We greet this new year with joy and thankfulness – for the wonderful people, our beautiful mountains, and our precious water in Appalachia. We also greet this new year with strength and power – we are ready to fight for […]
We have been spending the last tumultuous month since the election making plans for what our work will look like in 2017. We know we’ll be busy doing the two things we do best — bringing people together and fighting […]
Welcoming BWRK to the Alliance The Alliance for Appalachia is just tickled pink as a possum’s nose to welcome our newest member organization, Black Warrior Riverkeeper (BWRK). BWRK’s mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River watershed in […]
News from The Alliance July Steering Meeting and Team Summits July was a busy month around The Alliance while we geared up to host a Steering Meeting, two team summit convenings, and a 10-year anniversary celebration in Hindman, KY at […]
Protect Our Water, Reclaim Our Future- An Event Recap Shout out from the Alliance to everyone who helped plan and execute our POWROF 2016 lobby event in Washington, DC, which was a major success. By the numbers: The Alliance hosted […]
We’re headed back to DC to Protect Our Water, Reclaim Our Future The Alliance for Appalachia will be hosting an event to “Protect Our Water, Reclaim Our Future” (acronym pronounced POWR-OF) in Washington, D.C. June 5-8. We’re bringing over 30 new and experienced leaders […]
Save the Date to celebrate with us! The Alliance for Appalachia is hosting an event in honor of the organization’s diamond anniversary. We are excited to celebrate 10 years of grassroots coalition building in Central Appalachia, 10 years of pursuing […]
This March We’re in Like a Lion, Out Like a Lion Contrary to the old phrase, March weather was in like a lamb, out like a lamb this year; it’s been a strangely warm winter and an early spring. But […]
You are invited! Registration is open! The Alliance for Appalachia is hosting a Grassroots Policy Training for our members and allies across the Appalachian region. The training will be hosted at the Highlander Center in New Market, TN on Saturday […]
Welcome New Staff! We’re so excited to welcome new staff! This month, we’ll introduce you to our new coordinator, Alannah Tomich. Alannah Tomich comes to the Alliance from Western North Carolina, where she was a Center for Disease Control (CDC) […]