Cooperation Jackson will be hosting a special showing of "This Changes Everything", by Avi Lewis based on Naomi Klein's clarion call work of the same name. The film will be aired at 6:00pm at the Chokwe Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development located at 939 W. Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39203.
Day one will consist of a film screening followed by a Q & A with the film producers. Day two (April 18th from 1-5pm) will consist of lectures from film producers. $10 in advance | $20 at the door (each day) | students pay half price. Save 50% from the door price now by booking your tickets online - http://www.urbankryptonitefilms.com/screenings .
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In the summer of 1964, hundreds of summer volunteers from across America convened in Mississippi to put an end to the system of rigid segregation. The civil rights workers and the summer volunteers successfully challenged the denial by the state of Mississippi to keep Blacks from voting, getting a decent education, and holding elected offices.
As a result of the Freedom Summer of 1964, some of the barriers to voting have been eliminated and Mississippi has close to 1000 Black state and local elected officials. In fact, Mississippi has more Black elected officials than any other state in the union. While the Freedom Summer of ’64 made profound changes in the state of Mississippi and the country, much remains to be accomplished.
The Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference will convene in Jackson, Mississippi both to recognize the accomplishments of those who worked for changes to the politically segregated Mississippi and to discuss how to continue the struggle toward Mississippi reaching its full potential for all of its citizens.
Administrative Offices Located on the Historic Campus of Tougaloo College, One Jackson Place, 500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo, MS 39174
Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc., Freedom Summer 50th is a 501c(3) non-profit organization
Building a solidarity economy in Jackson, Mississippi anchored by a network of cooperatives and other worker-owned and democratically self-managed enterprises.
