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SRBWI Announces it's 4th Annual Unita Blackwell Young Women’s Leadership Institute

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) is now taking applications for scholarships to attend the Fourth Annual Unita Blackwell Young Women’s Leadership Institute. The Institute is open to young women currently in grades 8-12 and who live in one of the SRBWI target counties. The application deadline has been extended to April 11th, 2008.

The 2007 Unita Blackwell Young Women's Leadership Institute was at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS, a historically black college engaged in interesting, challenging and interactive activities designed to increase leadership skills, acquaint and enhance understanding of the Human Rights Agenda, learn about the rich contributions of southern rural black women to civil and human rights, and experience the rich culture of the southern black experience.
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Contact: Wendy Shenefelt
(601) 321-1966

wshenefelt@childrensdefense.org

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The Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) promotes the first human rights agenda in the United States aimed at eradicating historical race, class, cultural, religious and gender barriers experienced by southern rural black women.

SRBWI Mission Statement

To nourish the internal capacity of women to take responsibility for their own lives, personally and externally;
To engage women in advocacy and policy initiatives that redirect local, state, and federal resources to help ensure women’s full participation and access to economic and social justice;
To engage women in an economic and community development agenda that includes workforce development;
To develop organizational capacity within the region to sustain this work; and
To build linkages with women’s groups committed to economic and social justice.

SRBWI Young Women Meet with Liberian President
Written by Wendy Shenefelt, SRBWI Regional Youth Organizer

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) sponsored a trip to Memphis, Tennessee for five young women to attend the National Civil Rights Museum’s 2007 Freedom Awards and the Freedom Awards Public Forum.

Established in 1991 to pay tribute to individuals whose accomplishments depict the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, the National Civil Rights Museum annually selects a national, international and lifetime achievement award recipient of the Freedom Award. 2007 Freedom Awards Honorees were More>>