Ironweed Wisdom Exchange
The Ironweed Wisdom Exchange is a learning community for grassroots organizations and community leaders in Central Appalachia.
The goals of the Ironweed Wisdom Exchange are to:
build solidarity and deepen relationships among key partners in the Appalachian region;
assess the needs of ACF’s grantees to better design technical assistance programming; and
establish relationships with trainers, educators, and technical assistance providers who can support ACF’s grantees.
THE INAUGURAL COHORT
The Ironweed Wisdom Exchange’s Inaugural Cohort was made up of 14 organizations from the region and included:
Alliance for Appalachia (Regional)
Sexy Sex Ed (Regional)
Christiansburg Institute (Christiansburg, VA)
The Mountain Movement Hub (Southwest Virginia)
Friends of Blackwater (Thomas, WV)
Open Heart Ministries Inc (Clarksburg, West Virginia)
Hemphill Community Center, Inc (Jackhorn, KY)
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (Kentucky)
Pikeville Pride (Pikeville, KY)
The Bottom (Knoxville, TN)
HoLa Hora Latina (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (Tennessee)
In their first year, the Ironweed Lead Cohort participated in training on Community Safety and Security, Data and Research Justice, Placekeeping and Cultural Exchange, Racial Justice and Equity, and Disability Justice and Community Care.
