The Mississippi Center for Justice afforded 12 local students an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C for the Democracy in Action Seminar.
Students attended from the north and south end of the Sunflower Consolidated School District, as well as Humphreys County.
“One area I think the seminar is going to be helpful in is school” said Yumekia Jones, Office Manager at the Mississippi Center for Justice and Program Manager for Outreach Programs. “They have to take a US History test in order to graduate. This process will help them understand how laws are made, how social issues not only affect people outside of Mississippi but also how they affect us.”
The Washington Workshops Foundation reached out to the Mississippi Center for Justice after receiving funding to include Mississippi students in the seminar.
The Washington Workshops Foundation says it is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan education foundation that annually hosts high school and junior high school students around the nation.
During the seminar, students participated in a “model congress” that allowed them to “gain a better understanding and appreciation of the functions and work of the US Congress.”
The seminar featured members of Congress, congressional staffers , executive branch officials, media experts, lobbyists and other government organizations.
“We feel it’s really important for students and all Americans to have a hands on experience of what Washington is and how their government functions so they can get involved,” said Tom Crossan, President of Washington Workshops Foundation.
For inquiries about other educational opportunities, Mississippi Center for Justice can be reached at (662) 887- 6570.
