Van Jones is pushing us to make connections. His work deals with links between sustainability, the economy, poverty, and race. He now serves as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality – an unique voice at the table. During this campus Earth week, O asked us to peep this video featuring Van Jones and the potential for green jobs in the construction of homes and other buildings:
This video shines the light on a diverse workforce in a residential, urban neighborhood doing its part for our future. Is this the formula for a future successful economy and improved social conditions in this country? Is this really the future direction of our economy? Should it be? If so, what are we willing to do to make it happen. Can we make America and the world better by tackling problems of a struggling economy along with the environment, homelessness, and poverty?
Last Coffee and Conversation gathering for the semester, I’ll see you at the Howard Thurman Center this afternoon, 3-5 p.m. with plenty of cookies. It’s your conversation and I’m just trying to get a word or two in. It’s your world, and I’m just living in it. See you later. Peace.
