Dear Energy Democracy Community,
We are writing to you with a very heavy heart that Al Weinrub completed the circle of life under the super blue moon on August 30. He was surrounded by love and song, and held by loved ones with whom he dreamt and fought for a better world.
Al held the vision for Energy Democracy Project for years with Denise Fairchild and Anthony Giancatarino that led to the publication of the book Energy Democracy: Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions in 2017, so that we are not continually fighting narratives that are meant to co-opt or undermine real solutions to promote false solutions or obfuscate what we mean. It was his conviction and commitment that led to our ability to come together as an active collaboration to build a grassroots movement for energy justice across the country.
With deep history in movements for Black liberation, women’s liberation, national liberation movements, he authored many papers to advance energy democracy work in the U.S. His final article was his final warning to climate activists that will continue to ring in our ears: The New (Renewable) Energy Tyranny.
Please join us to breathe life into his legacy.
Celebration of Life for Al Weinrub 1943-2023
WHEN: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT on Saturday, September 23;
If you plan to stay for the reception at 3pm, please also RSVP here by Thursday, September 21.
WHERE: Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue Oakland, CA 94611
More information is at the Chapel of the Chimes website.
For those who wish to attend from afar, please save this link on your calendar for 1-3pm PT on 9/23 to attend from your computer: http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/92063
You are invited to breathe life into his legacy with the recent acquisition by the University of Massachusetts Libraries of Al's historical archive of fifty years of social movement documents: the Al Weinrub Justice Papers, joining the Library’s W.E.B. Dubois and Daniel Elsberg collections, among others, as important historical archives for activists, researchers, historians, and scholars. To help increase the visibility of this archive and attract next generations to learn the history of our movement work led by Al's legacy, please submit short statements or tributes regarding the body of work represented by this collection and/or by Al's justice activism over the years:
What is your take on the importance, historical significance, challenges, or impact—personal or political—of this work?
All statements made here by September 24 will be made part of the collection itself.
In lieu of flowers, Al's family suggests that donations be made to the Al Weinrub Justice Fund to ensure that Al's legacy can continue to engage and inspire a national and international community.
[Apologies for sending this email twice. The previous email failed to include the date of the Celebration of Life for Al.]
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