Project South (organization)
For other organizations with similar names, see Project South (disambiguation).
Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide (or Project South) is a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1991,[1] and incorporates sociological research into education and organizing projects.[2]
The organization collaborates with the Black Lives Matter movement in organizing civil protests,[3] though the group also represents an anti-capitalist perspective from within the movement.[4]
The organization also helped develop a national agenda for Black Lives Matter.[5]
References
- ↑ "History". Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide.
- ↑ Joe R. Feagin, Hernan Vera, Kimberly Ducey. "Liberation Sociology". Routledge.
- ↑ "Movement for Black Lives Calls for Reparations & "End to War Against Black People"".
- ↑ "Black Representation After Ferguson".
- ↑ "The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Most Visible on Twitter. Its True Home Is Elsewhere." – via The Nation.
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