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COMMUNITY CHRONICLES #7 Linda Carr (Harriman Park)

by Julianne Tharp | Apr 3, 2024

Linda Carr lived in the Harriman Park neighborhood long enough to see the street she grew up on transform from Huntsville Row into Shuttlesworth Drive in 1988. The street was renamed to honor Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement and a founder of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR). This transformation symbolized a shift in recognition, yet the legacy of environmental degradation persisted.

Harbison-Walker International – Fairfield

by Michael Hansen | Jun 7, 2022

Background What and where is this facility? HarbisonWalker International, Inc.-Fairfield’s (“HWI”) is a refractory production plant located in Fairfield, Alabama. It will produce magnesite-carbon...

We’re Hiring: GASP Seeks Deputy Director

by Michael Hansen | Jun 6, 2022

GASP is seeking to hire a full-time Deputy Director. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Deputy Director is responsible for supporting the organization’s day-to-day operations, fundraising...

Southern Company 2022 Shareholders Meeting: All Hat, No Cattle

by Michael Hansen | May 31, 2022

Last week, I attended the annual meeting of Southern Company shareholders along with several colleagues from across the company's footprint in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. (Thanks to Southern...

Finding Your Role In The Movement

by Kirsten Bryant | May 24, 2022

One of the greatest honors of my life was serving GASP and our mission. I will continue to do so in a different form. It is my hope that GASP and other organized efforts will continue to grow, evolve and recruit more young people within their ranks or inspire them to launch their own actions.

Winners Of The Green New Deal For Birmingham Art Contest Announced!

by Nina Morgan | May 19, 2022

Art has been used for thousands of years to highlight social issues and move people to take action for positive change. As the climate crisis worsens, we need to use the power of art now more than ever to inspire people to save our planet and ensure future generations can thrive.

Stepping My Foot In The Door

by Danielle Wormsby | May 19, 2022

“I was so excited to be granted the opportunity to be working with GASP and the Green New Deal for Birmingham. Working in environmental action is honestly my dream job and I am now getting my start as an intern,” Danielle Wormsby, Spring 2022 Green New Deal for Birmingham Intern.