We are friends and family, co-workers, and neighbors primarily from Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and friends from around the country who are using our voices and power. We demand Southern Company and their subsidiaries (Mississippi Power, Alabama Power, and Georgia Power) put utility ratepayers' interests over the interests of company shareholders. It is possible for Southern Company to be profitable AND equitable and we demand they do what is necessary to make that happen. Everybody deserves a stable home, decent work, and a livable future. But Southern Company has done nothing but actively deny the climate crisis and work to dismantle our democracy and reproductive rights.
Read MoreWe were politely intimidated before getting into the meeting, then it was quiet chaos after that. Advocates were informed of a new policy which states “If the questions aren’t "aligned" with Southern Company’s objectives, then a representative will contact them to answer it following the event.
Read MoreWe believe everyday people can identify solutions for themselves and their communities. And across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi we are working together and sharing leadership to prioritize equitable solutions that address the climate crisis. For decades, our legislators have acted against the best interests of residents and constituents and instead prioritized the dividends of private industry. We believe our energy systems should support the health, safety and well-being of our communities, and not extract our wealth or threaten our well-being. To get there, we want to shift power into the hands of our communities to determine a clean and just energy future and to shift power away from the hands of shareholders and CEOs of Southern Company. And unlike their enablers, we do not take money from fossil fuel and other extractive corporations or their executives.
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