ReBUILDING Jackson Community Workshop Series
Sat, Oct 10
|Location Varies
The Jackson Branch NAACP, in partnership with the Jackson Association of Neighborhoods, will launch ReBUILDing Jackson, a five-part Community Workshop Series designed to equip Jackson residents to address some of the most persistent challenges affecting their neighborhoods.
Time & Location
Oct 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location Varies
About the event
Beginning Monday, September 14, the series will bring workshops directly into communities across Jackson, focusing on environmental justice, health, housing and resilience. Residents will have opportunities to hear from experts, ask questions, share neighborhood concerns and identify solutions that can help build a stronger, healthier and more equitable Jackson.
The series begins at 6 p.m. Monday, September 14, at the Jayne Avenue Community Center, 3615 Jayne Avenue, with a Ward 5 workshop examining redlining, blight, drainage and environmental inequity. This particular workshop is in partnership with the Jayne Avenue Neighborhood Association.
Additional workshops include:
September 17 | Wards 1 & 2: Flooding, Climate & Economic Stability: Who Pays the Price? — St. Phillips Episcopal Church, 5400 Old Canton Road
September 21 | Wards 4 & 6: Jackson’s Water Story: From the Pipes Beneath Us to the Future of Our Water System — Peggy Hobson Calhoun/Willowood Community Center, 4331 Willowood Boulevard
September 28 | Wards…