Swerve South1 Huhti 2020

Special Guest Mandy Carter

Welcome to a special episode of Swerve South! Join Jaime for an inspirational conversation with Civil Rights Activist and founder of Southerners on New Ground, Mandy Carter. In this episode, Mandy tells a bit of her fascinating life story and offers a history lesson through the lens of her life and work for 50 years in Civil Rights movements. In addition to an exceptional history lesson, you’ll also hear a discussion of activism, coalition building, intentionality of organizing, and the power of sustained political activism. As a nod to the intentions of this podcast, Mandy and Jaime swerve their discussion to the south and consider homecoming for former southerners or people with familial roots in the regional south. They consider rebuilding the south as an inclusive space that works for all inhabitants. Listen to this episode and be inspired to consider the power of one. Ask yourself: “How do we stand up together?”

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Learn more about the organizations and groups discussed in this episode:

Highlander Center
War Resisters League
Peace and Freedom Party
National Council of Elders
CDF Haley Farm
Students Against Social Injustice
UM NAACP
United Campus Workers of Mississippi
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
National Black Justice Coalition
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council

Be sure to check out our recommended readings and movies:

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Quaker: Social Justice Testimony
Suzanne Farr, Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism
Mab Segrest, My Mama’s Dead Squirrel
"The Story of Cesar Chavez"
"Is This the Most Radical Mayor in America?"
Pat Parker Poetry
Dorothy Allison

Take a look at these extra links and resources:

Joan Baez, Center for the Study of Nonviolence
Archived Article about Creating Change Conference
Meg Christiansen, “Southern Home”
Holly Near on Singing For Our Lives
Oxford Film Festival
Oxford Pride Parade
Violet Valley Book Store

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