Southern Movement Committee 

We are Black organizers, artists, creatives, and movement lawyers working with community members to implement transformative programs and policies developed by people directly impacted by incarceration, police violence, racism, and economic inequality. Our campaigns and projects build safe and just communities grounded in transformative justice, participatory democracy, and visionary leadership.

The Southern Movement Committee is organizing and building power in the US South for racial justice and human rights.

Power

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Black Joy

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Self Determination

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Freedom

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Power • Black Joy • Self Determination • Freedom •

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Our Campaigns and Projects

  • Building power through participatory democracy, political engagement, voter mobilization, and community-led governance. The Black Nashville Assembly, along with the state-wide assembly structure is the vehicle we use to practice participatory democracy and co-governance inside of local communities in Tennessee.

  • Movement lawyering and advocacy with movement organizations and community members in the South. We provide legal support to families who have been impacted by state violence and communities fighting for justice

  • Building Youth Power by organizing young people to fight for education justice, strong communities, eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline, and police-free schools through our Youth Assembly.

  • We are organizing to end incarceration and police violence by supporting community members as they navigate the criminal legal system and local campaigns to invest in public goods and divest from courts, cops, and cages.

  • Lauren Williams Batiste

    Community Organizer

    Board Member

  • Tyler Whittenberg

    Movement Lawyer

    Board Member

  • Anthony Johnson

    Non Profit Strategist and Lawyer

    Board Member

  • Tiffany Williams Roberts

    Movement Lawyer

    Board Member

10K+ Black People Engaged

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36+ Political Engagement Events

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50+ Members

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70+ Sneakers Donated

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20+ Block Captains

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10K+ Black People Engaged • 36+ Political Engagement Events • 50+ Members • 70+ Sneakers Donated • 20+ Block Captains •

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