Who We Are
The Alluvial Collective works to end inequity based on difference by cultivating belonging and wholeness in the world.

Community Building
Our process helps communities build the relationships necessary to heal systemic challenges, solve civic problems and to bridge long-standing divides.

Youth Engagement
The Summer Youth Institute is a nine-day experiential program for youth to discover the value of diversity and build both leadership and advocacy skills; Summer Youth Institute 2.0 is a reconvening of SYI alumni to maintain their network and strengthen the SYI curriculum.

Policy and Civic Engagement
Rethink MississippiTM is a policy and civic engagement platform for focusing leaders and their constituents on the need for a future based on equity.

An ongoing project to chronicle the extraordinary efforts of local people who organized to combat Mississippi’s Jim Crow segregation, as well as the complex network of white resistance trying to maintain it.
The Alluvial Collective Blog
News and reports from the Alluvial Collective and our program participants.

This Month’s Book Celebrates the Art of Conversation in Brave New Ways
Learning and education are integral parts of the Alluvial Collective’s mission. What better way to educate ourselves than via a good read? With that in mind, we launched a monthly book giveaway recommending books that inspire us to discuss and reflect. This month’s book is “Good Talk” by Mira Jacob.

Alluvial Collective Helps Improve Climate Resilience in the Mississippi Delta
The Alluvial Collective collaborated with students from Georgia Tech in gathering community feedback and data in the Mississippi Delta in order to improve local climate adaptation and resilience. This research has been recently published in a report by The Princeton School for Public Affairs. The report, “Expanding Climate Services to

This Month’s Book Sheds New Light on the History of Slavery in the American South
Learning and education are integral parts of the Alluvial Collective’s mission. What better way to educate ourselves than via a good read? With that in mind, we launched a monthly book giveaway recommending books that inspire us to discuss and reflect. This month’s book is “Behind the Big House: Reconciling

A Letter From our Executive Director, Von Gordon
Governor William Winter would always greet me with, “Hello, my friend,” and he would shake my hand and pull me in for a hug when he was able. As a nineteen-year-old, I didn’t understand that that was significant for a man of his generation, but it was. It was warm,

This Month’s Book Discusses the American South and the Soul of a Nation
Learning and education are integral parts of the Alluvial Collective’s mission. What better way to educate ourselves than via a good read? With that in mind, we launched a monthly book giveaway recommending books that inspire us to discuss and reflect. This month’s book is “South to America: A Journey

Growing into the Alluvial Collective
Friends, We have an important announcement to share with you. The organization you’ve known first as the University of Mississippi Institute for Racial Reconciliation, and for the past two decades as the William Winter Institute, will now be called The Alluvial Collective. Our roots have gotten deeper, our work remains
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Address
P.O. Box 99
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone
601-557-0056
Email Address
info@winterinstitute.org