About Us

We are a Michigan nonprofit, 501(c)(4). Read about us in the press or contact us here. Our organization follows the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing. Learn about the Jemez Principles here.

Advisory Board

Michelle Deatrick

Founder and Chair, DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council

Sean McBrearty

Michigan Legislative and Policy Director,
Clean Water Action

Jeff Irwin

State Senator (MI-15)

Yousef Rabhi

Washtenaw County Commissioner

Desirae Simmons

Co-Director, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice

Christy McGillivray

Political and Legislative Director
Sierra Club Michigan

Mikal Goodman

Pontiac City Councilperson, Co-Chair of Metro Detroit DSA, Campaign Manager for Michigan Alliance For Justice in Climate (MAJIC)

Andrea Pierce

Lead organizer of Idle No More Michigan, Chair, co-founder of the Anishinaabek Caucus of the
Michigan Dem. Party, Policy Director at MEJC

Zackariah Farah


Research associate at Rogel Cancer Center

Officers + Team Members

Sean Higgins

Acting President
Image processing engineer, raised Ann Arborite, passionate about fighting for democratization and against climate change, avid birder, biker, and gamer.

Kiplin Kaldahl

Secretary
Research associate, health sciences

Brian Geiringer

Executive Director
Plant lover, math nerd, born and raised in Ann Arbor.