Why should we care?
SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.
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Equipping people of faith and goodwill to organize communities for systemic change through collective action.
MICAH Training in Collaboration with the Bayard Rustin Institute: Organizing 101 and Issues & Actions
Sun, May 17
|National Civil Rights Museum
Time & Location
May 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
About the event
MICAH has been asked to collaborate with the National Civil Rights Museum on the Bayard Rustin Institute. MICAH was chosen due to our focus on organizing, and because many of our trainings align with Rustin's organizing strategies. We plan to introduce the Rustin Institute with our next MICAH training.
Two tracks will be presented during this training: Organizing 101 and Issues & Actions. During online registration, Participants will have the chance to choose which track they would prefer to attend.
Come learn, grow, and organize with us!
Upcoming Events
Tue, May 26National Civil Rights MuseumFor 6th-12th grade students interested in using their Power to fight for Equity, and Justice!
Sat, May 30Centenary United Methodist ChurchJoin MICAH, Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light, & Young, Gifted, & Green from 9:00am-2:30pm on May 30th for a workshop exploring the power of spiritual nonviolence in the traditions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi.
Thu, Jun 04First CongoWith Voter Suppression at it's highest level in decades, we need trained deputy registrars to help protect people's right to vote. Sign up to get trained as a deputy registrar!
Multiple DatesThu, Jun 18Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.
Upcoming Events
- Tue, May 26National Civil Rights MuseumFor 6th-12th grade students interested in using their Power to fight for Equity, and Justice!
- Sat, May 30Centenary United Methodist ChurchJoin MICAH, Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light, & Young, Gifted, & Green from 9:00am-2:30pm on May 30th for a workshop exploring the power of spiritual nonviolence in the traditions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi.
- Thu, Jun 04First CongoWith Voter Suppression at it's highest level in decades, we need trained deputy registrars to help protect people's right to vote. Sign up to get trained as a deputy registrar!
- Multiple DatesThu, Jun 18Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.