Social Justice Week Convocation Address featuring Emad Al-Turk

• Date and Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
• Location: Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo College, 6550 Tougaloo Blvd., Tougaloo, MS
• Admission: This event is free, and the community is welcome! Please RSVP here.

Join Tougaloo College and Mississippi for a Just World for a special Social Justice Week Convocation featuring Emad Al Turk, founder of Mississippi for a Just World.

This evening convocation offers a space for reflection, intellectual engagement, and collective grounding as the Tougaloo community gathers to consider the meaning of justice, solidarity, and human dignity in our world today.

Emad Al Turk’s keynote will explore the concept of global solidarity, emphasizing that movements for freedom, dignity, and self-determination do not exist in isolation. Across geographies and generations, struggles for justice remain connected by shared moral commitments: a deep belief in human dignity and a refusal to accept systems of oppression, dispossession, and exclusion.

The event will also reflect on Tougaloo College’s enduring legacy as an institution rooted in the civil rights movement and committed to scholarship, civic engagement, and moral imagination. This convocation invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to consider how historical memory can shape contemporary responsibility and how local struggles for justice remain connected to global human rights movements.

Emad Al Turk
Founder, Mississippi for a Just World

Mississippi for a Just World is an organization committed to human rights, democratic engagement, and global solidarity. Through his work, Emad Al Turk has helped foster conversations that connect local civic life in Mississippi to broader movements for justice around the world.

Free and open to the public

This event is part of Tougaloo College’s Social Justice Week, a series of programs designed to encourage dialogue around justice, human rights, civic responsibility, and community engagement.

Please contact [email protected] for any accessibility needs or concerns.

Free parking is available on campus near Woodworth Chapel.

For accessibility or media inquiries, email [email protected]. Elevator is available upon request at the chapel.

Community is welcome. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and first-come, first-served. Registration does not guarantee a seat, but it helps our organizers plan and ensures you receive event updates.

Founded in 1869, Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts college committed to intellectual excellence, social justice, and developing engaged citizens prepared to address the world's most pressing challenges. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, Tougaloo has a distinguished legacy as a catalyst for social change and a space where rigorous academic inquiry intersects with meaningful community engagement. The college continues its mission to foster critical thinking, promote equity, and empower students to lead transformative change in their communities and beyond.

Mississippi for a Just World (MSJW) is a humanitarian organization based in Mississippi that bridges the fight to build a more just world from the Deep South to the Global South. Our goal is to be a living, breathing movement for human rights, deeply rooted in the enduring legacy of Mississippi's human liberation struggle. Across borders and cultures, irrespective of our different political, cultural, and social backgrounds, we are fighting for a world where every individual is empowered, where justice prevails, and where human dignity is non-negotiable.

Our Mission:
Rooted in a rich history of resistance, our mission is to serve as champions of human rights from Mississippi to Palestine, to Sudan, to Congo, to Haiti, and to all oppressed people of the world by dismantling systems of harm and injustice through transformative education, collective power building, and political advocacy.

Our Vision:
We envision a world where every individual, regardless of their background or circumstance, enjoys fundamental human rights, dignity, and equitable opportunities for a better future. MSJW is committed to fostering collaboration among diverse organizations, working to address the most pressing humanitarian challenges. Through collective action, we aspire to inspire positive change, cultivate empathy, and build bridges of understanding across borders and cultures.

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