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Green America Celebrates Disability Pride Month
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July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the experiences and achievements and honor the history and struggles of the disability community. It is a group that anyone could find themselves joining at any moment in time, due to birth,…
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Dr. Lakeisha Thorpe named new Executive Co-Director of Green America
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) Green America is proud to announce Dr. LaKeisha “Keisha” Thorpe as its new executive co-director for culture, planning & green business development.
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A World Without Hazardous Agrichemicals
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There has been a steady rise in pesticide use across all cocoa producing countries from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to Indonesia.
Alarmingly, children have been exposed to agrichemicals at a similar increased rate from 5% in 2008 to 24% in 2019…
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Deforestation-free Chocolate
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) Cocoa-growing regions around the world are experiencing dangerous levels of deforestation. Learn about the impacts of chocolate production.
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Positions
Executive Co-Director: Culture, Strategy & Green Business Planning
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Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual…
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Writer/Researcher Contractor
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) Timeline: Temporary (Roughly 20 hours per week for 5 weeks – schedule is negotiable)
Payment: $5,000
Location: Remote
Green America is a national, nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to creating a socially just and…
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Dr. Lakeisha Thorpe named new Executive Co-Director of Green America
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) Dr. Thorpe Succeeds 23-Year Director Fran Teplitz In Critical Role, Bringing Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Leadership Expertise To The Major Non-Profit.
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Can the 4-Day Work Week Heal People and the Planet?
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) For reducing burnout and greenhouse gas emissions—the four-day work week could be the key.
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8 Ways to Support Workers From Where You Are
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) No matter your workplace or community, you can take steps to make workplaces safer by speaking up and voting with your dollars.
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Heat Standards and the Call for Workers Rights
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) How do heat standards match up against rising temperatures? Experts say more must be done to protect our outdoor workers.
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The Climate-Labor Connection
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) Workers shouldn’t have to choose between a good job and climate. In a just clean energy future, labor and climate go hand in hand.
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My Life as an Amazon Worker and Organizer
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) With her colleagues at Amazon, Anna Ortega is trying to make the corporation a better place to work—for the health of individuals and the community.
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Workplace Robotics: Their Unsettling Effects on Climate and Labor
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) Industrial robots aren't simply good or bad for the climate or labor. It's all about context.
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The Evolution of Work
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Pressure is rising, creating real progress. Workers are pushing for unions and an end to poor treatment at some of the country’s most recognizable companies. Meanwhile, workers in every sector of the economy are recognizing a need for work/life…
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Shareholder Activism Advances Labor Rights
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) Workers are unsatisfied and union pushes are surging. Investors standing with workers can help protect and advance workers’ rights.
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4 Ways to Make Your Job Work for Climate and Social Justice
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) You can make a difference on climate and justice from where you are—no career switch necessary.
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Child Labor Has Always Been Here, Now It's on the Rise
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) Racism, harsh immigration policies, and exploitation are leading to increased child labor in the US and it's time to fight for all kids.
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Green American Magazine
The Evolution of Work
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Workers across the country are fighting for similar rights and protections as decades and centuries ago. As we lift their voices, we lift our communities.
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