Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment

Our Mission SOCM is a 53-year-old, member-led organization dedicated to empowering Tennesseans in their efforts to have a greater voice in determining their own future. We accomplish this by training local leaders and by developing and sustaining long-term, democratically run, and locally rooted membership organizations in communities throughout Tennessee. Together, SOCM members work towards a Tennessee where all people are treated with dignity, where our environment is preserved and protected, and where corporations and public officials are held accountable to the needs of the people. Locally Grounded, Statewide Impact As we continue to run local campaigns around the critical issues facing our communities, it’s important that we consider how to leverage the power of our statewide membership! As we decide on local priorities within our chapters, we should be strategic and consider which issues are both deeply felt in our own backyard and will also help us shift the balance of power at the state level. Over the past few years, three core campaign areas have emerged at the intersection of our local work and statewide impact: Public Education, Housing Justice, Community-Driven Development. In order to build power and create lasting change, we need to bring more people into this work. Join SOCM today at socm.org/get-involved to add your voice to a force of thousands of others working for justice.