What We Do
Founded in 2008, Got Green has a history of multi-issue environmental justice organizing and movement building – which has ranged from green job training programs, participation in local & national alliances, as well as waging several grassroots campaigns that have led to transformative policies and moved significant resources to our communities - for example: Priority Hire, Fresh Bucks, Green Pathways, Seattle’s Green New Deal, and more.
Through Got Green’s history we have advanced a narrative linking climate change to bread-and-butter issues of racial & economic injustice, engaged in tens of thousands of deep listening conversations with south Seattle residents, provided in-depth training & leadership development programs to hundreds of community members, and our grassroots committees have been spaces of strategy & collective action. Got Green’s current work is focused on fighting for healthy public housing
Healthy Public Housing Campaign
Public Housing To Weather The Storm
Through hundreds of deep-listening, door-to-door conversations, Got Green repeatedly heard that our communities need and deserve homes that nourish our health, safety, and dignity. The ability to weather storms (from economic crisis to fires & floods) begins with having a healthy place to live.
We envision homes that provide all of us with stability, sanctuary, and a sense of belonging. Currently, housing is not a guaranteed human right, is unaffordable, unsafe & unhealthy, and is set-up to maximize profits for the few at the expense of the many.
Currently, Got Green is focused on building tenant power and fighting for healthy public housing. Healthy public housing means better living conditions, protection from severe weather, and less climate pollution. Public housing in Seattle has the potential to be the healthiest housing in our city.
Repairs Now!
Public housing tenants are often forced to live in uncomfortable, unsafe, and unhealthy conditions that include leaks, mold, pests, broken appliances, crumbling structures, poor ventilation, and more. Right now, Got Green is fighting for legally-mandated habitability repairs in all of Seattle’s public housing with a long-term vision of public housing that centers tenant power, is fully weatherized, and is free from fossil fuels.
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