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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Transit Equity Day
Sat, Feb 07
|Orange Mound Community Center
This event is about lifting up the voices of Memphis transit riders and taking action for better, more accessible public transportation. We’ll have space to share stories, talk directly about transit challenges, and take real action together.
Time & Location
Feb 07, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:50 PM
Orange Mound Community Center, 2590 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38114, USA
About the event
Transit Equity Day 2026: “We Organize. We Ride. We Rise.”
Memphis, TN — February 7, 2026
Community advocates, transit riders, and allies will gather for Transit Equity Day 2026 on
Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Orange Mound Community
Center.
Transit Equity Day honors the legacy of Rosa Parks and centers the voices of Memphis’s more
Upcoming Events
- Sat, Feb 07Orange Mound Community CenterThis event is about lifting up the voices of Memphis transit riders and taking action for better, more accessible public transportation. We’ll have space to share stories, talk directly about transit challenges, and take real action together.
Mon, Feb 09Location is TBDFebruary's Issues Night has been MOVED to February 9th!!
Tue, Feb 10First Baptist Church Broad AveAttend the State of the City Address with MICAH! Due to inclement weather, the date has changed to February 10th, but the time and location remain the same.
Multiple DatesThu, Feb 19Idlewild 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.
Sun, Mar 01Scarrett Bennett CenterGamaliel Network's National Leadership Training will only be offered ONE time in 2026!
Upcoming Events
- Sat, Feb 07Orange Mound Community CenterThis event is about lifting up the voices of Memphis transit riders and taking action for better, more accessible public transportation. We’ll have space to share stories, talk directly about transit challenges, and take real action together.
- Mon, Feb 09Location is TBDFebruary's Issues Night has been MOVED to February 9th!!
- Tue, Feb 10First Baptist Church Broad AveAttend the State of the City Address with MICAH! Due to inclement weather, the date has changed to February 10th, but the time and location remain the same.
- Multiple DatesThu, Feb 19Idlewild 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.
- Sun, Mar 01Scarrett Bennett CenterGamaliel Network's National Leadership Training will only be offered ONE time in 2026!