We need powerful movements rooted in principled solidarity that allow us to remember that we are stronger together. We need accessible stories that lift up resistance efforts, connect us across differences, and support our people to make informed decisions about their lives. We need movement journalism now more than ever.

Press On’s founding was born out of a desperate need for support and infrastructure for Southern movement media makers who could bring visionary organizing and radical imagination to the field of journalism. With the instability of the moment, we must continue to grow a supporting base beyond foundations. A base that is representative of those we are in community with: Southerners & those who realize the importance of the South, people deeply connected to movement-building and liberation work, journalists, media makers, activists and community organizers. That means you. We invite you to support our fundraising efforts and we invite you into the community to scheme, practice and shift narratives towards collective liberation.

We are journalists, storytellers, and organizers rooted in, and practicing solidarity with, oppressed communities that birth social movements. We are based in the South, and we strive to uphold Southern traditions of storytelling that have long resisted the systems of extraction, exploitation, and colonization that have defined mainstream journalism.

By providing a diverse set of resources including trainings, fellowships and opportunities for network-building, Press On aims to help journalists and storytellers to produce reporting that’s driven by communities that are building power to create transformative social change.

Moving Forward With Movement Journalism

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Moving Forward With Movement Journalism

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