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- Dan Roth --- I am happy to announce that the most-read U.S. columnist in the world, Tom Friedman, wrote a profile this week of Van Jones. The piece features the Ella Baker Center, the Oakland Apollo Alliance and our new "Green For All" initiative, a national campaign for green-collar jobs. [Click here to read Mr. Friedman's column.] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/opinion/17friedman.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Green For All is working to lift 250,000 low-income people above the poverty line and into the emerging green economy. We are working to get the federal government to invest $1 billion into green-collar workforce development, employer incentives and entrepreneurial training. More than 100 green business leaders and social justice organizations already have endorsed our call — including Majora Carter, eco-heroine and leader of Sustainable South Bronx. The effort counts 1Sky, Color of Change, National Apollo Alliance and the Center for American Progress among its closest strategic partners. They are not alone. Our campaign to get green-collar jobs to the neediest Americans has already won praise and backing from the likes of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S Rep. Hilda Solis and U.S. Rep. John Tierney. We also enjoy the admiration and support of U.S. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Bernie Sanders — not to mention former U.S. President Bill Clinton. So with both grassroots and elite help, we have a real shot at meeting our goals in the months and years to come. Toward that end, we are pleased to note Green For All has received a $1 million challenge grant. That means that every dollar you give — up to a total of $1 million — will be doubled. We have to raise the full $1 million to get the second "matching" million. So now is a great time to support our national initiative. And every penny counts — double! For more details, please visit our website — GreenForAll.org. And let us publicly thank Mr. Friedman for shining a spotlight on our commitment to build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Sincerely, Ian Kim Campaign Director Green-Collar Jobs Campaign -- Daniel Roth Sustainability Coordinator Office of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Cornell University www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu Youth Action Team Co-Chair US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development www.uspartnership.org 607-254-8077 (office) 518-727-6723 (cell) 607-255-8461 (fax) 395 Pine Tree Road, Suite 230 Ithaca, NY 14850 _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
