Because of you, our power thrives.

Michigan belongs to its people, not monopoly utilities.
We work to achieve a clean, healthy, and safe environment for those most affected by inadequate policies.

Together, we're building a Together, we're building a Michigan where all of us, no matter where we live or what we look like, has access to affordable, reliable, pollution-free energy.

Building Power for Environmental and Energy Justice in Michigan

Since 2011, MEJC has been uniting communities to protect our right to clean air, safe water, and clean energy.

What began as a small coalition has become a statewide movement connecting communities from Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie to fight for justice, accountability, and a sustainable future.

How We’re Building Power Today

Protecting
Our Neighbors

We help families navigate utility debt and stop shutoffs through our Ratepayer Clinics.

Building Leadership Where it Lives.

We provide the tools and space for Black mothers and youth to organize their neighbors and reclaim our power.

Demanding Accountability

We’re organizing a movement to take on DTE and win community-owned, pollution-free energy.

Securing the
Resources

We’re ensuring federal climate funding reaches the local groups doing the work on the ground.

You Have Rights.

We’ll Help You Use Them.

Don’t let monopoly utilities leave you in the dark.

Ratepayer Clinics:

We partner with legal experts to ensure you have the tools to stand up to corporate greed.

These in-person sessions teach residents about their rights and connect them with legal counsel. Turn confusion into empowerment.

Mama, We LIT!

When moms rise, whole communities rise.

A paid, 9-month leadership academy for Black moms in Detroit and River Rouge. We invest in powerful mothers as they become stewards of their neighborhoods.

The Fellowship Experience:

Participant-Led Campaigns: Designing strategies rooted in lived experience.

Policy Advocacy: Meeting with decision-makers to navigate systems.

Resilience Skills: Hands-on learning in solar installation and rapid-response organizing.

We Move Farther When We Move Together.

MEJC is a member-led coalition. From local families to statewide partners, every MEJC member brings us one step closer to dismantling corporate greed and securing a safe environment for all.

The Organizer's Toolkit

Everything you need to build power in your own backyard.

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#DismantleDTE Posters and Social Media Graphics.

Act

Script for calling your local legislator.

Printable "Know Your Rights" flyers for your neighbors.