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Casey Pegg of Shalefield Organizing Committee brings his perspective and experiences of grassroots work and how funding impacts it.

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Funding Real Solutions Casey Pegg Community Organizer Shalefield Organizing Committee
Our Projects Funded by the Direct Support Fund:
Sullivan County Listening Project Through in-person interviews, we aimed to listen and document the experiences of Sullivan County residents, to learn about the potential impacts of shale gas development on families & communities in the area.
Mailer + 5k
Shalefield Justice Spring Break (not an official SOC project)
But, the Direct Support Fund means more to us than a way to get cash...
Real Change Comes from the Frontlines 1. Best equipped with the knowledge and skills to find a way forward. 2. Know their communities. 3. Intersectional. 4. Bold actions. 5. Long term cultural shifts. 6. Can do much with few resources.* *BUT may not be easily packaged into “outcomes”.
Challenges
1. Accessibility Problems in the Foundation Model
Reasons why the Direct Support Fund is cool: Administrators and board members are accessible... Responsive Transparent Experienced with frontlines organizing Share common goals Recognize that we are human Are our friends! ...and versed in the language and culture of funders. Able to bridge the gaps.
“sexy”
Grassroots groups/campaigns must compete for resources based on the marketability of their issue as well as their ability to network and navigate the application process.
A democratic process based on moral imperatives and material realities should be used when determining the flow of resources. Frontlines communities should not have to market themselves!
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2. Conservation vs. Environmental Justice
Conservation Environmental Justice A. Sees humans as distinct and separate from environment. B. Sees monetization and extraction of natural resources by corporations and the state as an inevitable part of “economic progress”. C. Seeks to slow and temporarily limit ecological destruction. D. Imposes solutions from the top down. E. Works within existing power structures. F. Concerned with mitigating effects. A. Recognizes that human beings are part of and wholly dependent on ecosystems. “Environmental stewardship” = Self-preservation B. Advocates for true prosperity, which so- called “progress,” “growth,” and “development” usually damages. C. Seeks to stop and reverse ecological destruction. D. Respects local decisionmaking, lifts up and takes direction from marginalized voices. E. Challenges illegitimate authority. F. Concerned with unearthing root causes.
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3. “Gaps” in the Environmental Justice movement 1. Two (major streams of) divergent theories of change - one that has historically been "top-down" and worked closely with the "establishment", the other has traditionally been "bottom-up" and accountable to the communities they are rooted in. 2. The vast resource gap, where the institutionalized race/class trappings of philanthropy continue to perpetuate social inequities by giving much more money to the "big", vertically-integrated organizations, and much less to the grassroots, working class, community-of-color led groups.
Next steps Accessibility • Funders need to make themselves available. • More organizations able to advocate for the frontlines to funders, like MWA. • De-marketize the resource distribution. • Explore member-based sources of funding. Funding the Environmental Justice Paradigm • Lobbying and education to funders about the type of work that brings about real change. • People working for conservation organizations willing to take risks to support more radical work. Bridging Gaps in the Environmental Justice Movement • Spaces to facilitate real talk about power and privilege within the movement. • Lobbying and educating “big greens” about frontlines work and how to engage respectfully and constructively with those doing that work. • Creating shared analysis and principles -> Jemez • Building relationships outside of comfort zone.
BEA Initiative bea4impact.org Jemez Principles ejnet.org/ej/jemez.pdf Shalefield Organizing Committee shalefieldorganizing.org My email: info@shalefieldorganizing.org My phone number: 570.204.8927

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Funding Real Solution

  • 1. Funding Real Solutions Casey Pegg Community Organizer Shalefield Organizing Committee
  • 2. Our Projects Funded by the Direct Support Fund:
  • 3. Sullivan County Listening Project Through in-person interviews, we aimed to listen and document the experiences of Sullivan County residents, to learn about the potential impacts of shale gas development on families & communities in the area.
  • 5. Shalefield Justice Spring Break (not an official SOC project)
  • 6. But, the Direct Support Fund means more to us than a way to get cash...
  • 7. Real Change Comes from the Frontlines 1. Best equipped with the knowledge and skills to find a way forward. 2. Know their communities. 3. Intersectional. 4. Bold actions. 5. Long term cultural shifts. 6. Can do much with few resources.* *BUT may not be easily packaged into “outcomes”.
  • 9. 1. Accessibility Problems in the Foundation Model
  • 10. Reasons why the Direct Support Fund is cool: Administrators and board members are accessible... Responsive Transparent Experienced with frontlines organizing Share common goals Recognize that we are human Are our friends! ...and versed in the language and culture of funders. Able to bridge the gaps.
  • 12. Grassroots groups/campaigns must compete for resources based on the marketability of their issue as well as their ability to network and navigate the application process.
  • 13. A democratic process based on moral imperatives and material realities should be used when determining the flow of resources. Frontlines communities should not have to market themselves!
  • 16. Conservation Environmental Justice A. Sees humans as distinct and separate from environment. B. Sees monetization and extraction of natural resources by corporations and the state as an inevitable part of “economic progress”. C. Seeks to slow and temporarily limit ecological destruction. D. Imposes solutions from the top down. E. Works within existing power structures. F. Concerned with mitigating effects. A. Recognizes that human beings are part of and wholly dependent on ecosystems. “Environmental stewardship” = Self-preservation B. Advocates for true prosperity, which so- called “progress,” “growth,” and “development” usually damages. C. Seeks to stop and reverse ecological destruction. D. Respects local decisionmaking, lifts up and takes direction from marginalized voices. E. Challenges illegitimate authority. F. Concerned with unearthing root causes.
  • 18. 3. “Gaps” in the Environmental Justice movement 1. Two (major streams of) divergent theories of change - one that has historically been "top-down" and worked closely with the "establishment", the other has traditionally been "bottom-up" and accountable to the communities they are rooted in. 2. The vast resource gap, where the institutionalized race/class trappings of philanthropy continue to perpetuate social inequities by giving much more money to the "big", vertically-integrated organizations, and much less to the grassroots, working class, community-of-color led groups.
  • 19. Next steps Accessibility • Funders need to make themselves available. • More organizations able to advocate for the frontlines to funders, like MWA. • De-marketize the resource distribution. • Explore member-based sources of funding. Funding the Environmental Justice Paradigm • Lobbying and education to funders about the type of work that brings about real change. • People working for conservation organizations willing to take risks to support more radical work. Bridging Gaps in the Environmental Justice Movement • Spaces to facilitate real talk about power and privilege within the movement. • Lobbying and educating “big greens” about frontlines work and how to engage respectfully and constructively with those doing that work. • Creating shared analysis and principles -> Jemez • Building relationships outside of comfort zone.
  • 20. BEA Initiative bea4impact.org Jemez Principles ejnet.org/ej/jemez.pdf Shalefield Organizing Committee shalefieldorganizing.org My email: info@shalefieldorganizing.org My phone number: 570.204.8927