
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 2025 SOCM Sentinel
VICTORY! SOCM members stand with TIRRC and immigrant students helping to defeat HB793 • Knoxville Chapter Update . . . Sprint Summary • Knoxville Chapter members review the City of Knoxville’s consolidated and action plans • SOCM welcomes a new chapter in Montgomery County • Plateau & Valley Chapter Update • Cumberland Chapter Update • Rutherford Chapter Update (RuCo) • Roaring River Chapter Update • Update from Sumner and Rural West counties • SOCM in the Lens • Building Public School Strong in Blount County • Do you want to learn more about fundraising and why it is important? • SOCM members travel to Washington DC with Alliance for Appalachia coalitional members for “Our Land, Our Home” lobby trip • The importance of your membership and asking people to join • SOCM and Cattywampus announce the “We Are Inskip: Parade and Block Party” • Reviving the Fundamentals: Talking to people we don’t yet know • Celebrating 25 years of protection at Fall Creek Falls State Park • Annual Meeting announcement


Q1 2025 SOCM Sentinel
SOCM Joins Tennessee for All (TN4All) partners for third annual Day on the Hill • Public Education supporters across the state call for public education funding not private school vouchers • Blue Oval Good Neighbors rally and testify against anti-CBA bill • Lizzie Shirlin reflects on personal experience at Knoxville Eviction Court • SOCM helps shed light on unprecedented eviction court day •SOCM in the Lens • SOCM Members join coalition partners for Day on the Hill forHousing and Homelessness • Alliance for Appalachia Update • Geneva Clifton joins SOCM’s staff • Cumberland Chapter Update • Knoxville Chapter Update •Plateau & Valley Chapter Update • Roaring River Chapter Update • Rutherford Chapter Update • Middle Tennessee Chapters Update
Q4 2024 SOCM Sentinel
We Need Your Help to Stop the 2025 Voucher Scam! • PSS Parents Release Statement on HB1/SB1 published in The Tennessean • SOCM in the Lens • 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Summary • Make Plans now to Join Us for the Third Annual Housing and Homelessness Day on the Hill • TN4All Coalition Partners Gather for Two-Day Planning Retreat • Cumberland Chapter Update • Maury Chapter Update • Rutherford Chapter Update • Sign Up for “Fundamentals of Organizing” Book Club • Knoxville Chapter Update • Plateau & Valley Chapter Update • Roaring River Chapter Update • Holiday Celebrations • And More!


Q3 2024 SOCM Sentinel
Members Experience Joy, Hope, and Solidarity at the 2024 Annual Meeting • Knoxville Chapter Update • Knoxville Chapter Members Participate in AJRC Program • Maury Chapter Update •Rutherford Chapter Update • Plateau & Valley Chapter Update • Roaring River Chapter Update• As K-12 Emergency Relief Funds Expire, Now is the Time to Reject School Vouchers and Make Bold Investments in Our Local Schools • SOCM in the Lens • September Surge • Tennessee Public School Parents and Supporters Say “Enough is Enough”: Local Residents Participate in the National Public School Strong September Surge for Public Schools at Local School Board Meetings and Events across 11 Counties • PSS 2025 Legislative Priorities • SOCM’s Board, Members, and Staff Develop a New 5-Year Strategic Plan • Alliance for Appalachia Report on the EJ for All Act • Grassroots Development Coordinator (Job Posting) • Flood Relief Information