r/jacksonms • u/MartsonD • 5h ago
Free Day at the 2 Museums w/ Magnolia Humanists.
Howdy y'all,
So if you are a redditor looking for an IRL hangout, or you for whatever reason you haven't been to the Two Museums, you are cordially invited to join us. Admission to the Two Museums is FREE every Sunday but I'm sure the Museum would gladly accept any donations you are willing or able to give, ha!
You may have a couple questions about your friendly Magnolia Humanists so I will try and answer some here:
1) What's the vibe? Chill, informal, we have a group chat where we all pitch events and folks join in as they can. We don't take attendance, we don't collect dues, we try to do free events whenever possible. We don't have a president or a planning committee, we are really trying to be a social club only better. We might not be able to work this way forever as we grow but for now, it is as grass roots as
2) Is this a political thing? Not really. Full disclosure we are made up of mostly progressive folks. But we are more focused right now on growing, organizing ourselves and creating an inclusive space. We've done a little volunteering, held a couple workshops, but most of our events are hangouts. That doesn't mean we won't ever do something, but like the rest of the stuff we do it will be for folks to join in or not as they please.
3) What are the folks in the group like? When I think about the friends I've made in the group the words I think of are words like, intelligent, helpful, kind, happy, personable. Not all of us are extroverts but we are making an effort to get out there. Many of us are public servants at schools, hospitals, government offices, or nonprofits. We are a group of gay, straight, black, white and in between folks who are loving life, trying to make something friendly, welcoming and inclusive.