[Scpg] Van Jones in Santa Barbara: Green For All - The New American Economy

[Barbara Wishingrad]

For
Immediate Release
9/7/11
David
Fortson
david at loatree.com
 
VAN JONES PRESENTS:
GREEN FOR ALL: THE NEXT
AMERICAN ECONOMY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH,
2011
 
A BENEFIT EVENT FOR SUSTAINABLE
VOCATIONS
 
Santa
Barbara, CA:
Nationally renowned speaker and Green Economy expert Van Jones presents, Green
for All: The Next American Economy, on Saturday, October 29th at the Marjorie Luke
Theater.  Proceeds from the event
will benefit Sustainable Vocations, a sustainability and leadership training
program for young people. 
 
Van
Jones is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the
clean-energy economy. Van is co-founder of three successful non-profit
organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and
Green For All. He is the best-selling author of the definitive book on green
jobs: The Green-Collar Economy. Van also served as
the Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama White House in 2009.
 
Van
also holds a joint appointment at Princeton University, as a distinguished
visiting fellow in both the Center for African American Studies and in the
Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson
School of Public and International Affairs.
 
Warren
Brush, Co-Director of Sustainable Vocations, states, “We are deeply honored to
have the support of Van Jones.  His
vital message is directly aligned with Sustainable Vocations’ goal to prepare
and empower young leaders for the rise of the Green Economy and sustainable
living.”
 
This
lecture is made possible due to early and strong support from The Fund for
Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara City College’s Center for Sustainability.  The event is presented by LoaTree, an
ecolifestyle and services company.
 
Tickets
are available at the Lobero Box Office, on-line at Lobero.com or call
805.963.0761.
 
About
Sustainable Vocations:  A program of Quail
Springs Permaculture, Sustainable Vocations prepares youth (ages 15 – 24) for diverse leadership roles
that integrate sustainability into their lives and communities. This timely
program provides an unique, hands-on introduction to the expanding green jobs
market, appropriate technologies and sustainable living skills.  In the process, graduates earn an
internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification and enhance their employment
opportunities while helping to create a more sustainable future for us
all.  www.sustainablevocations.org
 
 
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