Saturday November 1 2025 at 1:00 PM
National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, TN
In 2026, the National Civil Rights Museum will launch the Bayard Rustin Institute—a new initiative honoring the life and legacy of this visionary activist and strategist, best known as an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Following in Rustin’s footsteps, the Institute aims to support the vital work of Memphis’s organizing and advocacy community. You are the experts in this work, and we’re eager to hear your thoughts and insights as we design an Institute that best supports a thriving and robust organizing landscape.
Join the National Civil Rights Museum for a Community Listening Session to help shape the vision and values of the new Rustin Institute, a hub for education, interfaith dialogue, and justice-centered organizing inspired by Bayard Rustin’s legacy.
Together, we’ll explore:
- What Memphis needs from a Rustin Institute
- How the Institute can serve local communities
- The role it should play in the city’s organizing landscape
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Hooks Hyde Hall, National Civil Rights Museum
This event is free and open to community leaders, advocates, organizers, and movement groups. Space is limited. Please register by October 24, 2025.