Summer Youth Institute
Who We Are
In the spirit of our namesake, Governor William Winter, the William Winter Institute offers programming designed to foster community communications, engage youth leaders and promote civic dialogue on the key issues facing Mississippi and the nation.
Community Building
The Welcome TableTM process helps communities build the relationships necessary to heal systemic challenges, solve civic problems and to bridge long-standing divides.
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 MississippiTM is a policy and civic engagement platform for focusing leaders and their constituents on the need for a future based on equity.
“Wherever I’ve gone, irrespective of racial or cultural differences, I’ve found that people agree on several basic propositions: everybody wants a decent education for their children; everybody wants a fair chance to secure a job that will sustain them and their family; everybody wants to be able to live in a decent house on a safe street; everybody wants access to adequate health care; and everybody wants to be treated with dignity and respect.”
- Governor William Winter
The Winter Institute in Photos
Take a look at some images of past Welcome TableTM, Summer Youth Institutes and civil engagement events.
An ongoing project to chronicle the extraordinary efforts of local people who organized to combat Mississippi’s Jim Crow segregation, as well as the complex network of white resistance trying to maintain it.
Recap: 2020 Day of Racial Healing
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the William Winter Institute presented an afternoon and evening of Mississippi programming for the National Day of Racial Healing 2020.
Visit our Facebook page below to see the Facebook Live recordings from the event.
The Winter Institute Blog
News and reports from the William Winter Institute and our program participants.
Reflections on the 2020 National Day of Racial Healing
The National Day of Racial Healing in 2020 offered an opportunity to discuss racial healing and equity on a special day of observation and discussion.
MPB: Hundreds Participate in Mississippi Programming for 4th Annual National Day of Racial Healing
We are grateful to MPB’s Karen Brown for moderating a panel at the National Day of Racial Healing event. Hundreds participated in the event held
RSVP Now: National Day of Racial Healing Program in Jackson on January 21, 2020
Join us Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Location: Two Museums (222 North Street, Jackson, Miss.) Time: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. RSVP Here On Tuesday, January
Connect with Us
Address
P.O. Box 99
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone
601-557-0056
Email Address
info@winterinstitute.org