Posted by NAACP on August 13, 2015
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Gulf Region) and The Education, Economic, Environmental, Climate and Health Organization (A coalition of a dozen plus frontline community groups in the Gulf Region)invite you to participate in Sunshine After the Storm: The 10th Anniversary Katrina Commemoration Summit from August 21st-26th in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The theme is: Sunshine After the Storm: Honoring Our Collective Leadership and Charting a Just Transition to a Thriving Gulf for ALL. The Katrina Anniversary events will include a Clergy Climate Change Training in partnership with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project; A Sea Level Rise Training and Summit, In partnership with NOAA and Climate Central, a Gulf Leadership Appreciation Sunday, a Gender Justice/U.S. Women’s Equality Day Summit, two Human Rights Tribunals and a truth circle to reflect on the past, and multiple topical strategy sessions to plan for the future.