Juvenile Justice Youth Conference!
Memphis United is hosting its first Juvenile Justice Project Youth Conference September 22 and 23 at Belle Forest Community School. This event is *free* and open to the public. Current and potential community service partners, area leaders, and middle and high school aged teens are encouraged to attend the Friday session where we will learn community organizing skills and youth centering techniques. Saturday will be exclusively youth driven and youth attended. We will feature workshops on non-violent conflict resolution, knowing your constitutional rights, sexual assault awareness, entrepreneurship, and more. We will also have a mix and mingle lunch on Saturday for teens to learn more about local organizations, mentorship opportunities, higher education providers, and apprenticeship openings. Make sure you register at https://midsouthpeace.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=98
There are many great ways to get involved with this awesome conference. We need volunteers to help facilitate, clean up, and set up. This is a perfect opportunity for people who have court ordered community service or if you just want to get involved in Hickory Hill. If you are part of an organization that offers opportunities for youth involvement we welcome you to table at the "Mix and Mingle Lunch". We are also looking for donors or people who want to be food sponsors for the event. We intend to serve food Friday night, breakfast and lunch on Saturday, and snacks throughout both days. If you are interested in the opportunities or in supporting the JJPYC in another way please contact Faith Pollan at faith@midsouthpeace.org
Register Now: Privilege & Oppression Awareness!
In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to recognize privilege and oppression in themselves, in a safe space, as well as the opportunity to engage and discuss around these issues.
REGISTER HERE!
Date: Thursday, September 21
Time: 6p.m. – 8:30p.m. Please, be on time.
Location: 3573 Southern Ave. Memphis, TN 38111 Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. Wheelchair accessible
*Limited to the first 10 people who register.
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Grassroots Organizer Training for Power (GOT Power), Mid-South Peace and Justice Center’s training program, is committed to building our community’s capacity through building skills in grassroots organizing, providing support to people doing community work and offering oppression awareness and liberation education.
Our method of education is Popular and Direct Education. Direct education means education that directly confronts and challenges the current system of injustice, which includes traditional education.
Rather than traditional education, which gives all the expertise to textbooks and teachers, Direct Education invites the expertise of the people themselves. Direct Education is about liberation and empowerment — going to the direct source of wisdom: the community itself!
Additional Upcoming Workshops:
• October 19, Facilitation Skills when disruption happens, 6pm - 8:30pm
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• November 3-5, Community Organizing Skills Training (14+hour training - Fri. Sat. & Sun.) Learn and develop foundational skills to be an organizer and create systematic change in a group or community, keeping nonviolence as a foundation.
For more information and registration click here.
Please contact us to get more information and schedule a training in your group or community. Fees are negotiable, scholarships are available and donations for scholarships are greatly appreciated.
Trainings can be designed specifically for established groups, organizations, campaigns, coalitions, etc. Comprehensive weekend workshops on specific organizing skill sets, issue or community-specific formats are available.
Trainings in Spanish are also available. All trainings are offered in English or Spanish as requested. We work and collaborate with bilingual trainers and facilitators.
For more information visit G.O.T.Power or write to GotPower@midsouthpeace.org
Give H.O.P.E. Fundraiser!
Give H.O.P.E. fundraiser
H.O.P.E is having its 1st annual Give H.O.P.E. fundraiser, of which its proceeds will allow H.O.P.E to purchase necessities for homeless men and women, such as bus passes and shelter vouchers. Also a proceed of the funds will go to St. Marys Episcopal church's Wednesdaymorning meal , which feeds 100 homeless men and women each week. The ticket price is $10 and there is a link on the Facebook page,Give H.O.P.E,,https://www.eventbrite.com/e/give-hope-tickets-37008154386, where you can pay early and print your ticket or you may pay $10 at the door. The evening consists of a dinner and local entertainment. We are trying to do a silent auction so if anyone has any items that they would like to donate to us, please call Tamara at 901-254-5964 or email me at tamara@midsouthpeace.org. Please join us and thanks always for your support of H.O.P.E.!
Wall Street Journal Feature & Meeting Location Change!
MBRU leadership was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article about how budget cuts have robbed transit service from those who need it the most! " Sammie Hunter, 53 years old, spends three hours a day taking two buses to his $12-an-hour job in the kitchen of a local hospital. Much of that time is spent waiting outside for the buses to arrive. “I deal with it, you know? I don’t have a choice,” said Mr. Hunter, who co-chairs the Memphis Bus Riders Union, an advocacy group in his hometown." Read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-city-buses-lose-momentum-1502539200
Our next general meeting is Saturday, September 9th from 12-2 PM! Because the Cossitt Library is undergoing renovations, we'll be meeting instead at the Memphis Center for Independent Living, 1633 Madison Ave. It's across the street from Cash Saver, and accessible via the #2 bus. Hope to see you there!
PERL's Monthly General Meeting!
The following week PERL will also be holding its monthly General Interest Meeting, Thursday, August 31 @ 6PM. PERL's general interest meetings are open to everyone interested in organizing (and strategizing) around improving the enforcement of rape laws in Memphis, -while also making the process more accessible, transparent, and all around easier for the victims of sexual assault. PERL welcomes (and loves) new opinions, insight, or perspectives on the issues with the current process and accessibility. We are currently working on a few different intiatives, so find out how you could best support those efforts.
For additional information about PERL (People for the Enforcement of Rape Laws) check out their website, facebook, or email them @ info@enforcerapelaws.org
ACLU of Tennessee Memphis Freedom Forum!
This summer and fall, ACLU-TN will travel to cities and towns across Tennessee to meet with supporters, discuss our recent and upcoming work, and discuss strategies for creating meaningful change across our state.
Please join with ACLU-TN as we meet with our new and long-time supporters, share what we’ve been up to in Tennessee — particularly around criminal justice reform and voting rights — and discuss how you can take action for justice, equality and fair treatment of our neighbors.
Tuesday, August 29
6:00 — 7:15 p.m.
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Room C
3030 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111
**Free and open to the public. For more info: aclutn@aclu-tn.org or 615-320-7142.
In Solidarity,
The Staff of the Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
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