Join Tougaloo College Saturday, February 8 at 1 p.m. for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Grassroots Organizing: Organizing Tradition Workshop that is a part of the SNCC & Grassroots Organizing Discussion Series. In this interactive learning toolkit workshop, participants will dig into exciting SNCC documents and audiovisual materials, learn about the organizing tradition in SNCC’s movement building, and collectively explore how those lessons are relevant today. This workshop is geared toward educators, civic organizations, community or activist groups, librarians, youth, or any interested participants. This project is in collaboration with the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information, visit this link here.
At noon on Wednesday, August 27, a panel of partners from HORNE, a professional services firm, will reflect on their groundbreaking role in Mississippi’s recovery following Hurricane Katrina. As the 20th anniversary of the storm approaches, Bryan McDonald, Scott Keller, Alethia Thomas, Timothy Smith, and Neil Ford will discuss how HORNE helped lead one of the first major collaborations between government and the private sector to manage disaster recovery in the state—a model that has since shaped efforts nationwide. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Visitors are also encouraged to view Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding, a special exhibit currently on display at the museums. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.