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==History== | ==History== | ||
''' | '''SWEET Alabama''' was co-founded by [[Teresa Chandler]], [[Rob Burton]], [[Majadi Baruti]], [[Susan Diane Mitchell]], [[Molly Palmer]], [[Melodie Echols]], and [[Darlena Garner]] in 2017. Susan created the acronym that became '''SWEET Alabama'''’s name. | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
''' | '''SWEET Alabama''' is member of the [[Birmingham Earth Coalition]] and [[People's Budget Birmingham]]. | ||
==Policy== | ==Policy== | ||
''' | '''SWEET Alabama''' has signed on in support of [[Gulf South Center for Law and Policy]]'s [[Gulf South for a Green New Deal]], a policy platform designed to advance climate, racial, and economic justice in the [[Gulf South]]. | ||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
''' | '''SWEET Alabama''' is governed by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board. The organization's operational work is performed by an Executive Director. | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 13 November 2020
SWEET Alabama (Sustainable Water, Energy, and Economic Transition in Alabama) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Birmingham. They are a "just transition" organization focusing on democratic economies and energy independence within Birmingham and the state of Alabama.
History
SWEET Alabama was co-founded by Teresa Chandler, Rob Burton, Majadi Baruti, Susan Diane Mitchell, Molly Palmer, Melodie Echols, and Darlena Garner in 2017. Susan created the acronym that became SWEET Alabama’s name.
Affiliations
SWEET Alabama is member of the Birmingham Earth Coalition and People's Budget Birmingham.
Policy
SWEET Alabama has signed on in support of Gulf South Center for Law and Policy's Gulf South for a Green New Deal, a policy platform designed to advance climate, racial, and economic justice in the Gulf South.
Leadership
SWEET Alabama is governed by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board. The organization's operational work is performed by an Executive Director.
| Name | Title(s) | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Burton |
Executive Director | 2017 - Present |
| Celida "Celi" Soto | Board President | 2019 - Current |
| Teresa Chandler | Board President | 2017 - 2019 |
| Board Secretary | 2019 - Current | |
| Kari Powell | Board Vice President | 2019 - Current |
| Yawntresha Coleman | Board Treasurer | 2019 - Current |
| Nina Morgan | Board Director | 2019 - Current |
| Jalisa Milton | Board Director | 2020 - Current |
| Marian Mwenja | Board Director |
2020 - Current |
| Majadi Baruit | Advisory Board Member |
2018 - Current |
| Susan Diane Mitchell | Advisory Board Member | 2018 - Current |
| Molly Palmer | Advisory Board Member | 2018 - Current |
External Links
- SWEET Alabama website