SOCM Sentinels
SOCM Sentinel's are the quarterly newsletters written by SOCM members & staff. This is a great way to get details on current work!
Q2 2024 SOCM Sentinel
Voucher Bill Dead – When We Organize, We Win! • SOCM and Coalition Partners Celebrate Victory Over Voucher Bill; Push for Investments in our Public Schools • The 2024 Legislative Session in Review • Training & Event Schedule • Rutherford Update • SOCM works with Clarksville-Montgomery Voter Alliance • Knoxville Update • Cumberland Update • Maury Update • Plateau+ Valley Update • Roaring River Update • Labor at the Table Project Update • Tennessee For All Organizes Residents for a Community Benefits Agreement • SOCM Board and Staff Hold Two-Day Strategic Planning Retreat • Public School Strong TN Hosts Candidate Forums across Seven Counties • SOCM Members Join others from the Alliance for Appalachia to Lobby to End Mountaintop Removal and the Passing of the ACHE Act •Caleb Gore shares about Lobbying inDC•5-Minute Survey on Community Issues
Q1 2024 SOCM Sentinel
The most important thing that happens at Day on the Hill is solidarity • Residents from four counties gather to strategize on messaging • SOCM in the Lens • Blount County members oppose Lee's voucher scam • Public School Strong members take message to school boards • Knox County Education Coalition's Listening Session Report • A big win for community power in Grundy County • Chapter updates • SOCM welcomes Middle Tennessee Organizer Theeda Murphy • Staff works with UT students taking a course on voter engagement
Q4 2023 SOCM Sentinel
Knox County Education Coalition members experience the importance of listening • Gov. Bill Lee declares war on Tennessee school children • SOCM members and local residents work to Stop the Jump Off Quarry in Marion County • McMinn County Neighbors build local support for #PublicSchoolStrongTN • Knoxville Chapter members continue to work for full right to counsel and closes year with the People’s Budget Hearing • Cumberland Chapter members gather to celebrate and share stories • SOCM’s two-day 2023 Annual Meeting exceeds expectations • SOCM in the Lens • SOCM and Cattywampus plan 2024 collaboration • SOCM launches Public School Strong TN: A movement to win honest, accurate, equitable, safe, and fully-funded public schools in Tennessee • SOCM elections held October 7; meet your board members • SOCM Board wants your input on the 5-year strategic plan to help establish organizational goals • Remembering our friend, Boomer Winfrey, who recently passed
Q3 2023 SOCM Sentinel
Board Members convene for a strategic planning session • Cumberland Chapter Update • Maury Chapter Update • Knoxville residents come together to form a tenant’s union • Rutherford Chapter Update • McMinn Chapter Update • Blount County Public Education Pod hosts back-to-school cookout • Knox County Education Coalition hosts a series of school district events • SOCM in the Lens • SOCM Members across the state continue to fight for public education • Our Kids are #MoreThanATest Day of Action • SOCM Members learn how to organize using deep listening •SOCM holds first quarterly virtual SOCM 101 session • SOCM hosts “Intro to Organizing Training” in Knoxville • “In Smoky Chicago, We Testify for a More Just EPA Coal Ash Rule” • SOCM participates in AML community tour and meeting • The Low Road, by Marge Piercy
