Green For All Videos

We often think of pollution as something that comes from factories and large corporations, but in fact much of the greenhouse gases causing climate change come from everyday homes. Green for All is leading the charge for sustainable jobs that support working people; this video from Green for All and GOOD magazine takes a look at companies weatherizing homes in New York and the benefits to consumers, workers, and the world.

This weekend saw unprecedented worldwide protest on behalf of the environment: the 350 project coordinated activists in 181 countries to call for action on global warming. Many organizations came together for the actions, including protests in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President of the Hip Hop Caucus and co-author with 350's Bill McKibben of the article "People, Let's Get Our Carbon Down" in The Nation, joins us to talk about Saturday's actions, the hip-hop generation's involvement in environmental activism, and his new initiative, Green the Block, with Van Jones and Majora Carter's Green for All.

On April 4-6 2008, the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Green Guerrillas participated in The Dream Reborn an amazing gathering, sponsored by Green For All, where over 1000 organizers (youth, used-to-be-youth, and elders) representing the totality of social justice issues affecting communities of color throughout the country joined forces, shared struggles, celebrated our cultures, and connected the dots to create sustainable change. Green Guerrillas also shared in the powerful events which commemorated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We joined hundreds of people at the National Civil Rights Museum when Dr. Kings family addressed the crowd from the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. As part of the Green For All video team, Green Guerrillas helped document the dreams of dozens of people, and taped several panels and workshops. Green Guerrillas were the youngest members of the grassroots collective responsible for recording this historic event, and were very well received! It was a powerful experience... we are still talking about it! For more information about the conference, and its continued success, check out http://www.dreamreborn.org.

April 2008, Green Guerrillas traveled to The Dream Reborn Conference in Memphis, Tennessee (sponsored by Oakland-based Green For All)... an amazing gathering where over 1000 organizers (youth, used-to-be-youth, and elders) representing the totality of social justice issues affecting communities of color throughout the country joined forces, shared struggles, celebrated our cultures, and connected the dots to create sustainable change.

Host Melissa Mansfield interviews Van Jones, founder of Green for All, now Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama Administration. Jones explains how the green collar economy is a win-win situation that creates jobs and helps the environment - and how we can make it happen.