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Richmond Is Ready: Hear firsthand about green-collar workers in the field!
Richmond, CA
September 27, 2008 01:00PM to 04:30PM
Hosted by Zoey Burrows
On this exciting day of action we will promote green-collar jobs in the city of Richmond, kicked off by mayor Gayle McLaughlin!
Our SolarRichmondBUILD program graduates who are now employed at local solar companies will speak about their experience to date and their personal ups and downs as pioneers in a historically homogeneous movement and industry. This will be an exciting opportunity for program graduates to celebrate their hard work and to push for more to be done to bring them into the emerging green economy.
There will also be several workshops, an environmentally-friendly solar walking tour of low-income homes with solar installations and a big photo shoot as well.
A number of organizations, including Atchison Village, Communities for a Better Environment, Rainforest Action Network, Rubicon Programs Inc, Solar Richmond, and West County Toxics Coalition are joining together to promote green-collar jobs in Richmond.
For more details contact ZoeyBurrows@SolarRichmond.org, 510.621.1719
Atchinson Village, Macdonald near 1st St (at the intersection of Curry & Collins), Richmond, Ca, 94804
Near Richmond BART station, BART accessible event. If driving from Berkeley area, Atchison Village is located off of I-580: Merge onto I-580 W/I-80 E via the ramp to Richmond/Sacramento Continue to follow I-580 W 6.5 mi Take the Canal Blvd exit toward Garrard Blvd 0.3 mi Turn right at Canal Blvd 0.2 mi Continue on Richmond Pkwy 0.4 mi Turn right at W MacDonald Ave and right at Curry/Collins 0.2 mi
Attachments From Host:
SolarRichmondBUILD program graduates celebrate a successful install, August, 2008
Program graduates with their solar training certifications from partner organization Solar Living Institute
SolarRichmondBUILD celebrates its most recent training graduates who are now employed locally as green-collar workers such as solar installers.
Solar Richmond's Program Manager, Angela Greene (the solar queen) gets her solar on at the solar fountain workshop she co-hosted with Aureliano Davila, our solar trainer.
VAN'S NEW BOOK
Van Jones has released his first book, The Green Collar Economy. Check out Van's plan for solving our economic and environmental problems -- at the same time.
