Soulardarity
Soulardarity is building a brighter future in Highland Park with education, organizing, and people-powered clean energy. We are working to install solar-powered streetlights, save money on energy bills, and work together with our neighboring communities to build a just and equitable energy system for all. Learn more and Join us today.
Soulardarity created 6 Standards for a Community-based Solidarity in 2017 to detail our Socio-economic values for (re)building in Highland Park and Surrounding areas. These standards were generated during a teambuilding activity at a Membership Meeting references actionable headers adopted from the Jemez Principles (1986), they guide us in preparing communities to build clean energy infrastructure and jobs, rebuild its economy, strengthen city and community capacity, and usher in local, regional, state and federal support to achieve JUST outcomes related to:
1. housing, resilient infrastructure, and energy ownership
2. energy affordability and accessibility
3. healthy food and clean water infrastructure
4. jobs, economy, education and investment
5. security and safety
6. communication and connectivity
Soulardarity is an organization that is sustained by membership, donorship as well as speaking and consulting revenue.
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Soulardarity is a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our board is made up of and elected by our members and must be a majority of Highland Parkers. To learn more about our structure and legal status, membership, programs, or volunteer opportunities please visit us at www.soulardarity.com.
- We secured $8M for our communities in a settlement against DTE that will help introduce energy efficiency and rooftop solar to low-income households.
- Soulardarity stands behind our mission to demonstrate that Highland Park, MI can serve as a global model for community-scale clean energy and just transition.
- Energy Democracy is the idea that the people most impacted by energy decisions should have the greatest say in shaping them.
Highland Park, Hamtramck, Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan