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- EIN 58-1090440
- (919) 419-8311
- Po Box 531 Durham NC 27702-0531 USA
- http://www.southernstudies.org/
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Civil Rights, Interdisciplinary Research, Media & Communications
Mission: The institute for southern studies uses research, media, and education to promote a more just, democratic and sustainable future in the south.
Programs: Research, reporting and education: 2017 projects and accomplishments included: 1) facing south online, which published daily reporting at the www. Facingsouth. Org website and delivered weekly email newsletters to more than 20,000 readers; 2) the democracy program, which tracked the growing influence of money in politics, investigated threats to voting rights and monitored issues affecting judicial independence; and 3) the southern strategies program, which documented the shifting demographic and political landscape of the south, through presentations at state, regional and national events and conducting research and analysis for regional and national partners.
project incubation: in 2017 the institute completed its incubation of north carolina asian americans together (ncaat), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on strengthening civic engagement in asian-american and pacific islander communities in north carolina. The institute also incubated the southern working group, a group of leaders interested in building social justice infrastructure in the south.