The Porch Podcast S1, Episode 4: In Spirit & Strategy ft. Jade Brooks and Carlin Rushing

About this episode

Jade Brooks and Carlin Rushing discuss their journey with Southerners on New Ground and the importance of Southern organizing.

In this episode of the Porch, Co-Directors Jade Brooks and Carlin Rushing tell the story of how they found Southerners on New Ground (SONG) and their early impressions. Both open the conversation answering a familiar question in SONG circles: “Who are your people and who are you accountable to?” Sharing their outlook on the current moment in the United States and the importance of Southern organizing, Carlin and Jade talk about SONG’s work to convene our folks, engage with our neighbors for disaster planning, and embody the best of this 32-year-old legacy organization. Get the low down on the Won’t You Be My Gaybor campaign, The CookOut, and this year’s Queer South Revival. __________________________________________________________ Bios Jade Brooks Co-Director Jade Brooks joined SONG in 2009, when she first moved to the South. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Jade is a white gay person and comes from a lineage of Jews, Quakers, single moms, hippie types, and deep dykes. Over the past 15 years, she has helped to build out SONG’s campaign organizing muscle. She also led the creation of SONG Power (our sister electoral organizing shop). She is passionate about community…

People in this episode

Guests: Jade Brooks, Carlin Rushing

Topics covered

• Southern organizing
• community accountability
• disaster planning
• queer activism

Keywords

• SONG
• Won’t You Be My Gaybor campaign
• The CookOut
• Queer South Revival

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: In Spirit & Strategy, Won’t You Be My Gaybor, The Sound of the Genuine, The Street, The Color Purple, The Full Imago Dialogue Process

Places: the United States, South, the Pacific Northwest, Durham, North Carolina

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