y’all: no public restrooms, children, or pets

📞 Invite only, please RSVP by texting “YR2” to 919-638-0050.

💜If you cannot attend, consider donating to TheLRoom.org 💜

Repost⁠via ⁠⁠Slide 1: ⁠⁠One voice. One mission. One Day of Action.⁠Join us on May 20 as Mississippians from across the s...
05/19/2026

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One voice. One mission. One Day of Action.⁠
Join us on May 20 as Mississippians from across the state come together to march, rally, and organize for voting rights and fair representation.⁠
Show up. Speak out. Make change.⁠

Jackson, MS⁠
Linktr.ee/msdayofaction⁠
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Freedom should never depend on whether someone can afford bail.⁠
Far too many Mississippians are sitting in jail pretrial simply because they do not have the money to buy their freedom. The MS Bail Fund is helping families stay connected, supporting people through moments of crisis, and fighting against unjust incarceration in our state.⁠
Every dollar makes a difference. If you can, give today. If you can’t, share this post and help spread the word. ⁠
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DONATE HERE:⁠
secure.actblue.com/donate/ms-bail-fund⁠
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It's !!!THERE IS STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR GAYCATION 2026!!!👉🏽APPLY HERE: songsouth.info/Gaycation2026⁠*Applications are ...
05/18/2026

It's !!!

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 q***r 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.⁠
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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.

THIS WEDNESDAY!!!!!!Join us on Wednesday, May 13, for SONG’s New Member Orientation, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 P...
05/11/2026

THIS WEDNESDAY!!!!!!
Join us on Wednesday, May 13, for SONG’s New Member Orientation, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST!⁠
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We’d love to welcome you to join us as we visit the history of our co-founders and the methods in which we organize in the South, and provide an orientation to the infrastructure of this organization.⁠
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This is the space to bring questions, curiosity, time, talents, and visions that focus on how we organize together. ⁠
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Register here: ⁠
songsouth.info/May2026NMO

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Atlanta, GA
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