POWER IN OUR HANDS.

CHANGE ON OUR TERMS.

When we educate, we organize. When we organize, we build people power. TOGETHER, our community transforms Chattanooga.

We are Black and Brown, ordinary, working-class, and unstoppable—building power, reclaiming our city, and transforming our futures.

OUR MISSION

Semillas TN is the only grassroots community organization in Chattanooga founded by Latinx immigrants. Spearheaded by ordinary working-class folks, our mission is to organize, mobilize, build power, and transform the city we call home through the power of education.

OUR VISION

Through a model unique to our region, we empower Latinx folks as well our larger community with the tools, knowledge, and education necessary to understand, navigate, and uproot the systemic barriers and obstacles we collectively face.

Upon doing so, we activate and mobilize the next generation of leaders, imagine and create community-grounded solutions, and win victories that cultivate positive progress for our city.

OUR MODEL NUESTRO MODELO

OUR THEORY OF CHANGE

  • PLANT IT

    1. Because we come from the communities we serve, we start with identifying and responding to the immediate needs of our community

    2. By meeting our people where they’re at, we build trust as we guide and support one another in navigating daily life and the challenges we face

  • WATER IT

    1. Upon building trust, we hold space to learn & unlearn together

    2. We believe in empowerment through knowledge and education and ground ourselves in the wisdom of Assata Shakur when speaking of the power of education: “No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.”

  • NURTURE IT

    1. We believe in the right to self-determination and in the expertise of our community members. We foster a space for our people to feel seen, supported, and where they can begin to imagine solutions to the issues impacting them and feel empowered to move into action

    2. Using the ideas, solutions, and visions from the community, we make a roadmap on how to organize our base to turn these ideas into concrete solutions, policies, and victories in our community together

  • GROW IT AND WATCH IT BLOOM

    1. Our community’s vision is fulfilled, we address the issues impacting our community, and our people push our movement forward

    2. As one seed sprouts and blossoms -- our community begins to thrive and we begin to imagine what else is possible!

BECOME A MEMBER 

Join the Semillas Membership Program – Build Power, Foster Solidarity, and Sustain Change

The Semillas Membership Program is a commitment to collective liberation, community-driven action, and lasting social change. By joining, you become part of a movement that prioritizes mutual aid, political education, and grassroots organizing. Members gain access to exclusive workshops, a digital resource library, volunteer opportunities, solidarity funds, and more. Your support helps sustain community initiatives and ensures that decision-making remains in the hands of the people, for the people. Be part of something bigger—join today and help shape a future rooted in justice and solidarity.

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