The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Advocacy Institute in Mississippi is an annual nine-week training program designed to help provide practical, hands-on experience and training in the field of advocacy. This application is for fellows who will be taught how voting can bring positive change at the local level, how to forge coalitions and uplift communities, and how to advance policy initiatives to improve the lives of people across Mississippi. Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 11, 2025. Name * Preferred name Preferred pronouns He She They Other... Preferred pronouns Other... Address * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * - Select -AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming--Armed Forces (Americas)Armed Forces (Europe, Canada, Middle East, Africa)Armed Forces (Pacific)American SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamMarshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPuerto RicoVirgin Islands ZIP code * Email address * Date of birth * Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year1925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024 Phone number * Tell Us About Yourself Tell us about yourself * Have you ever been involved in the justice or penal system? * Yes No Are you currently eligible to vote? * Yes No Are you registered to vote? Yes No Have you ever voted? * Yes No Which of the following would you be most interested in building an advocacy campaign around: * Building Community Power and Capacity Eradicating Poverty Decarcerating and Decriminalizing Black and Brown People/Ending Mass Incarceration/Overall Criminal Justice Reform Protecting the Right to Vote and Strengthening Democracy Dismantling White Nationalism and Ending Systemic Racism Why is advocacy important to you in a place like Mississippi? * Do you have any experience being a community organizer? * Yes No Why are you applying to participate in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Advocacy Institute? * Are you able to fully participate in the program as outlined above? * Yes No What role do you believe you play in defending democracy in Mississippi? * Thinking about your community, what is one project you would most like to implement that you believe would bring about necessary change? Are you in need of any special accommodations? * For example: ADA accessibility, child care, etc. Yes No What accommodations do you require? How did you hear about us? *
