Members of Congress Embark on Pilgrimage to Mississippi
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Reps. Bennie Thompson and Chip Pickering co-lead new journey
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) will co-host a new pilgrimage to Mississippi with The Faith & Politics Institute, which will take place March 28-30, 2008. The pilgrimage will allow a bipartisan group of 11 members of Congress and about 70 others to experience first-hand a land of struggle transformed into a place of hope. The journey will begin at the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis, Tenn. and will continue through Clarksdale, Philadelphia, Jackson and into Waveland, Miss. Stops will include the Delta Blues Museum, Parchman Prison, the Medgar Evers Home Museum, Beth Israel Congregation and Tougaloo College, among others.
Press Availabilities:
Friday, March 28 at 1:15 p.m.
National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, Tenn.
Saturday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Jackson Marriott Hotel, 200 East Amite Street, Jackson, Miss.
Sunday, March 30 at 12:15 p.m.
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, 222 South Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Media are also invited to join the delegation for a program at Tougaloo College on Saturday evening, March 29 at 8:00 p.m. in the Tougaloo College Chapel.
Lessons learned through the struggles of Mississippi can be applied in every state and every congressional district in the United States. The courage and creativity that has come out of Mississippi will help members of Congress, congressional staff and the other pilgrims not only learn from history but also be transformed into instruments of courage, reconciliation and renewal themselves.
Since 1998, The Faith & Politics Institute has led eight bipartisan Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimages to Alabama, affording more than 100 members of the U.S. House and Senate an experiential journey through the history of the U.S. Civil Rights movement. Described by some as one of the most valuable experiences they have had while in Congress, the pilgrimages bring people together across political, religious and racial lines, offering opportunities for engaged and reflective dialogue. The pilgrimage to Mississippi is built on the successful model of The Faith & Politics Institute's Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimages to Alabama.
More information about The Faith & Politics Institute can be found at www.faithandpolitics.org. Contact for Rep. Bennie Thompson's office is Lanier Avant (202-225-5876 or lavant@mail.house.gov). Contact for Rep. Chip Pickering's office is Brian Perry (601-932-2410 or brian.perry@mail.house.gov).
CONTACT: Caitlin Jacobs of Faith & Politics Institute, +1-202-546-1299, +1-202-306-3052
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- March 25/
SOURCE The Faith and Politics Institute
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