MISSION & VALUES

  • Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is an organization of concerned people working to build just and equitable communities while addressing current and legacy costs of extraction in our region.

  • Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is committed to implementing the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing* and adheres to these values in decision making, community building, leadership, and organizing.

  • View The Jemez Principles here

    SAMS Bylaws

“we have earth to bind us”
— bell hooks

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