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This forum was a predecessor to the Sept 20th Conference
HKonJ: Historic Thousands on Jones Street
HKonJ is a movement initiated by the NAACP in collaboration with many other groups across the state, to push a progressive 14-point People' Agenda through the state legislature.
HKonJ 14 point Peoples' Agenda - Reform Legislation
Pt. 10:
Put Young People to Work to Save the Environment and Fight for Environmental Justice. (Video clip and detailed text)
The Exchange Project @ UNC:
This site offers research and stories of communities in North Carolina facing enviromental injustice and offers resources to teachers, students, community organizers and professionals working for a more just environmental future.
North Carolina Environmental Justice Network
The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network works to empower affected communities through organized forums, conferences, and the support of member advocates on issues relevant to environmental disasters, which negatively impact their health and quality of life.
NC Fair Share, Artis P. Woodard Environmental Justice Project
The Sojourner Truth Environmental Justice Project provides rural local county Chapters members and allies’ deeper understanding of their environmental injustice issues and also raises awareness for community members to make informed decisions about their lives, and begin work towards change in policy and procedure in public/community planning and development activities, as well as research.
The Land Loss Prevention Project
The Land Loss Prevention Project has worked with communities across the state of North Carolina to fight against environmental inequities. In partnership with other grassroots organizations, we utilize both legal and policy-oriented strategies to advocate with limited resource farmers and communities dealing with landfill siting and hazardous waste.
Connections to National Environmental Justice Movement
Profile of Marjora Carter:
Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city.
Sustainable South Bronx
Mission: Environmental Justice Solutions through innovative, ecomically sustainable projects informed by community needs.
Founded in 2001 by life-long South Bronx resident, Dr. Majora Carter, SSBx addresses land-use, energy, transportation, water & waste policy, and education to advance the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, and inspire solutions in areas like it across the nation and around the world.
Video: Greening the Ghetto at TED Talks
Profile of Van Jones:
Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, based in Oakland, California. The mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Van is a tireless advocate, championing "green-collar jobs and opportunities" for disadvantaged people. He is committed to creating "green pathways out of poverty," while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming.
Green For All
Green For All is a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. By advocating for local, state and federal commitment to job creation, job training, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy – especially for people from disadvantaged communities – Green For All fights both poverty and pollution at the same time.
What are Green Jobs?
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Video: Green Jobs Not Jails: Third Wave Environmentalism
Profile of Jerome Ringo:
Jerome Ringo came to the Apollo Alliance in 2005 as a dedicated champion of environmental justice and vocal advocate of clean energy. He has first hand experience of the challenges we face after working for more than 20 years in Louisiana’s petrochemical industry. More than half of that time was spent as an active union member working with his fellow members to secure a safe work environment and quality jobs.
Apollo Alliance
The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of business, labor, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution in America to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, cut the carbon emissions that are destabilizing our climate, and expand opportunities for American businesses and workers.
Inspired by the vision and technological achievements of the Apollo space program, we promote policies and initiatives to speed investment in clean energy technology and energy efficiency, put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of well-paid, green collar jobs, and make America a global leader in clean energy products and services.
The Apollo Challenge
Video: Jerome Ringo in New Orleans
The Story of Stuff (video) will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.