United StatesSave Our Cumberland Mountains is the #107,697 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #21,639 in United States, with 67 subscribers and 6.6K total views across 72 videos.
Biography
SOCM stands for Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment and is a Tennessee community organizing group best known for its opposition to strip mining. It was founded in 1972 to oppose what the organization said were unfair imbalances in property taxes, described by a group of Vanderbilt University students, between small and large landowners in the rural coal mining counties of East Tennessee. SOCM's focus later grew beyond the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains regions, to include all of Tennessee. In 2008, SOCM changed its name from Save Our Cumberland Mountains to Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment to reflect its growing work in social, economic, and environmental justice. SOCM now has chapters in the cities of Jackson and Knoxville, and Bedford County, Maury County, Rutherford County and Cumberland County. The Roaring River Chapter is made up of residents of Putnam County, Jackson County, and Overton County, Tennessee.
Channel description
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (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.
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.
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Public School Strong Town Hall - November 19, 2025
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Knox County Board of Education Work Session Public Forum on Monday, December 1st.
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Knox County Board of Education Public Forum - November 3, 2025
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Knox County Board of Education Public Comments - November 3, 2025
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Knox County Board of Education Public Forums - November 3 and November 6, 2025
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does SOCM Justice have?
- 67 subscribers — #107,697 worldwide, #21,639 in United States.
- What is SOCM Justice's real name?
- SOCM Justice's real name is Save Our Cumberland Mountains.
- When did SOCM Justice start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Jul 2010.