Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition - MEJAC

06/18/2026

Africatown resident and community members are invited to join a meaningful discussion about life in Africatown, community development, environmental concerns, local institutions, Africatown's future, and more. This will be hosted by University of South Alabama Environment and Society Ph.D. Candidate Colin Al-Greene. Lunch will be provided as well as a Walmart giftcard for the time spent. Participants must be 18 years or older and must live, have lived, or have a meaningful connection to the Africatown community.

06/11/2026

Tonight's Community Meeting about the proposed Edged data center in the City of Prichard side of Africatown can be viewed live here.

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06/01/2026

There's still time to submit an application to the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation's Sharing the Africatown Story Initiative. Applications can be submitted online here: https://africatownhpf.org/community-project

05/31/2026

The June Mobile Environmental Justice Newsletter comes out this week!! Have you subscribed? If you found our recent blog post informative, our newsletter full of EJ news and community events and opportunities relevant to life in Mobile WILL NOT disappoint!

The QR code will take you to our newsletter sign up form, hosted by MailChimp. Or you can go to this link: https://wordpress.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=beff91ad6336e9cfda4c45d82&id=b299006416

05/27/2026

Are you someone with a great idea about how to tell Africatown stories in creative ways? Well, you have an opportunity in this first round of funding to pitch your idea to the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation's Sharing the Africatown Story Initiative! Check it out. For more info and for the online application:
https://africatownhpf.org/community-project

Do you have a story about Africatown you want to tell creatively? Did you miss the Community Meeting about the launch of our Sharing the Africatown Story Initiative?
You can still apply for funding for your project proposal!

Link in the comments!

05/27/2026

Are you concerned about the proposed AI Data Center on the Africatown side of Prichard? MEJAC has prepared this deep dive report based on the numerous conversations had with residents and stakeholders in the area as well as an in-person tour of the company's nearest similar data center in Atlanta, GA. It's a MUST READ if you've been concerned!

Also, there is a Community Meeting planned for Thursday, June 11th hosted by the City of Prichard about the data center proposal. More info the blog!

https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/05/26/africatown-data-center/

05/19/2026

VOTE TODAY!

Vote, Vote, Vote, Lift Our Vote

05/17/2026

Yes, science is hard. Climate science is no exception. But don't you dare be this stupid in public.

Trump posted that the UN just admitted climate change projections were “WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” and declared victory over what he called 15 years of Democratic fearmongering. He has no idea what he’s talking about. Scientists who build climate models recently retired their most extreme worst-case scenario (called RCP8.5) because it assumed coal use would explode and no clean energy policies would ever be enacted. Turns out renewable energy got cheap fast and some countries actually did act. So the absolute doomsday end of the projection range got updated. The new projections still show roughly 3 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100.

05/17/2026

The May 19th primary election is STILL HAPPENING! Your vote STILL MATTERS!

The May 19 Primary is still happening — and your full ballot matters.

On May 19, Alabama voters will still choose candidates for offices like governor, secretary of state, state legislature, county offices, and U.S. House.

For voters in Congressional Districts 1, 2, 6, and 7: your May 19 vote still counts, and there will also be a special primary on August 11 for the changed congressional districts.

Make your plan:
✅ Vote your full ballot on May 19
✅ Watch for updated congressional candidate lists after May 22
✅ Check your voter registration and polling place
✅ Call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-844-458-6837 if you face issues voting

This is about who gets to have political power in Alabama — and who does not.

Make a plan. Vote.
Learn more and see who’s on your ballot: myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview

05/11/2026

The Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition meets today! If you do not already receive credentials to join our monthly virtual meetings to your email, you can sign up at:
https://www.mejacoalition.org/get-involved/