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According to Van Jones, there is only one comprehensive solution to the present economic mess: put America back to work retrofitting and repowering America with millions of green-collar jobs.

Van’s leadership on this issue is one of the many reasons we had him speak at Netroots Nation in July–and the reason we support the initiatives at Green for All, the organization he founded.

This Saturday, Green for All, in partnership with 1Sky and the We Campaign, is rallying tens of thousands of people in all 50 states to demand real solutions to the economic and climate crises in a national initiative called Green Jobs Now. Learn about what they are doing at www.greenjobsnow.com.

This is a unique opportunity for our community to unite around a single call to action. The demand for comprehensive solutions to save our economy and our climate must be heard from coast to coast, and no one can spread a message like the Netroots.

Help spread the message that America’s number one resource isn’t oil, it’s people.

Green Jobs Now will give people from all walks of life and backgrounds a chance to advance a socially just and inclusive green economy by hosting or participating in an event.

In the next two days, you can help push this historic event into the national spotlight. Post it on your blog, spread it to your personal networks, pitch it to your local media, or participate in a local service project in your own community.

The voice of the Netroots must become part of this sweeping grassroots call for change.

As of today, there are more than 600 events planned. View event details at www.greenjobsnow.com.

Co-Producers

Featured Friend: ACORN

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) helps those who have historically been locked out become powerful players in our democratic system by building community organizations that are committed to social and economic justice. ACORN is the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people with over 400,000 member families. More

Support Fund

Green Jobs Now has started a Support Fund for grassroots organizers in low-income communities.  We want to make sure that the communities that most need green-collar jobs get to participate fully in the national day of action.

This fund will award grants to deserving communities that have the energy to create spectacular gatherings on September, but lack adequate means.If you’ve been looking for a way to support Green Jobs Now events beyond your own community, this is the perfect way.