The Minority Rights Coalition

Club Description

The purpose of the Minority Rights Coalition (MRC) at the University of Virginia is to foster solidarity among people of marginalized status. The MRC oversees 11 organizations at UVA, each dealing with a specific minority community: the Asian Leadership Council (ALC), the Asian Student Union (ASU), the Black Student Alliance (BSA), Cultural Organization for Latin American Students (COLA), the Middle Eastern Leadership Council (MELC), the Muslim Students Association (MSA), the Native American Student Union (NASU), Muslim United (MU) and the Queer Student Union (QSU) Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action in Society at UVA (PLUMAS), UndocUVA, and the Organization of African Students (OAS). Working with these organizations, the MRC creates various programs and initiatives to further develop each minority community and facilitate greater cooperation and collective learning between the minority community.