We work with communities pushed forward by the struggle–to strengthen leadership and to provide popular political and economic education for personal and social transformation.
[4]Project South focuses on a four-pronged strategy to engage targeted communities: popular education, leadership development, partnerships and alliances, and organizing.
Project South has created several initiatives focused on educating people on how to organize and form activist movements, and researching the current social climate in the United States.
Project South holds monthly BAM retreats in Atlanta to train and educate community members who wish to get involved with and learn about the organization and general movement building.
In addition to the monthly retreats, Project South holds BAM Institutes, year-long programs consisting of multiple sessions designed around a curriculum meant to facilitate a more in depth knowledge of education and movement building strategies.
The newsletter provides analysis of current social issues, community-based reports local movements, and updates on the Project South's organizing activities.
The institute has created several initiatives such as the "10mil4real" Campaign to research the investment of school funds; "Hoops4Peace," a community basketball tournament; and the South Atlanta Youth Assembly, which focuses on youth-led discussions, workshops, and organizing activities.
[24] Some Project South staff members have also gotten involved with the Black Lives Matter movement's efforts to organize civil protests and develop a national agenda.