[Ccpg] Van Jones speaking in Santa Barbara Saturday October 29th, a benefit for Sustainable Vocations for youth

[Quail Springs]

Hello local permaculturists!  

We hope you can join us for this special event coming up this Saturday
evening, October 29th, in Santa Barbara at the Marjorie Luke Theater.  Van
Jones will be providing a talk titled "Green for All: The Next American
Economy" followed by a reception.  The evening events will benefit
Sustainable Vocations, Quail Springs Permaculture's green vocations and
permaculture certification course for youth.  

The event details are here below, please share widely!  

Tickets are available through the Lobero at:
http://www.lobero.com/calendar/index.php?display=event&id=713&returnto=list 

Very best,
Kolmi
Quail Springs Permaculture

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Van Jones
Green for All:  The Next American Economy
A Benefit for Sustainable Vocations

Saturday, October 29th 
Marjorie Luke Theater
721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara
7:00pm 

Presented by LoaTree
In Partnership with Quail Springs

Students $10 / Regular $20 / Priority $50
*Green Circle $150 (Includes Priority Seating and Reception with Van Jones)

Tickets Available Online at www.Lobero.com
 or Call / Visit The Lobero #805.963.0761


*Green Circle Reception: This is a very special opportunity to visit with
Van in an intimate setting.  It also an occasion to form and deepen your
relationship with Quail Springs’ residents, staff and Board members.  The
Green Circle Reception will take place immediately following Van’s
presentation and be held in a private room adjoining the Marjorie Luke
Theater.  The cost also includes Priority Seating for Van’s talk.

Facebook Event Page:  www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259703590728009 
 
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ABOUT VAN JONES

Van Jones is a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights
and the clean-energy economy. He is the co-founder of three successful
non-profit organizations:  The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of
Change, and Green For All. Van served as The Green Jobs Advisor within the
Obama White House in 2009 and is also the best-selling author of the
definitive book on green jobs: The Green-Collar Economy.

Van is currently a senior fellow at the Center For American Progress and a
senior policy advisor at Green For All.  He also holds a joint appointment
at Princeton University as a distinguished visiting fellow in both the
Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science,
Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs.  A graduate of Yale Law School, Van serves on the
board of prominent organizations and non-profits, including Demos, the
Natural Resources Defense Council, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice
and Human Rights, and the Campaign for America's Future.

Recently, Van has received much acclaim as the leader in a nationwide
movement to create meaningful and lasting change.  Specifically, Van has
launched Rebuild the Dream, an organization whose unique mission is to
thoroughly examine our current system and foster a shift toward true
opportunity, democracy and a sustainable economy. The resulting, nationwide
American Dream Movement is gaining momentum rapidly and essentially promotes
re-envisioning our core beliefs and way of life for the greater good.

More on Van Jones and his work:  www.vanjones.net 
www.huffingtonpost.com/van-jones/memo-to-candidates-greenc_b_82967.html  
www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/10/green_collar_economy.html 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvOqV94sZ_8 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHxLSdjxbs 
 
More on Rebuild the Dream: www.rebuildthedream.com 
www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/introducing-the-american-dream-movement 
www.alternet.org/vision/15261/van_jones_on_america%27s_uprising%3A_it%27s_go
ing_to_be_an_epic_battle/ 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToAm6bnYfsM   
http://video.pbs.org/video/13485853/ 

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ABOUT SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS

Sustainable Vocations prepares youth (ages 15 – 24) for diverse leadership
roles that integrate sustainability into their lives and communities. This
pioneering program provides a unique, hands-on introduction to the expanding
green jobs market while exploring the comprehensive tenets of environmental
stewardship and sustainable living.  While expansive in scope, timely topics
include:  ecological design, conservation and restoration, alternative
energy systems, sustainable agriculture, natural building, ecological
literacy, water harvesting, community regeneration, and nature awareness.
Students earn an internationally recognized Permaculture Design
Certification and graduate with the practical skills to enhance their
employment opportunities and life path – all while helping to create a more
sustainable future for us all.  

To ensure the greatest community impact, Sustainable Vocations also stresses
the less tangible qualities of leadership to provide students the confidence
for assuming prominent roles within society and the sustainability movement.
Interwoven within this objective, the program also highlights the vital
importance of interpersonal dynamic skills and relationship-building to
facilitate community development.  Comprehensively, Sustainable Vocations
strives to develop well-equipped, holistic leaders that will influence the
emerging generation to better respect our relationship with Nature and each
other.  This expansive program goal is reflected in the origin of the word
vocation that refers to one’s calling and creates a shift in our social
landscape that transcends the standard definition of sustainability.


For more information on Sustainable Vocations, please visit:
www.sustainablevocations.org 

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WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEP GRATITUDE FOR OUR EVENT SPONSORS!

Major Sponsors:

The Fund for Santa Barbara, Center for Sustainability • Santa Barbara City
College, McCune Foundation

Other Sponsors:

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Community Environmental
Council, The Sustainability Project, Allen Associates, UCSB Environmental
Affairs Board, California Solar Electric, Harrington Investments, KCSB
91.9FM

This event is supported in part by The Marjorie Luke Theatre’s Dreier Family
Rent Subsidy Fund