We live in fractious, hyper-partisan times. These days, scoring political points is at the center of public engagement. When that happens, governance takes a back seat to political warfare and any notion of the common good or compromise is thrown out the window by both the right and the left.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Politics is really about negotiation and compromise to achieve the common good. Politics is how we decide to live together, and is the alternative to violence or litigation. And to effect change, we must build power to effect change in ways that move beyond partisanship and sectarianism.
In recent years, the organizing efforts of Working Together Jackson have at times moved into areas of state-wide interest. These efforts formed the genesis of what would become Working Together Mississippi.
Working Together Mississippi engages more than 270 congregations, parishes, synagogues, mosques, and nonprofits that reflect the religious, racial, and geographic diversity of the state. We seek to build relationships with diverse institutions around the state to build the power to effect political change in a non-partisan way while strengthening the institutions we engage with to help them execute their institution's mission and priorities