+GreenJobs

+What’s happening to our planet

+What’s happening to our communities

Job loss

Illnesses

Lack of fin. capital

Incarceration

Disenfranchisement

+Green For All ……building an inclusive green economy strong building an inclusive green economy strong

enough to lift people of out poverty.enough to lift people of out poverty.

+Three futures

Eco-Apocalypse

Eco-Equity

Eco-Apartheid

+

ECO EQUITY

Pathways to work towards eco equity

+Why we need ‘em

+Green Jobs \ˈgrēn ˈjäb\n. jobs that are good both for the planet and the people

3 pillars:

Localized productionLocalized distributionLocalized return

+No seriously..What’s a green collar job??

Green Building Retrofitting -- Fixing up buildings so that they leak less energy helps homeowners save on energy bills, lowers the use of dirty energy, and creates jobs like:

- Energy auditor- Green carpenter- Insulation installer- Environmental compliance specialist

Mass Transit and Transportation

- Civil engineers- Rail track layers- Bus/train systems operator- Urban planner

+And… Renewable Energy -- Wind and solar energy are clean

and safe energy sources, and rapidly expanding fields

- Wind turbine machinist- Solar and PV (photovoltaics) installer- Iron and steel workers- Solar operations engineer

Public Utilities (recycling, water treatment)

- Recycling center operator- Waste water engineer- Water quality consultant

…Not to mention food production, distribution and sale, or all those green products you see.

+It’s about servicegreen service not jails

Serving learning as an engagement avenue for youth in K-12 schools, CCs, higher ed, in green service

Existing service models work e.g. Americorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America

Senior Corps, of the half million participant base, 10,000 work with the Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement

+Entry Points into Green Jobsfor social movements

Environmental Justice

Racial Justice

Faith Based

Economic Justice

Reproductive Justice

+What will it take?

+How to make green jobs happen

Join Green for All and sign up at www.greenforall.org/

Create a GREEN ICONwww.greenforall.org/icon

Get involved with your local service learning crews.

Media outreach

Sign the green economic recovery for all

+Change is already happening and its coming from The Youth

+The movement thanks you!