Tuesday, September 26
Gulfport, Mississippi
Moss Point, Mississippi

Organizers/Sponsors:
Turkey Creek Community Initiatives
www.turkey-creek.org
North Gulfport Community Land Trust
www.greenrelief.net/article.php?id=346
Steps Coalition
www.stepsouthms.org
NAVASA
www.navasa.org
Sierra Club, Mississippi Chapter
mississippi.sierraclub.org

Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice
974 Division Street
Biloxi, MS 39530

Cell: 228-313-3239
Office: 228-435-7284

Events

“Visible Threats to No-Longer-Invisible Communities”

• 9:00 am — Tour of historic Turkey Creek – Derrick Evans, Rev. Moses
  Industrial encroachment, greenway and environmental classroom, environmental ministry
• 11:30 am — Tour of North Gulfport – Jason MacKenzie
  Preview green modular community land trust development
• 12:15 am — Depart for Biloxi
• 12:45 pm — Tour of East Biloxi’s Vietnamese enclave – Uyen Le
  Immigrant community displaced by casino-driven master plan
  Optional lunch? — Vietnamese po-boys on Oak Street.
• 2:15 pm — Depart for Moss Point
• 3:00 pm — Tour of Moss Point and environs – Rev. Young and Wilma Subra
  Review sites tested positive for toxins post Katrina in predominantly minority communities.
• 5:30 pm — Break – Q&A
• 6:00 pm —(optional) Moss Point church rally on toxic contamination from Katrina.

Main Issues

• Communities organizing for environmental justice and human rights
• Preservation of health and historic and cultural values of African American and Vietnamese American communities in coastal Mississippi
• Faith-based environmental advocacy
• Grassroots advancements in environmental education

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