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Project: Creating a Green Collar Movement<br />
Walk:<br />
Host a teach-in about the benefits of Green Collar Jobs. For more<br />
information: greenforall.org/resources/green-collar-jobs-resources/<br />
Host a film screening featuring films related to the importance of the<br />
green economy/green jobs. See suggestions below:<br />
Crude, Radical Media, 2009<br />
www.crudethemovie.com<br />
The Last Mountain, Solid Ground Films, 2011<br />
www.thelastmountainmovie.com<br />
The Corporation, Big Picture Media Corporation,<br />
2003 www.thecorporation.com<br />
Run:<br />
Host a Green Job Fair at your school. Create a comprehensive<br />
invitation list including other schools, agencies, and organizations.<br />
The goal of the fair is to:<br />
Introduce the concepts of sustainability and green careers to<br />
students, educators and the general public;<br />
Provide a variety of real examples of local businesses and<br />
organizations demonstrating sustainable careers, and<br />
connect them with area youth;<br />
Stimulate the imagination of area youth in the realm of<br />
green careers and jobs;<br />
Collaborate with other agencies concerned about promoting<br />
regional youth employment;<br />
Stimulate the creation of new, local green internships within<br />
our exhibiting businesses and organizations.<br />
www.wikihow.com/Organize-a-Successful-Job-Fair<br />
Sprint:<br />
Prepare a Green-Collar Workforce by encouraging your school to<br />
participate in policies that will demand green-collar jobs. Below are<br />
some policies that could be implemented to hire more green-collar<br />
positions. Set a meeting with your school’s leadership to discuss<br />
the implementation of these policies.<br />
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Commitment to energy efficiency retrofits of public buildings<br />
Commitment to install renewable energy systems<br />
Commitment to build all new buildings to LEED standards<br />
Commitment to convert local establishment or government<br />
fleets to alternative vehicles or fuels<br />
Commitment to plant trees, create green space, and<br />
manage storm water with green roofs and other green<br />
infrastructure.<br />
MILE MARKER 3:<br />
ECONOMIC JUSTICE<br />
Resources<br />
Green Collar Jobs in American Cities:<br />
www.americanprogress.org/wpcontent/uploads/issues/2008/03/pdf/gree<br />
n_collar_jobs.pdf<br />
Green for All:<br />
http://greenforall.org/<br />
Sustainable South Bronx:<br />
www.ssbx.org/get-involved/green-jobs/<br />
Van Jones: Creating a Green-Collar<br />
Workforce:<br />
www.edutopia.org/van-jones<br />
Reporting<br />
Remember that different forms of<br />
movement are worth specific steps.<br />
Walk = 50 steps<br />
Run = 100 steps<br />
Sprint = 150 steps<br />
Hydration Stations = 25 steps<br />
In order to receive credit for the 10,000<br />
steps all activities must be documented.<br />
To report projects, click on this<br />
link<br />
Fill out the form titled<br />
REPORTING.<br />
Please make sure all the text<br />
boxes are filled out completely.<br />
It is also recommended that activities are<br />
uploaded to the official NAACP pages<br />
listed below with a brief commentary<br />
which includes:<br />
Name of Youth Council/College<br />
Chapter<br />
<br />
<br />
Location<br />
2-4 sentences describing the<br />
activity.<br />
When using social media, use the<br />
hashtags: #10KSteps, #NAACPECJP or<br />
tag NAACP, NAACPConnect,<br />
NAACPECJP.<br />
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