http://www.metafilter.com/tags/vanjones Posts tagged with 'vanjones' at MetaFilter. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:12:25 -0800 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:12:25 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/70822/Bridging%2Dthe%2DGreen%2DDivide <a href="http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/387/bridging_the_green_divide?page=1">"It used to be that the more radical you were on environmental issues, the farther you were from working-class people, poor people, and people of color, because you were making individual lifestyle changes that alienated you from the majority. You looked different; you ate different foods; you wore different clothes. Working-class people were shopping at Wal-Mart and eating at McDonald’s, and you were mad at them for it. With this new environmentalism, the more radical you are on environmental solutions, the closer you are to the working class."</a> <a href="http://vanjones.net/">Van</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Jones">Jones</a> works to create "green-collar" job opportunities to train disadvantaged workers in emerging green industries. Jones is the co-founder of the <a href="http://ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=1">Ella Baker Center</a>, an Oakland-based organization running the <a href="http://ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=5">Green-Collar Jobs Campaign</a>, the founder of <a href="http://greenforall.org/">Green For All</a>, and the co-founder of <a href="http://colorofchange.org/">Color of Change</a>. He also writes for the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-jones/">Huffington Post</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.70822 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:12:25 -0800 class environmentalism greencollar greenindustries poverty prison vanjones lunit