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“We are not separate from this planet”
“The idea that you've got disposable people, a disposable planet”
“…bringing together a concern about the environment and a concern about social justice.”
“combatting global warming is a good way to lift people out of poverty”
“Let us connect the people who most need work with the work that most needs to be done.”
“Can a remedy serve for both global warming and poverty?”
In Phoenix perspective;
This is my take on how Frank from All Over Creation would respond to Van Jone's call.
I was truly impressed with Van Jones' idea of 'Greening the Ghetto' -combating climate change and bringing jobs to poor neighborhoods at the same time. I could see how he truly cared about the poor people, especially the undereducated teenagers. His ideas were intelligently brigtening too: Establishment of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, "Stop the Superjail" campaign, a federal revolving loan program, Clean Energy Jobs Bill etc.... Solving two critical issues seems nearly impossible, but Jones suggests that problems need to be approached holistically, thus believing that combatting global warming is a good way to save people from poverty. However, in my point of view, his ideas are likely to be constrained by the government limited budget.
An addition to The Collapse of Western Civilization:
Cut from Final Production: An Excerpt from “The Collapse of Western Civilization” by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
Mr. Jones,
Recently, I read your article, "Greening the Ghetto." I'd like to thank you for bringing together the notions of environmentalism and poverty. From personal experience, I know that being poor is a hard life to have in the first place, but that environmental crises are only going to exacerbate the problem for the great number of impoverished people in the world. I liked what you had to say about using the environmental movement to add jobs, and to direct those employment prospects where they're needed most.
To shape the silence at the beginning of class a number of weeks ago, I chose to lead a mirroring exercise. Here's the script I wrote and used:
