Saw this really cool video on "How to Build Your Own Seed Starting System" at Huffington Post:
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1. Resources: Applying for the Department of Labor's Pathways Out of Poverty Grants
On August 19th, Green For All hosted a call on Applying for Pathways out of Poverty Grants.
Download the audio recording and presentations from the call: http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/conference-call_august_19
Visit our discussion forum to read questions and answers from participants on the call: http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/discussion-forum/questions-about-dol-grants/469376536
2. News: Davis Bacon wage determinations released for weatherization
The Department of Labor has begun issuing Davis Bacon wage determinations for weatherization workers in several states - establishing the minimum wage that weatherization workers must be paid in each county for work has been funded through the Recovery Act. Though this applies primarily to the Weatherization Assistance Program, weatherization funded through other Recovery funds such as the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants or the State Energy Program would also be subject to these minimum wages.
Download the Davis Bacon wage determinations: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/dol_wage_determination.cfm
3. Event: Green The Block National Day of Service. September 11, 2009
Green For All and the Hip Hop Caucus have joined together to launch a new campaign, Green the Block, to educate and mobilize low-income communities and communities of color to ensure a voice and stake in the clean-energy economy. On September 11th, 2009, Green the Block will stand in solidarity with the President and United We Serve for a national day of service.
Training providers can use this opportunity to shine a light on the important role they play in retooling our country for clean-energy jobs while providing opportunities to low-income communities and communities of color.
Host or join a Green the Block service event on 9/11/09: http://www.greentheblock.net/
4. Webinar: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Webinar for Small Businesses and Nonprofits. September 9, 2009.
Green For All recently announced our Capital Access Program (CAP), which brings our work for an inclusive green economy directly to the private sector. We're kicking off CAP's public launch with two premier resources: a guide and a webinar on how businesses and nonprofits can access Recovery funding to create green jobs.
Join the webinar on Wednesday, September 9th, 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern
Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/300670154
Download the Guide: http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/business-guide-to-the-recovery/download
Sign up for the Capital Access Program newsletter: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5379/t/2457/signUp.jsp?key=1245
5. Selections from the Discussion Forum
Many great conversations have been posted to the Discussion Forum recently. I encourage you to contribute to the conversations by posing your own questions, commenting on or addressing other peoples' questions, and sharing your best practices.
Join the Discussion:
Best Practices for helping employers overcome resistance to hiring people with criminal records. Posted by Ladan Sobhani
I asked members of the Green Pathways Out of Poverty working group what advice they'd give on helping employers overcome resistance to hiring the formerly incarcerated. Here are some of the responses I've received.
Read more here.
GREEN Initiative by Wider Opportunities for Women. Posted by Donna Addkison
Wider Opportunities for Women will be holding a two-day intensive training focused on linking low-income women with training and employment in green occupations.
Read more here.
Training guide for Green Building professionals (and wanna bees). Posted by Tom White
Energy efficiency is at the heart of grEEn, and Home Energy magazine has just published its biennial guide for residential green building training programs for home performance professionals and trainees. Here's a link to the free article from our July/August issue where you can download the PDF training guide listing of over 100 local and national training programs, with keys to Weatherization Assistance Program and Building Performance Institute training areas/curriculum.
Read more here.
Best,
Ladan Sobhani
Program Manager - Community of Practice
Green For All
Join a Community of Practice: http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/community-of-practice
Laura Flanders talks with Van Jones on GritTV
October 14, 2008
GREEN JOBS FOR AMERICA - VAN JONES VIDEO
Ask your Mayor and local elected officials to commit to a Green Recovery For All (download the Commitment). Then hold a rally or a press conference to drive your message home.
You don't need to have done anything like this before. You just need passion, patience and persistence. Green For All has created a Toolkit to give you some ideas and get you started.
Go to: http://events.greenforall.org/recoveryactions/signup/
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