Van Jones was one of my Community Organizer Hall of Famers. Still is. Van Jones spoke at Netroots Nation Friday morning in Las Vegas. Jones was another Obama administration casualty of “gotcha” right wing media. He resigned from his post as White House Special Adviser for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation after his signature was [...]
No longer tied to his desk with a sock in his mouth, Van is now freed to do what he does best: inspire and energize groups around the country. Student groups and labor groups and small business groups and middle class Americans everywhere who are losing jobs and losing homes and losing hope. He’s free [...]
Van Jones, co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland , CA. Van Jones, co-founder of ColorofChange.org. Van Jones, founder and president of Green for All. Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. Van Jones, an Eclectique|916 Community Organizer Hall of Famer [...]
Dr King didn’t get famous making a speech called “I have a complaint. I have a critique. I have a list of things that thoroughly piss me off.” He had a vision, something that inspired people, communicated hope. As I collect my business cards and badge to attend this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference, [...]
