Events
Upcoming & Ongoing Events
Pine Belt Pride
Join the ACLU of Mississippi for
Pine Belt Pride in Hattiesburg on October 10.
Visit our table to meet our team, explore resources, and learn more about your rights and our work to advance
LGBTQ+ freedom throughout Mississippi.
We’re excited to celebrate Pride with the Hattiesburg community.
Oct 10, 2026 | 11:00 AM (CT)
Capital City Pride
Join the ACLU of Mississippi at
Capital City Pride in Jackson on October 17.
Stop by our table to meet our team, pick up resources, and learn more about
your rights and the work of our LGBTQ Justice Project.
We’re proud to celebrate and stand with LGBTQ+ Mississippians in our home community and across the state.
Oct 17, 2026 | 12:00 AM (CT)
Gulf Coast Equality Fest
Join the ACLU of Mississippi at Gulf Coast Equality Fest
in Biloxi on October 17.
Stop by our table to meet our team, find resources, and learn more about your rights
and our work to protect LGBTQ+ freedom in Mississippi.
We’re looking forward to celebrating Pride with communities across the Gulf Coast.
Oct 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM (CT)
Trans Storytelling Project Documentary Premiere
Join the ACLU of Mississippi for the premiere of The Trans Storytelling Project, a documentary centering the experiences, perspectives, and stories of trans Mississippians.
The Trans Storytelling Project centers the experiences and perspectives of trans Mississippians through conversations about identity, family, community, advocacy, belonging, and what it means to live authentically in Mississippi.
The documentary brings these voices together to create space for trans people to tell their own stories in their own words, beyond headlines, stereotypes, and political debates.
Oct 22, 2026 | 6:00 PM (CT)
Past Events
Annual Wrap-Up
This year has felt like a decade. The news can be overwhelming, but joy is an act of resistance.
Join us as we close the year with reflection, gratitude, and celebration at our End-of-Year Wrap-Up on Tuesday, December 2, at 5:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
We’re honored to welcome Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board President, for an author talk on her book Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality.
We’ll also recognize Rims Barber and Carroll Rhodes for their decades of dedication to justice and equality in Mississippi.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Register for the event here.
Dec 02, 2025 | 5:30 PM
Rights & Bites
Join the ACLU of Mississippi for a night of community, conversation, and action at Rights & Bites!
Planning to attend the No Kings Protests on Saturday, October 18?
Get some bites! Learn your rights! Make your sign for the fight!
(Sign-making supplies provided.)
Complimentary bites and refreshments will be available from our featured food trucks.
This is your chance to connect with advocates, learn about your rights, and prepare to take action for a better Mississippi.
Oct 16, 2025 | 5:30 PM
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