Posts Tagged ‘Green Economy’
Meeting the Moment: The Intersection #BlackLivesMatter and Youth Workforce Development
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks have once again shone light on police violence against Black people and Black communities around the United States. This moment is familiar given the pattern of police brutality and misconduct toward Black communities, but new given the sense that the Overton window has opened…
Read MoreRolling Out New York State’s Green New Deal
On March 14, I attended an event in New York that was a rollout, of sorts, for the workforce side of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Green New Deal for the state. Hosted by Philanthropy New York (longtime friend of NYEC Bret Halverson got me an invitation), the event was meant to align the efforts of…
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