2024 FREEDOM SCHOOL (SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY)
About Freedom Summer
Classes continue through August 20th
Tuesday, July 23 6-7:30 PM @ Newburg Community Center | The Local Executive Branch
Tuesday, July 30 6-7:30 PM @ Portland Community Center | Unions
Tuesday, August 6 6-7:30 PM @ Berrytown Community Center | Electoral Politics
Tuesday, August 13 6-7:30 PM @ South Louisville Community Center | Political Ideologies
Tuesday, August 20 6-7:30 PM @ California Community Center | Political Action
Click on the registration link to see the list. They are offered at community centers around the city.
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. Center for Racial Justice at Simmons College of Kentucky is offering free political education classes in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer. In each class, students will learn about political systems, who is trying to improve them, and how to get involved. All classes will be taught by Jecorey Arthur, a professor of music, sociology, and activism at Simmons College of Kentucky and Councilman for Louisville Metro Council District 4. He will be joined by special guests with experience in organizing, government, and more. Each class will be hosted in-person at different community centers and online via Zoom on Tuesday evenings June 18 – August 20. Please save your seat by registering below
Class Format
Opening Activity 6-6:15 PM (15 Minutes), Lesson 6:15-6:45 PM (30 Minutes), Q&A 6:45-7 PM (15 Minutes), Networking Dinner by Mattie’s Kitchen 7-7:30 PM (30 Minutes)
More Info For more information visit simmonscollegeky.edu/freedomsummer or contact Professor Jecorey Arthur at jarthur@simmonscollegeky.edu or by phone at (502)230-1616.
All Peoples questions: contact Roxanne Sturtevant, roxannestur@gmail.com
Tuesday, June 25 6-7:30 PM The State Legislative Branch
Tuesday, July 2 6-7:30 PM Issue-Based Movements
Tuesday, July 9 6-7:30 PM Local to International Issues