November, 2007

KPFA Radio
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Books Not Bars and The Gathering For Justice work together to produce a rally to protest the lack of real juvenile justice, both in California and the United States. Families speak out about the poor treatment they received at the hands of California's youth prison system.
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Oakland Tribune
Friday, November 16, 2007
What happens when brown and green are mixed? A cleaner city and better living for low-income communities, according to the folks who gathered Wednesday for a "Green Cities, Brown Folks" mini-summit. The Ella Baker Center, which organized the "solutions salon," packed the Lake Merritt United Methodist Church on Lakeshore with young and old who came to hear about "fighting both poverty and pollution at the same time." > more
KPIX CBS 5
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Director Ian Kim explains the campaign on KPIX CBS5 weekend morning news. Check out the video here > more
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Monday, November 5, 2007
All the subjects are here:, local and national green job implementation, climate change, food supply, global economics, urban employment, eco-elitism. Van Jones and Kojo discuss environmental justice at length and interact with radio callers.
Listen to the story from WAMU radio (28 min):
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Sacramento Bee
Sunday, November 4, 2007
An anti-crime initiative about to hit the streets is "racially loaded," says the California Legislative Black Caucus' incoming chairman, who plans to lead opposition to the measure if it qualifies for the ballot. > more