Community Action

January 18, 2013 - Much of the impetus for the civil rights movement came from students who led marches, took beatings, sang freedom songs, and went to jail. James Orange organized schools in Birmingham, Ala. and recounted his experiences in a 1981 interview in Southern Exposure, which we share in honor of the magazine's 40th anniversary.

December 31, 2012 - Be part of a growing voice for change in the South -- join us with a year-end gift to Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies today!

December 20, 2012 - Members of the International Longshoremen's Association honored a picket line at the Port of Charleston that was protesting the arrival of a ship bearing Walmart clothing made at a Bangladesh factory where over 100 workers died in a November fire. Dozens of truck drivers and other workers also turned around after learning of the work stoppage.

December 19, 2012 - A picket will be held at the Port of Charleston protesting a shipment of clothing from the Bangladesh factory where over 100 workers died in fire last month. The action comes days before a nationwide vigil in solidarity with workers at Walmart throughout its supply chain.

December 13, 2012 - The fire that killed 112 workers last month in a Bangladesh garment factory has sparked protests and brought scrutiny to retailers including Arkansas-based Walmart, which is embroiled in labor unrest back home.

November 27, 2012 - Giving Tuesday is your chance to support fearless media and a voice for a better South.

November 19, 2012 - The Arkansas-based retail giant wants the National Labor Relations Board to block Black Friday protests organized by a group backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is also supporting striking Walmart workers.