Mississippi Rising Coalition

WE MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING QUALITY OF LIFE AND POLITICAL POWER OF MARGINALIZED MISSISSIPPIANS

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT TO ADVANCE CLIMATE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE AS PART OF AN ALLIANCE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI

INCLUDES RAINBOW MUTUAL AID FUND MS GULF COAST MUTUAL AID AND HUB CITY MUTUAL AID PROJECTS. MUTUAL AID IS COMMUNITY CARE AND SURVIVAL WORK DONE BY AND FOR IMPACTED FOLKS ALONGSIDE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE. COUPLED WITH POLITICAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THIS COMMUNITY CARE AND SURVIVAL WORK CAN LOOK LIKE MOBILIZING AUTONOMOUS RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS AFTER A NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OFTEN FORGOTTEN OR IGNORED BY THE STATE FEDERAL AND CAPITALIST DISASTER RESPONSE SYSTEMS. IT CAN LOOK LIKE GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING TO COVER RENT FOR AN LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WAS FIRED DUE TO WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION. IT CAN LOOK LIKE HELPING TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTED BY FOOD APARTHEID AND DISTRIBUTING PRODUCE TO FOOD-INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS. IT CAN LOOK LIKE ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK THAT DOES REGULAR WELLNESS CHECKS ON ONE ANOTHER TO HELP WITH DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS LIKE PICKING UP GROCERIES OR MEDICINES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHOUT ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.

THE MISSION OF DIALOGUE ON RACE IN MISSISSIPPI DORMS IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS OF MISSISSIPPI TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES STRONGER AND MORE INCLUSIVE. MRC IS OFFERING DIALOGUE ON RACE IN MISSISSIPPI AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS MODELED AFTER DIALOGUE ON RACE ORIGINAL SERIES THE CORE PROGRAM OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED DIALOGUE ON RACE LOUISIANA. ? THE SERIES IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO CREATE INCREASED AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT LEADS TO INFORMED ACTION AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE AROUND RACE AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES.