Follow-Up

"Growing A Just, Green Economy" Continues

Thursday, October 16 at 6:30 PM Room 2221 of Mary M. Townes Building on the campus of NCCU.


All are invited to attend


Invest your voice, hands and spirit
in A Just, Green Economy

A movement, not a moment!


Notes & Videos from Workshops:

Policy/Government Current green jobs legislation and policy changes needed to support green economy strategies. Workshop Facilitator: Lynice Williams Special Guests: Rep. Larry Hall State Legislature Paul Quinlan Senior Associate, NC Sustainable Energy Association Fred Yates Mayor of Winfall, NC and Political Action Chair, NAACP Tobin Freid Sustainability Coordinator for Durham City/County

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  • Education and Training Role of higher education, community colleges, public schools and workforce development programs in preparing workers for a green economy Workshop Facilitator: Yolanda Anderson Special Guests: Laura Lauffer Coordinator, Continuing Education, Central Carolina Community College Johnetta Alston Executive Director, JRuth, Inc and Durham Technical Community College Dan Leroy Asheville Green Opportunity Corps Lamont Summersett Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln Park Redevelopment, LLC and co-creator of GreenCAP

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  • Jobs What "green" jobs exist now and are emerging in North Carolina and what "green" jobs are being created to assist re-entry and at-risk youth Workshop Facilitator: Cynthia Brown Special Guests: James Harris Director, Economic & Community Development, Town of Carrboro Maria Kingery Co-Founder/Director of Human Resources, Southern Energy Management June Mabry Founder of a green business in Albemarle Anietie Udofia Co-founder of Green Durham and Green Durham Roundtable

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  • Economic/Business Development Entrepreneurship, small business development, and cooperative development projects Workshop Facilitator: John Parker Special Guests: Mikki Sager The Conservation Fund, Resourceful Communities Program & Natural Capital Investment Fund Andrea Harris Institute for Minority Economic Development Katy Ansardi Executive Director, Sustainable North Carolina Henry McKoy Fourth Sector Bancorp

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  • Community Self-Reliance and Green Jobs Providing local services that extend scarce resources and offer employment opportunity Workshop Facilitator: Jane Norton Special Guests: Marc Dreyfors Greenway Transit, Carolina Biofuels Keith Shaljian Bountiful Backyards Rev. Melvin Whitley Clean Energy Durham Hope Taylor Executive Director, Clean Water For NC Evette Wagner Disaster planning

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