The Gulf South for a Green New Deal (GS4GND) Community Controlled Fund (GS4GND CCF) presents a transformational model in climate justice investment. In this model, communities most impacted by the climate crisis lead in directing resources and shaping solutions that safeguard their futures.
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Regional History And Context
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From 2010-2015, more than five years of People’s Movement Assemblies, the Gulf South Rising (GSR) Initiative focused on building movement infrastructure and collective power in the Gulf South — a region targeted by extractive industry because of its geographical and demographic makeup, which is particularly vulnerable to climate disaster. In 2019, in response to the national call for a “Green New Deal”, the GSR Initiative birthed the Gulf South for a Green New Deal (GS4GND) formation to provide a rooted Southern analysis and vision. The GS4GND formation organized more than 400 Gulf South organizations.