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!
Q3 2025 SOCM Sentinel
SOCMoCo Update • Sumner County Recap • KCEC Chapter Update: Building Community for Strong Public Schools in Knox County • McMinn County Chapter Gets a Major Win! • Parkstown's First Public Action Event Was a Resounding Success • SOCM in the Lens • Small Gifts, Big Change: Powering SOCM's Mission • Building Power, Together: SOCM's 2026 Annual Meeting • For anything election-related in Tennessee, go to GoVoteTN.gov • Tug-Of-War Tradition Continues at Annual Meeting
Q2 2026 SOCM Sentinel
SOCM Members Participate in Basebuilding • Cumberland Chapter Update • AI Data Centers: A Framework for Governing • McMinn County Neighbors Chapter members launch a listening campaign in Parkstown neighborhood in Etowah, TN • Montgomery County Update • McMinn North City Update: Listening to the People • Rutherford Chapter Update • Trash Talk Update: Standing Strong for Our Community’s Environmental Rights! • Knoxville Chapter Update •The Knox County Education Coalition/KCEC Chapter of SOCM Update • Roaring River Chapter Update • Updates from our Public School Strong Teams • Sumner County Update • SOCM in the Lens • SOCM Members Donate $10,460 to SOCM’s First Giving Day • You could double your impact on our mission • Your Vote Matters–Important Voting Information You Need to Know • Annual Meeting: Register Today for the SOCM Annual Meeting
Q1 2026 SOCM Sentinel
Public School Strong TN–Legislative Session Overview/Take Action: “Our Kids Deserve More, Not Less”• The Knox County Education Coalition (KCEC) Chapter of SOCM Update • Updates and Highlights from Public School Strong Teams • Montgomery Chapter Update • SOCM in the Lens • Knoxville Chapter Update • McMinn County Neighbors Chapter Update • Rutherford Chapter Update • Roaring River Chapter Update • SOCM Members Work to Draft a Resolution to Support an Unamended Version of a Crypto-Quarry Bill, HB 1827/SB 2053 • 2026 “Fundamentals of Community Organizing Book Club” Kicks Off! • Meet Our SOCM Fellows • And More!
Q4 2025 SOCM Sentinel
Take Action: Tell Your Lawmakers to Vote NO on Gov. Lee’s Voucher Scam Expansion • SOCM and LOCAL Campaign Partners help to pass . . . the Jackson Law • SOCM members demostrate that “People Power” works • 2025 Fundraising Recap • Sumner County Update • Rutherford (RuCo) Chapter Update • SOCM in the Lens • Montgomery (SOCMoCo) Chapter Update • McMinn Chapter on the doors in North City talking to neighbors about land use • Knoxville Chapter Update • Blount County Public School Strong Team Update • Knox County Education Coalition (KCEC) Update • SOCM invests in Leadership Development—What’s next? • Happy Holidays from all of us at SOCM • And More!
