Working Together to Build Civic Commitment for Climate Action & Justice
The League is a 510(c)3 committed to the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing. Our passion is encouraging, engaging and connecting climate advocates across race, life experience and zip code.
We approach “climate” as a broad unfolding crisis, enveloping bio-destabilization, racism, poverty, educational disparities, and disenfranchisement. It is a crisis that can be addressed through collaboration and relationships. That is where and how we work.
From 2017-2019 we focused heavily on identifying emerging leaders and funding individual scholarships to regional and national climate advocacy conferences. We continue to encourage these leaders as they take on issues in their communities.
We collaborate with Arkansas Citizens’ First Congress, supporting positive environmental, economic, civil rights and education legislation. We have working relationships with Citizens’ Climate Education in Arkansas, Police and Community Engagement of Fort Smith, and the Central Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith and are members of Arkansas Citizens’ First Congress.
In 2020 due to covid-19, we set aside plans for an issues listening tour through South Arkansas and event-partnering with climate advocates in the Springdale Marshallese Community. We jumped to growing an online community via educational offerings.
In 2021 we are building up our Board and needed working groups for the work ahead.
The League Team
Chair
Soniyyah "Sonna" Bkey, Springfield, IL
Secretary
Fay Knox, Deer
Treasurers
Keaton Smith, Fayetteville
Directors
Celica Bailey, Dallas, TX
Chris Balos, Springdale, AR
Shelley Buonaiuto, Fayetteville, AR
Diana Casteel, Douglassville, Texas
Darianne Maclin, Fulton, MO
Paulette Ann Meikle, Fort Smith, AR
Quinyatta “Que” Mumford, Little Rock, AR
Hallie Shoffner, Little Rock, AR, AR
Charles Sisco, Springdale, AR
Administrator
Robert McAfee, Hackett, AR
Chair Emeritus
Chris McNamara, Fayetteville, AR
Advisory Board
Bob Brown, Bella Vista
Nancy Brown, Bella Vista
Bernadette Devone, Willingboro, NJ
Christina May, Fort Smith
Education Coordinator
Jan Schaper, Russellville