Most of us only interact with the energy system when our monthly electric bill shows up in the mail or when the power goes out, and often that's painful. But we all deserve energy that's affordable, reliable and sustainable.
Megan Hess, rural organizing director of We The People Michigan, will speak at a free public forum sponsored by the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 9. She will discuss the group’s plans to help pave the way for a green, affordable and reliable energy system and real choice for where we get our electricity.
Hess is an Ojibway woman living in Sault Ste. Marie on her tribe's ancestral homelands. She's a 2007 Michigan Tech graduate with deep family roots in the Keweenaw.
“We’ve learned that UPPCO (Upper Peninsula Power Company) and other utilities are owned by investment firms, and that means they're driven to create profit for others, not take care of the people in our community or the planet,” Hess says.
All are welcome to attend the forum, which is on Zoom only. The link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09
