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Make Florida Fair: Lessons for the green economy from the housing boom and bust.
Guest post from Green For All Academy Fellow Hashim Yeomans-Benford ----> It seems like just yesterday that Florida was at the center of a housing boom that analysts claimed would never end. Supposedly, housing values were going to rise and rise. But it was only a matter of time before the inflated financial market was brought crashing down to reality. And just as Florida had been at the center of the boom, it quickly became a center of the economic crash and resulting recession.
Produce Production in Ward 5
Cleveland, OH has been ranked the poorest city in the United States three times and unsurprisingly so. Ward 5, an inner city district, matches this statistic by being the poorest ward with high crime, low employment and educational rates. However, through the negativity, I have witnessed a glimmer of hope and possibility; developed during these most desolate times, just like a "rose growing from concrete.”
Green for All Academy Fellows host solar-powered hip hop concert
Last weekend, Green For All Academy Fellows Zakiya Harris and Ambessa Cantave hosted the second annual Grind for the Green - a Solar-Powered Hip Hop Concert in San Francisco. Grind for the Green is the first ever eco-hip hop concert for youth, by youth.
Green Roof Cooperatives, On the Way in New York!
Janae Shields, Executive Accounts Manager at Goodwill Industries, NY and Green For All Academy Fellow, shares the story of the collaborative creation of a training program on green roof cooperatives in New York.
Green for All Fellow in the News
Congratulations to John Moore, a Green for All Academy Fellow, who was featured in the New York Times on Tuesday for the work he's done to rebuild his hometown of New Orleans, and rebuild it green.
Climate and economy no longer at odds: New study finds Miami to have over 25,000 new jobs with green investments
A pair of new studies prepared by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PERI) with the Center for American Progress (CAP), Green For All, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), show that Miami, among other major cities, would benefit greatly from broad investment in green technology by the public and private sectors. Moreover, the research suggests that low-income communities would do very well under such an investment – nearly half of the jobs created would be accessible to individuals with little formal education.
Reflections from the 3rd Green For All Academy
Last week, something magical happened here in Oakland. A group of 48 activists, artists, community leaders, spiritual leaders, and other folks who are integral to creating, growing, and sustaining an equitable and green economy gathered.
