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The
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
(MALDEF)
MALDEF describes itself as a nonprofit Latino litigation,
advocacy and educational outreach institution. According
to MALDEF, its mission is to foster sound public policies,
laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of Latinos
living in the United States and to empower the Latino
community to fully participate in our society.
Regional Office:
MALDEF
110 Broadway Suite #300
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 224-5476
Fax: (210) 224-5382
Mississippi
Center for Justice
The Mississippi Center for Justice describes itself
as a nonprofit corporation dedicated to legal advocacy
for racially and economically disadvantaged individuals
and communities in Mississippi. The Center hopes to
galvanize other activist groups by providing them with
the legal support, expert advice, and community connections
necessary for success in obtaining social justice. The
Center hopes to use best-practice models from other
states to create effective partnerships and movements
for reform. Though the Center works on numerous social
justice issues, education is an important focus. The
Center has partnered with two prominent education advocacy
groups, Southern Echo and the
Mississippi Education Working Group,
to build on and expand the work of these groups in engaging
the public and demanding higher standards for public
schools in Mississippi.
736 N. Congress Street
P.O. Box 1023
Jackson, Mississippi 39215
Phone: 601-352-2269
Fax: 601-352-4769
Mississippi Education Working Group
(MEWG)/Southern Echo
Since 1996, MEWG has sought
to support the development of effective community-based organizing of parents
and students that will work for educational improvements at the state and local
level. It is composed of 14 grassroots organizations, representing 12 rurual districts
around the Delta region. Areas of focus: school construction, teacher quality,
school funding. Executive Director: Leroy Johnson
P.O. Box 10433
Jackson, MS 39289
Phone: (601) 652-1500
E-mail: southernecho@prodigy.net
Southern
Echo
Southern
Echo, established in 1989, describes itself as a leadership education, training
and development organization committed to building new, accountable grassroots
leadership and organization, based on an inter-generational model, through training,
technical and legal assistance. Echo staff works with and in support of African-American
and working class community leadership and organizations throughout rural Mississippi,
and organizations in 11 other Southern states. Echo training focuses on enabling
grassroots people to develop effective skills and the working tools of community
organizing. This includes the building of political skills, organizational development
and policy formation at the grassroots level.
P.O. Box 2450
Jackson,
MS 39225-2450
Phone: (601) 352-1500
souecho@bellsouth.net
Public
Education Network Local Affiliates:
Area
Education Foundation
The Foundation states that its mission is to
promote the importance of public education, engender collaboration among diverse
elements of the community, and develop and implement programs which encourage
family and citizen involvement in education. Executive Director: Mike Lott
P.O. Box 710
5912 US Hwy 49 South, Suite D17
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
Phone: (601) 545-5654
Fax: (601) 545-1057
info@areaeducationfoundation.org
Association
for Excellence in Education
Executive Director: Alice Renovich
PO Box 1385
Laurel, MS 39441
(601) 428-0845
(601) 428-0848
alice@c-gate.net
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