Getting out the vote is vital work, but how do you get people to that starting line in the first place? SONG has been working alongside communities in the South for decades, meeting the needs of their neighbors where they live while building up political muscle. Hear how that work came to fruition in 2020’s races to elect new county sheriffs in Georgia, as SONG Power campaign lead Robert-John Hinojosa traces the organization’s past and present with hosts Holly Anderson and Marcus Patrick Ellsworth.

Episode references:

SONG - https://southernersonnewground.org/

SONG Power - https://unleashpower.org/

Movement for Black Lives - https://m4bl.org

MIJENTE - https://mijente.net

GLAHR - https://glahr.org

Sister Song - https://www.sistersong.net

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