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an Jones is one of the nation’s most vital minds today, merging collective solutions. I think we should have our utility companies and mayors to goals like creating jobs with environmental protection and resto- support weatherization and energy efficiency in our homes, so we can better af- V ration. His vision often results in solutions that simultaneously ford our energy bill but also cut pollution from the power plants, and cut global address social inequity and environmental misuse. warming. Non-toxic insulation, double-pane the glass - creates jobs and A Yale Law graduate, he has helped cities create “Green Jobs Corps” to it’s work that can pay for itself. Those are the solutions I’m excited about. It’s train people in jobs that meet civic and ecological needs, reducing the job- time to go to the next level. We need to start working community wide, with less population while improving and preserving our natural legacy. He is school districts, with utility companies, with mayors, with our neighbors to founder of “Green for All,” an organization that promotes clean energy come up with much more ambitious job-generating environmental solutions. as a means to improved health and better housing. His familiar slogan, “green-collar jobs, not jails,” highlights his dual focus on social equity and How far are we from that? environmental consciousness. He’s been honored with many awards and was The good news is that Barack Obama has already put [funds] for energy ef- named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, and a “Next ficiency and weatherization. Here’s the danger: a mayor or governor might get LIVING HISTORY Generation Leader” by the Rockefeller Foundation. that money and use it just to weatherize for efficiency in public buildings and LIVING HISTORY Van is married and recently celebrated the birth of his first child, a boy. In none of that money will get to the community level. We have a moment of time. October of last year, he released The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can We have a president who’s on our side, who believes in us, and that can help solve our Two Biggest Problems (HarperOne), which has become a New York Times solve a lot of problems. It’s not never-neverland stuff. We have to figure out a best seller. www.vanjones.net way to work together.

How did you develop such a pas- Do you consider yourself an idealist? sion for environmental activism? “For me, the fact that black people are I try to balance idealism with realism. Most people care about all living For me, the fact that black people are things and want to protect and still here is evidence of the miraculous. still here is evidence of the miracu- promote living systems. I think it’s lous. We survived our enslavement strange that we get off that path. It We’re still here, and we’re still a vibrant and Jim Crow and the prison indus- isn’t that I offered something new trial complex and we’re still here, to the conversation. It’s just funda- community culturally, spiritually, even and we’re still a vibrant community mentally recognizing that anything culturally, spiritually, even politically. that is good for the environment is politically. There are miracles everyday.” There are miracles everyday. We live a job. Wind turbines don’t manu- in a world that’s made of miracles. If URBANVIEWSWEEKLY.COM FEBRUARY 25 2009 URBANVIEWSWEEKLY.COM FEBRUARY 25 2009 facture themselves. We just want to four years ago you said the next presi- make sure that all these good jobs that need to get done, go to the people who dent of the would be a community organizer from Chicago named need the jobs. If we can get the jobs to the people who need work, we can fight Barack Hussein Obama, they would have looked at you like you were crazy. Now poverty and pollution at the same time. I came to that viewpoint seeing urban he’s the most famous and powerful man in the world. When somebody says [en- youth without job prospects, without any future, and really thinking that was vironmental solutions] can’t work, I think they’re the ones who are not realistic. awful, and wanting to see some kind of alternative. The solar industry is grow- The whole country is awake, and you’ve got people who never got involved in ing, organic food is growing. I can see automatically, that’s something that we anything in their life and got a black father in the White House. We have a little should be part of in the African American community. black girl sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom every night with hot combs! If we can do that, you mean to tell me we can’t put up solar panels and get off oil? Put up What are some practical tips that everyone can put into practice to windmills and stop using coal? Put people to work who don’t have jobs? That’s benefit the environment? baby stuff compared to what we just saw. The people who deny the human spirit Everybody can go online and figure out how they can eat better or save energy. and the miracles all around us, they’re the ones who are unrealistic. But we need to come up with much more job-generating environmental solu- tions. People think about those kinds of consumer individual choices, and Thank you, Van. Any final words for readers? those are very important. But I think we have to be cooperative citizens at a Let black people know we’re trying to get a Clean Energy Corps so everyone higher scale. I think everybody should push their schools to serve 25 percent who wants a job can get a job and if people want to help us, they should go local and organic food in the cafeterias. That would create jobs for local farm- to our Website www.greenforall.org. Sign up for our action team and help ers and it would also make the kids healthier. Of course, most school districts us get this thing better. GREEN-COLLAR LEADER will say that it costs too much money. But the reality is we’ll spend the money 12 on [treating] epidemics by giving them cheap lunches. It’s about trying to find —by Cesca Janece Waterfield 13 ------

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First Things First Greater of Rich Executive Director, Bob Rut births, and absent fathers, many families are in crisis. (FTF)mond is a non-profitorgani zation dedicated to strengthening families and relationships through education, research-based programs, and public awareness. was It estab lished in 2004 as a community affili ate the of Tennessee-based organiza tion which was founded in 1997. hazer, CertifiedFamily Life Educator (CFLE), is proud the of accomplish are “We FTF. madefarby thus ments impacting the community with few over helped “We says. Bob resources,” lastyeardirectly 1600withourpeople website, public awareness, and bro has 5000 per hits Website The chures. A Strengthening Families for a Better Community a Better Families for Strengthening by Patrice Baltimore First Things First

CORNERSTONES URBANVIEWSWEEKLY.COM FEBRUARY 25 2009 14 CORNERSTONES URBANVIEWSWEEKLY.COM FEBRUARY 25 2009 15 ------FTF offers an array programs of Last week, FTF presented the “Romance, Rice, and Reality” is LeMar Bowers, Fatherhood Co “It was exciting to see men take Board member and volun When speaking about how the month, so help we thousands more.” that are designed to impact relation ships at various stages relation of ships, such as dating, engagement, newlyweds, and even marriages in crisis. Singles, youth, couples, and fathers can greatly benefit from the many proven research-based pro grams offered by FTF. workshop, “Successful Stepfami lies Conference and Training” with author and therapist, Ron Deal at St. Giles Presbyterian Church. designed couples,” for while “How to MarryingAvoid a Jerk Jerkette” or is intended to educate teens about rela tionships. New expecting or fathers can gain insight and encouragement at the “Boot Camp New for Dads” program. This program features vet eran dads, who bring their babies to give tips, advice, and encouragement to rookie fathers. ordinator, recalls his experience in the Boot Camp. He first participated when was he expecting his third child, and first daughter, and he served as a veteran dad. advantage workshop of training, education, and support.” says Bowers. had“We 14-years-olds and 40-year- olds in the same workshops with the same questions, same fears, and same concerns. The most amazing thing was the common ground when it came to fatherhood and responsibil matter No ity. race, creed, color, or they had the same fears and concerns to be better men with our families, wives, and children.” teer Jera Cunningham, Ph.D., a Licensed Professional Counselor, participated in the couples class with her husband, Carl, who now volunteers with FTF. “It’s a skills based class. provides It nice com munication skills to practice.” class impacted her relationship, she adds, have “We been more inten tional in our words that we use and how we talk to each other, particu larly in a sensitive issue or one we agreedon’t on. The classes are user- friendly and make sense.” Ave, Things5200 First, First Grove 288-3431www.firstthingsrichmond.org - - - bad experience, learn from it and actu and it from learn experience, bad ally use as it the catalyst that sets you actually is that direction career the in intended you. for why God That's al lows bad things to happen to us. What man means evil, for God uses good. for Linda Pate is the owner Precious of Memories Bookstore, 3229 Idlewood Ave. “The Talking Book Show” airs live every Friday at 7 pm www. on lovebroadcasting.net. www.precious memoriesreading.com - You win when You embrace you the the book and be focused as I am now. Like most people, I get distracted alwaysand obey Him. don't I still very clear but I'm stray, what on I'm supposed to be doing. Writing inspir ing books that draw people to Jesus Christ in an unconventional way and doing public speaking engagements is supposed what to I'm be doing. doHow you truly win when you have lost your job? WL: -

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