Jackson Rising - "Here we are Strong"
Channel: VoiceRaiser
Date: 2014-05-13

The Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference explored the possibility of making Jackson, Mississippi a center and example of economic democracy by building strong cooperatives and other forms of worker owned enterprises and financial institutions that will create jobs with dignity, stability, living wages, and quality benefits.  The primary objective of the Conference was to educate and mobilize the people of Jackson to meet the economic and sustainability needs of our community.

Thanks to Shanina Carmichael, Kali Akuno, June Hardwick, and Von Anderson for sharing your voices and stories.

Thanks to Ending Satellites for the music.