During this second segment of Formed by Fire: The Stories that Birthed the Southern Freedom Movement, we will be joined by SMA members to tell the stories of our roots, the fights that have connected us through the years, and the momentum that we gain through our collective organizing.

During this two part series, the SMA is honoring 10 years of Southern connection, resistance, and organizing!

This season we are kicking off the next stop on the road to SMA 10 - The "Summer of Assemblies"! Southern Freedom Fighters are preparing to gather together to create visions and strategies on every front-line across the U.S and Global South. This year we set out a goal to sharpen our skills, connect our plans, and prepare to flex our power at SMA 10!

Watch the recording of the Power of the PMA Organizing Intensive and read the notes!

Learn about the history and methodology behind the people’s movement assembly as we gear up for the organizing intensive happening June 11th-12th.

This month hear the experiences from youth organizers who are leading the charge in policy fights, protests, and collective organizing to protect and defend their communities.

This year, SMA members and anchors have committed to organizing PMAs to build our visions and shared strategies to bring to SMA10 in September. We will use the Organizing Intensive to support organizers to learn skills specific to organizing PMAs including facilitation, synthesis decision-making, political education, and fundamental organizing skills.

The release of the SMA 2022 Action plan to advance the Southern peoples Initiatives (SPI).

Rooted in the spirit of the original SMA I in 2012 that converged in Lowndes County, Alabama on the site of 1965’s Freedom City, SMA 10 will recognize the last decade of our movement building work.

An inter-generational conversation to explore and celebrate the Black Radical Tradition in the US & Global South.