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Have a clean energy project in mind that will benefit your rural community, but aren’t sure where to start, how to manage the project, or how to get funding? Let us know, and it may become the topic of our next webinar! We want to connect you with the experts. Whether it's specific topics you're eager to explore or guests you'd like to hear from, your input guides us in curating content that resonates with your interests and aspirations. Your insights are invaluable in shaping the Rural Renaissance.
We are committed to celebrating legacy, justice, and wisdom in the Environmental Justice Movement. As we continue to advance environmental equity, it is important to
honor our elders who have paved the way for us. We are highlighting our “Mothers of the Movement” Dr. Mildred McClain and Dianne Dillon-Ridgley in a two part mini series.
We thank them for bringing their wisdom to the 2023 Rural Renaissance Roadshow.
Watch Dr. McClain’s keynote here.
Dr. Mildred McClain, who is also known as Mama Bahati, is a Distinguished Fellow for Movement Elders at Groundswell. Dr. McClain is a 50-year veteran of the People’s Movement for Justice and Self-Determination worldwide. Dianne Dillon-Ridgely is the very definition of a changemaker. In the last forty years Dianne has been a dedicated Environmentalist and Human Rights Activist at the forefront of society's shift from an industrial one to one focused on sustainability.