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.
Solidarity School
Sat, Jan 17
|Centenary UMC
At this workshop, we will invite participants into a collective understanding of the political moment, identify points of unity and shared direction amongst our organizations, and chart a course of mass movement to put workers over billionaires.
Time & Location
Jan 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Centenary UMC, 584 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38106, USA
About the event
Are you tired of seeing cuts to our public schools, healthcare and veteran care in favor of corporate welfare? Are you upset about the federal forces like ICE and DHS harming our immigrant brothers and sisters? Are you ready for us to come together as union workers, faith leaders and community members to do something about it?
In 2025, we saw billionaires taking the reins of our current administration like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and cutting benefits to the many like veterans and working people to give hand-outs to the small wealthy elite. This is hurting all of us and we have to do something about it. We have to put workers before billionaires, keep our communities safe, and stop authoritarianism before it’s too late. The only way we can do that is together. We believe that people power - bringing thousands of people together towards a common dignified…
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Upcoming Events
- Multiple DatesThu, Jul 16Idlewild 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.
- Sat, Jul 18Memphis Theological Seminary
- Sun, Jul 19Location will be sent out before trainingRegister to join us from 2:00 - 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 19th for Legal Observer Training!