Saying “thank you” to our many partners this year is the least we can do. But we do sincerely thank you for making our year such a success. We can’t wait to see what we build together in 2026!

What a joy to dance alongside fellow @borealisphil.bsky.social grantees at their Diamond Dreams Ball last month in Atlanta, Ga., a celebration of their 10-year anniversary! Thanks to Borealis for continuing to invest in our work & helping us end 2025 with a lot of sparkle! #BoriDiamondDreams

Repost from @queerkentucky.bsky.social’s IG: “✍️ .@julesinurpocket Since 2013, West Virginia’s Rae Garringer has been documenting the untold stories of rural queer and trans folks through Country Queers, a multimedia oral history project and podcast turned book..." www.instagram.com/p/DQUBh0tABb_/

Black trans, gender nonconforming & intersex filmmakers: Comfrey Films’ Black Trans Short Film Festival wants your work! Submit your work at comfreyfilms.org/submissions, and help us spread the word! 💫 Final deadline: January 7 🎞 Short films only (<20 mins)

“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.

In 2025, did you learn anything new from Press On? Did you benefit from our programs? If so, consider making a tax-deductible donation to our collective by 12/31 @ bit.ly/resist2026. So far, we’ve raised 31% of our end of the year fundraising goal. We can’t make it to the finish line without you!

We were honored to attend this year’s Griot & Grey Owl Conference, griotandgreyowl.org, which embodies a vision we’ve worked towards since 2018: creating infrastructure for Black media makers & storytellers of color to connect, collaborate & craft narratives for their own communities. #BlackWriters

In a time of closing newsrooms & silenced voices, the legacy of movement journalists like Ida B. Wells-Barnett is our compass. Make a tax-deductible donation today @ bit.ly/resist2026 & get entered into a raffle to win movement journalism prizes. Just like our ancestors, we’re not backing down!

For The Objective, @ajajeanarnold.bsky.social shares oral histories on how national media's neglect of Southern movements has resulted in geographical biases, oversimplified stories & extractive journalism. Read them @ bit.ly/southernstories. 📸: James Salanga & Emory Stop Cop City

#MovementJournalism is in service to liberation. It centers oppressed people & exposes root causes of injustice. Southern BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ journalists coined the term in 2017—but the practice is centuries old. Learn more from our Movement Journalism 101 zine @ bit.ly/movementjournozine!

The recent pause of & cuts to SNAP benefits created a real hunger crisis. But Southerners have a legacy of feeding our own—like Georgia Gilmore, who funded the Montgomery Bus Boycott by cooking & selling food. In her honor, we've compiled resources for free food assistance.

We reject the Thanksgiving myth and stand with Indigenous peoples fighting ongoing genocide and land theft. For us, tomorrow isn’t about honoring a “peaceful feast.” Join us as we observe November 27 as the National Day of Mourning.

ICE & CBP are terrorizing North Carolina immigrants. Read @tinavasquez.bsky.social’s story for @prismreports.org at bit.ly/melticenc detailing the current immigrant raids in the state & the powerful community resistance growing in response.

An Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon killed 13 people amid escalating Israeli bombardment across Lebanon, threatening the ceasefire with Hezbollah - which Israel has already broken dozens of times. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra... #Palestine #Israel

This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we move from mourning to action. The phrase "Protect the Dolls" is a mandate: show up, donate, intervene, and center trans leadership every day. Honor the lost by protecting the living. Learn more: bit.ly/protecttranspeople

On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Read more here: mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...

On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, activists are distributing whistles to community members to notify their neighbors about the presence of ICE and federal goons.

On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, ICE shot a Hispanic man on Milton Road during citywide enforcement.

Ice agents shooting Charlotte NC

ICYMI: Protesters marched in Charlotte yesterday as #ICE begins crackdown in their city. @50501movement.bsky.social

In the streets of Charlotte…the day after our ICE invasion. l.smartnews.com/p-6AUUjFug/h...

Last month, our co-director, Neesha, joined dozens of women & gender-expansive labor leaders for WILL Empower’s retreat & celebration. We love WE & worker justice orgs that support movement journalists like the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social.

In a @prismreports.org op-ed, formerly incarcerated writer Derek Trumbo guides us through the social barriers that have replaced the physical bars of prison upon his release. Read his piece @ bit.ly/acheofuncertainty; his words are essential, humanizing the post-incarceration plight. 🎨: Rikki Li

READ: Throughout the Gaza genocide, testimonies have documented the Israeli army’s use of Palestinian women as human shields. These are not isolated acts by rogue soldiers but a systematic practice known to Israeli commanders and acknowledged by soldiers. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/pale...

Last month, we attended the Oral History Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. We’re grateful for oral historians who engage with movement-building & movement journalism. They help us shape our collective memory & never forget the wins of our movement ancestors.

The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, but also as writers who lend the paper legitimacy. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-...

Your story is a tool for liberation. But how do you make sure it's heard? Our tip sheet @ bit.ly/personalnarrativetips breaks down the 3 A's of first-person narratives according to narrative sovereignty strategist Dionicia “Dio” Roberson: 🎯 Audience 🎯 Aim 🎯 Argument

We’re sponsoring a panel @objectivejournos.bsky.social’s 11/14 Trans Media Convening: “The free, virtual gathering will focus on outlining what trans people need from journalism and from cis allies not just in this moment, but beyond.” Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!

Your story has power. Learn how to write an effective story pitch & what comes after it’s accepted/published @ our 11/13 virtual workshop, Landing the Pitch: How to Pitch Your Stories to Outlets. Registration closes in three days—sign up now @ bit.ly/landingthepitch!

From Stonewall, to Attica, to the clubs of NYC, to the streets of San Francisco, to the oasis of Little Rock. Miss Major taught us how to love, how to fight, how to be in it for the long haul. Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?

“This is testimony, this is history. This is life, crushed by power. These scribblings are the words of the vanquished. But this collection is also literary art.“ In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, forecast as one of the most devastating storms on record, with Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos also expected to face severe impacts.

A U.S. official says the Biden administration buried his finding that the IDF intentionally shot a journalist, alleging the State Department downplayed it to avoid angering Israel.

ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social

LIVE NOW! Read This When Things Fall Apart Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner. Stream here:

This feature from fellow cofounder/worker-owner @nicolefroio.bsky.social about how the music industry is running scared of decolonization and a free Palestine.

"Guevara had not given up hope of one day returning to the US, where he said he had a fully paid house and was striving for legal permanent residency at the time of his deportation." Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.

Our board chair, Samantha Hamilton & Alma Bowman connect the dots in @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social: ICE and the U.S. military use the same playbook, exploiting impoverished communities by presenting imperialism as a boon to their economies. Read the full story @ bit.ly/thesameplaybook.

You know what would be too spooky? Not watching The World is Watching queer history film festival hosted by us, @framelinefest and @appalshop. You simply must check it out before it ends on October 31! RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching

This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, meet Suzanne Pharr, who’s featured in our “Flowers for Our Elders” coloring book. She co-founded Southerners On New Ground, authored "Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism," & much more. You can hear from her on "The Nerve!" podcast: nationalcouncilofelders.org/the-nerve-podcast/.

Anthony Boyd's execution last night was the longest nitrogen suffocation execution in the method’s history, writes journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed it.

Are your story pitches as effective as they could be? Would you like to pitch a story to a media outlet but don’t know where to start? Sound like you? Join our November 13 virtual pitching workshop led by writer, cultural worker & educator, KB! Register by November 6 @ bit.ly/landingthepitch.

This Community Media Day, we celebrate you—the heart of movement media. Help us continue training underresourced Southern media makers in producing reporting for their own communities. Support our Level Up popular education work: ➡️ givebutter.com/LevelUpMJ

Doulas in rural New Mexico consider themselves to be first responders for the pregnant patients in their communities. Medicaid covers almost half of births in rural areas nationwide. With Medicaid cuts incoming, doulas step up to help New Mexico families, Kiara Alfonseca reports.

For Black Poetry Day, read Jordan Taliha McDonald's "Golden Corral (for Pooda)" in the latest issue of SISTORIES' literary magazine (bit.ly/sistories). It’s a powerful poem that finds “herstory” in crows eating trash outside a buffet, meditating on survival.

We honor the strength, resilience & sovereignty of Indigenous peoples today & all-year-round. Check out our collaborative guide on how to report on the missing & murdered Indigenous women crisis in the U.S. South with the care & accuracy it deserves @ bit.ly/mmiwjustice. #NoMoreStolenSisters

Our work is rooted in this belief: The U.S. South is an epicenter of liberation & our stories are the soil from which change grows. Our values are our compass as we support journalism in service to liberation. Check out our #MovementJournalism values, then let us know some of your own!

Level up your skills in this current era of mis/disinformation: Join journalist & fact-checker Siri for our virtual training, Fact-Checking 101! Register today @ bit.ly/factchecktraining. Details: 📅 Date: October 23 ⏰ Time: 1:00-2:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm CT 🎟️ Pay What You Can ($0-$125)

For two years, the world has watched a genocide unfold in Gaza on our phone screens. 64,000+ Palestinians murdered by Israel. We honor the journalists in Gaza who’ve become the world's eyes & conscience, many of whom have been targeted & killed for telling the truth. 🎨: Peonica Fernando

Join Press On & Transgender Law Center for our 10/8 Reporting on Queer & Trans Migrants in the Midst of ICE Violence webinar to gain some of the insights, tactics & knowledge needed to effectively report on queer & trans migrant communities. Register at bit.ly/QTMigrants by 10/6!