The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation works in communities, organizations, and classrooms, in Mississippi and beyond, to support a movement of equity and wholeness as a pathway to ending and transcending all division and discrimination based on differences.
The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation works in communities, organizations, and classrooms, in Mississippi and beyond, to support a movement of equity and wholeness as a pathway to ending and transcending all division and discrimination based on differences.
Community & Capacity Building: The Welcome Table(tm) process helps communities build the relationships necessary to heal systemic challenges, bridge long-standing divides, and address inequities.
Youth Engagement: The Summer Youth Institute is a nine-day experiential program for youth to discover the value of diversity and build both leadership and advocacy skills; Summer Youth Institute 2.0 is a reconvening of SYI alumni to maintain their network and strengthen the SYI curriculum.
Policy and Civic Engagement: Rethink Mississippi(tm) is a policy and civic engagement platform for focusing leaders and their constituents on the need for a future based on equity.
Community & Capacity Building project examples: https://www.winterinstitute.org/community-building/partners/
Our Youth Engagement efforts seek to:
- Make space for youth,
- Build youth capacity, and
- Support youth-led efforts in the community.
We encourage and challenge school, community, institution, and systems leaders to invite young people to the tables and spaces where priorities are being set, policies are being developed, and decisions that impact youth are being made.
