MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE ANNOUNCES
HONOREES FOR
ANNUAL CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE DINNER
JACKSON, MS, September 19. The Mississippi Center for Justice has announced honorees for its annual Champions of Justice Dinner. The 2006 dinner, a fundraiser for the Mississippi Center for Justice, is scheduled for 6 – 9 p.m., Friday, October 13, at the Marriott Hotel in Jackson.
This year’s honorees are Dr. Aaron Shirley, a pioneer of rural and urban health care whose vision for a one-stop-shop health care facility for the underserved resulted in the establishment of the Jackson Medical Mall; the 2006 Community Leader, John M. McCullouch, is a prominent business leader and President of BellSouth-Mississippi, who has consistently and energetically put his considerable influence to work for the betterment of the community. MCJ will also pay tribute posthumously to Dr. Gilbert Mason (1928-2006), self-described “physician and citizen,” who is best remembered for organizing wade-ins at Biloxi beaches to protest white-only access.
Special recognition will also be given to the hundreds of lawyers and law students who rallied to the call for legal assistance following Hurricane Katrina.
The Mississippi Center for Justice was founded in Jackson in June 2003. Its mission is to provide Mississippi with a home-grown, nonprofit public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice statewide. In October 2005, MCJ established its Katrina Recovery Office on the Mississippi coast. There its staff works with legal and community partners to rebuild more just and inclusive communities. MCJ relies on the private contributions of friends and supporters both inside and outside the state. Newsletters and other information regarding MCJ, its work and staff are posted on its web site, www.mscenterforjustice.org.
Reservations are being accepted for the Champions of Justice Dinner and may be made by calling the Mississippi Center for Justice, (601) 352-2269 or writing to Post Office Box 1023, Jackson, MS 39215-1023.
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