Join us for the Annual Member Meeting of the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. This annual gathering is an important opportunity for all members to participate in setting the direction of our work. We have much to celebrate!
Already this year we have:
- H.O.P.E. has won over $750,000 in funding for vital services for those experiencing homelessness. This seed funding has enabled our city to receive $5 million in additional funding to help those suffering most from the violence of poverty. They have also worked to hold service providers accountable to the people they serve through direct action, making sure that funds allocated to help those experiencing homelessness are used responsibly and effectively.
- Launched a comprehensive Police-Community Relations project that is working to develop a community led vision of how we deal with the crime and violence in our neighborhoods.
- Pushed back against SB2508, an anti-homeless law that makes sleeping on state property a Class A offense carrying more penalties than simple assault or domestic violence.
- G.O.T. Power has trained and supported over a hundred grassroots community organizers. This included Core Organizer Trainings in English and Spanish and a recent Movement Building Training for almost 75 grassroots leaders.
- Supported the development of a culture of organizing through the coordination of a series of movement circles built around local populations and for the first time a statewide movement circle as well.
- Developed GrowMemphis into an independent 501(c)(3) organization that is leading the food justice movement in the mid-south.
- Moved our offices and created a Social Justice Resource Center that we share with GrowMemphis and the TN Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. We also have space available for other social justice groups to share.
Come join us as we celebrate our successes and plan for future victories. We will share a meal; get updated about our current work and accomplishments over the past year; and elect new Board members and officers.
MSPJC Annual Member Meeting
Saturday October 20
BRIDGES, 477 N. Fifth St.
5pm-7pm
This is your organization. Come help us shape it!
All current members are welcome. Not a member? You can join online at www.midsouthpeace.org/
The Annual Member gathering is immediately following the Gandhi-King Community Conference. Please join us all day on Oct. 20th as we work to build a movement around the critical issues in our community. TheGandhi-King Conference registration fee is on a sliding scale starting at free. But all paying attendees receive a complimentary membership in the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. BUILD A MOVEMENT :: JOIN THE MOVEMENT