Summary: <p>The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003 – 20 years ago- with a simple mission: dismantling the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being and deny African-American and lower-income Mississippians the opportunity to advance themselves.</p><p>Our guest is their CEO Vangela Wade. <a href="https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/vangela-m-wade/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/vangela-m-wade/</a></p><br><p>If you’re interested in supporting the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice or you want to honor their CHAMPIONS of JUSTICE you can do that at their website: <a href="https://mscenterforjustice.org/champions-of-justice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mscenterforjustice.org/champions-of-justice/</a></p><p>That event is October 26, 2023. The Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. The Anniversary Program and Awards Presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. This is at The Westin Jackson</p><br><p>The 2023 Great Mississippi Road Trip! October 27-29, 2023</p><p>An immersive journey through Mississippi, where civil rights legends took a stand and history was made.</p><p><a href="https://mscenterforjustice.networkforgood.com/events/59724-great-mississippi-road-trip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mscenterforjustice.networkforgood.com/events/59724-great-mississippi-road-trip</a></p><br><p>The MS Center for Justice works in the areas of expungement, foreclosure prevention, justice court, to reform predatory lending, access to broadband. They also have resources for consumers – for example when they’re dealing with debt collectors. They also have guidance for legal observers at demonstrations or events.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
