Great story in yesterday’s Times-Picayune about this year’s keynote speaker, Majora Carter:
“With millions of federal dollars in the pipeline for coastal restoration and levee-building projects, New Orleans faces a tremendous opportunity to foster environmental stewardship and build a new workforce, a environmental justice expert said Monday.
Majora Carter, a Bronx native who helped create jobs and better quality of life in her impoverished neighborhood, spoke about the power of environmental justice as an economic and social development tool at a lecture in the Lower 9th Ward. The event was hosted by Historic Green, a nonprofit that brought hundreds of volunteers to work on green-building projects in the city during spring break.”
Majora Carter, a Bronx native who helped create jobs and better quality of life in her impoverished neighborhood, spoke about the power of environmental justice as an economic and social development tool at a lecture in the Lower 9th Ward. The event was hosted by Historic Green, a nonprofit that brought hundreds of volunteers to work on green-building projects in the city during spring break.”
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