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After the publication of their recent op-ed in Nonprofit Quarterly, CEqO Nathaniel Smith, Tamieka Mosely of Grantmakers for Southern Progress and a few of their closest colleagues will continue the conversation about COVID-19 and the chance to transform the American South in a webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Stay for an eye-opening insight and leave with steps you can take to help us transform the American South and the nation.
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#ATLCounts
In addition to voting on June 9, there's still the United States Census of 2020, which will provide critical data that lawmakers, business owners, teachers, and many others use to provide daily services, products, and support for you and your community. Every year, more than $675 billion in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data. PSE supports the City of Atlanta's #ATLCounts initiative to ensure everyone is counted, which ensures a more equitable division of funding and representation in our communities.
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This summer, our Keep That Same Energy Youth Initiative is inviting young people from across the Southeast for three Summer Southeast Youth Chat and Chews to come together, break bread (virtually of course) and talk about the inequities experienced during COVID-19, June 10, July 8, August 12, 2020, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please register in advance to receive the call information.
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Thank you for participating in #GivingTuesdayNow! Your invaluable financial contribution to help us raise $10,000 will enable us to partner with frontline organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a frontline organization in need of assistance or you know of any, please contact us for upcoming grant opportunities.
Your continued contribution will help our advocacy beyond COVID-19 through our leadership development cohorts, community organizing, and other efforts toward realizing a new Southern agenda for racial equity and shared prosperity in Atlanta and beyond. Thank you for your gift!
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 The May 15 Open Just Energy Circle meeting was a complete success with more than 75 people joining the Zoom call! Stay tuned to the Just Energy email list for the post-meeting follow-up!- The Just Energy Summit 2020 planning team wants to hear from the community about how we should adjust the October 1-3 summit. Please fill out this short survey so we can hear your voice!
- Advancing Equity and Opportunity (AEO) will highlight a few CommunityCapacity Fund grantees on their next call on May 21. AEO launched the fund from foundation dollars dedicated to supporting democracy in rural electric co-op service areas and resourcing organizing work across the American South.
- Just Energy Director Chandra Farley authored an op-ed published in The Atlanta Voice about climate justice, COVID-19, and racial equity.
- Just Energy Community Organizer Wan Smith co-authored an article published on Medium.com about the joint AEO and Southeast Climate & Energy Network delegation to the NRECA annual meeting and the importance of democratizing rural electric co-ops.
- The Just Energy team is rolling out "Quick Chats", short informational “one on one” conversations with energy equity leaders in a digital format. Videos are in the works on a variety of topics including the Census, the Public Service Commission, and ways to save on utility bills! Community partners are encouraged to send suggestions for speakers and topics to Just Energy Community Organizer Wan Smith and Just Energy Coordinator Blythe Coleman-Mumford. Let's keep the Just Energy work moving!
#JustGrowth
- The Just Growth team is fast at work reviewing equitable policies with the City of East Point to assist in creating its Equitable Development Plan.
- The team has finished its partnership with Georgia Tech's Epic Intentions team who was helping them on their Equitable Development Implementation Tool (EDIT). We are excited to take the next steps with the tool.
- The team joined the Transformation Alliance, in which PSE is the Racial Justice Champion, in a discussion with other member organizations about how to respond to COVID-19. Stay tuned or results from that meeting.
- Planning for the Transformation Academy and Regional Leadership Academy are underway with the impacts of COVID-19 in mind. Stay tuned for more details about upcoming cohorts.
- The Just Growth team welcomed two new members: Brittany Judson and Taylor McClain!
- The latest Just Growth Capacity Fund cohort met for its bi-monthly gathering in which the Just Growth team heard the cohort's needs and innovative ideas of how to move forward.
- The Just Growth Circle had its meeting last month. They had the opportunity to share how various organizations were dealing with COVID-19. They also had Beth Sawin from Climate Interactive, engage with our cohort around her recently published U.S. News and World Report article, "Why We Can't Ignore the Link Between COVID-19, Climate Change and Inequity".
#JustHealth
 On Friday, May 11, Just Health Community Ambassador Kendra Stallings, Live Healthy Chattooga and many of its partners came together to distribute food for Helping Hands Ending Hunger. The community rallied with 20+ volunteers to unload, package, deliver and hand out food boxes of more than 50 pounds to 183 families and 734 individuals. 8,848 pounds of food was distributed without a single box leftover. The Great Georgia Give supplied 297 half gallons of milk, and local sponsors drummed up money to purchase 400+ dozen eggs to hand out to the families. A locally closed restaurant provided the coolers to store the milk and eggs, a local business donated bags. Volunteers included school faculty, student leaders, community officials, church members, county Extension staff, and 4-H students. For more information visit Helping Hands Ending Hunger and the Great Georgia Give.
#JustOpportunity
- Due to COVID-19, the Just Opportunity team postponed its April Just Opportunity Circle (JOC) meeting and the screening of Striking Voices. While they had been exploring ways to transition to a virtual meeting, it felt best to regroup and focus on ways to appropriately respond in the wake of current events. Just Opportunity Program Manager Sterling Johnson is currently scheduling check-ins with JOC members to hear their feedback on ways the JOC can more proactively support equity work from their respective organizations and ways to collaborate.
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Keep up with Nathaniel Speaks, which will allow you to keep up with our founder and CEqO on his upcoming speaking engagements around the country, and Online Events to see what other virtual events PSE is participating throughout the equity ecosystem.
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