Green For All
Building a green economy to lift people out of poverty.
Green for All has a simple but ambitious mission: to help build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. By advocating for a national commitment to job training, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy – especially for people from disadvantaged communities -- we fight both ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Oct 09, 2007
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
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Areas of Focus
Permaculture | Sustainable Building | Energy Security and Sustainability | Environmental Justice | Environmental Health | Employment | Sustainable Livelihoods | Women's Vocational Training | Distributive and Economic Justice | Climate Justice | Climate Change | Energy Policy | Responsible Business Practices | Youth Education and Empowerment | Vocational Training | Poverty Alleviation | Ecological Economics
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Green for All has a simple but ambitious mission: to help build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
By advocating for a national commitment to job training, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy – especially for people from disadvantaged communities -- we fight both poverty and pollution at the same time. We are committed to securing one billion dollars by 2012 to create “green pathways out of poverty” for 250,000 people in the United States, by greatly expanding federal government and private sector commitments to “green-collar” jobs