JustUs Training Skool
Throughout the week, we'll ask one guiding question:
What if we stopped looking outside ourselves for answers and started building them together?
Adopted from Highlander Research and Education Center
Our mission
JustUs Training Skool is a week-long leadership retreat for young people who care about their communities and want to learn how to make a difference.
Together with social justice organizations from Mississippi and across the Southeast, we'll explore how people create change when they organize, care for one another, and take action together. Through art, conversation, wellness, and hands on learning, you'll discover that democracy isn't just something that happens during an election—it's something we practice every day through the choices we make and the communities we build.
Our retreat is grounded in the principles of Kingian Nonviolence, which teaches that lasting change comes through courage, love, accountability, and collective action—not violence or harm. You'll learn practical tools for resolving conflict, building relationships, and leading with care.
There is a reason we're gathering in Mississippi. This place holds a deep history of courage, creativity, and community leadership. It reminds us that meaningful change often begins with ordinary people who choose to care for one another and imagine something better together.
We believe the Deep South continues to be a place where healing, culture, and community can shape a more just future.
Regional Organization Sponsorship Benefits
Registration Level [$600]
- Recruitment table on Friday, August 28, 2026
- Recognition in print and digital media
General Sponsorship Level [$1500] (4 available)
- Two-minute speaking opportunity during a General Session
- Exhibit table on Friday, August 28, 2026
- Recognition in print and digial m
Co-Branded Lanyards [$2500] (3 available)
Co-Branded Registration Bags [$2500] (3 available)
- To be distributed to all attendees at Registration
- Exhibit table on Friday, August 28,2026 during Registration and Welcome Dinner to interface with attendees
- Recognition in print program, on event signage, and on event t-shirt
Co-Branded Registration Bags [$2500] (3 available)
Co-Branded Registration Bags [$2500] (3 available)
- To be distributed to all attendees at Registration
- Exhibit table on Friday, August 28 during Registration and Welcome Dinner to interface with attendees
- Recognition in print program, on event signage, and on event t-shirt
Regional Organization Sponsorship Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2026
These opportunities are on a first come, first served basis.
* denotes speaking opportunity
JustUs Training School is an immersive leadership and community development retreat that partners with social justice organizations to introduce young people into civic engagement and community building.
JustUS Training Skool is Jxnology’s annual 5-day training retreat brings 250 youth ages 15-35 from diverse communities across the Southeastern U.S. to Jackson, MS.
Young people will have an understanding of civic engagement and community building that amplifies themes of Kingian Nonviolence, Restorative Justice, Emergent Response, and People’s Assemblies.
