Building a Green Agenda
For Racial and Economic Justice Movements in the Bay Area
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: October 16, 2009
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Convened by: the Movement Generation Justice and Ecology Project.
A broad spectrum of local racial, economic and environmental justice organizers has been exploring how to “green” the struggle against poverty and structural oppression while building a coherent front to demand equity in government and “green jobs” programs. Panelists will share examples of successful cross-issue, cross-community partnerships.
With: Dana Ginn Paredes, organizing director of Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice; Alicia Schwartz, organizer with People Organizing to Win Employment Rights; Mimi Ho, program director of Asian Pacific Environment Network; and Nile Malloy, program director of Communities for a Better Environment.
Location: B2
Topic Areas: Social/Environmental Activism
