2020 US Accelerator
Taylor Mayes
Taylor Mayes Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Advocating for restorative environmental justice for African American and Black Communities through the Black Climate Network. Region Hamden, Connecticut Affiliations & Roles Communications Coordinator, Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs Organizer, B.E.A.M (Black Environmental Activist Movement) Taylor Mayes is the Communications Coordinator for The Connecticut Roundtable…
Read MoreTara Rodríguez Besosa
Tara Rodríguez Besosa Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Decolonizing Borikén (Puerto Rico) through food. Region San Juan, Puerto Rico Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder, El Departamento de la Comida OtraCosa Queer Land Collective, Borikén, Member Tara (she/they/ellx) was born and raised mostly in coastal Santurce in Puerto Rico. Tara graduated from Pratt Institute…
Read MoreStephanie Hicks Willett
Stephanie Hicks Willett Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Supporting the development of the future generation of African American environmentalists from Cumberland, Virginia. Region Cumberland, Virginia Affiliations & Roles Organizer, AMMD Pine Grove Project Stephanie Hicks Willett is the granddaughter of Rev. Sam Henry Miller and Susan Taylor Miller, and the daughter of Rev.…
Read MoreRuth Łchavaya K’isen Miller
Ruth Łchavaya K’isen Miller Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Elevating voices, and building networks for local, national, and international climate solutions in Alaska. Region Anchorage, Alaska Affiliations & Roles Board Member, Native Movement Statewide Planning Committee, Fireweed Collective Member, SustainUS Ruth (Łchavaya K’isen) is a Dena’ina Athabaskan and Ashkenazi Russian Jewish woman, raised in Dgheyay…
Read MoreRebecca Catherine Frayser Jim
Rebecca Catherine Frayser Jim Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Repairing native land that has been polluted and damaged by industrial industries. Region Vinita, Oklahoma Affiliations & Roles Founder & Executive Director, LEAD (Local Environmental Action Demanded) Member of the Cherokee Nation Tar Creekkeeper Rebecca Jim founded LEAD (Local Environmental Action Demanded) in 1997, and leads…
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