by gotgreenseattle | Sep 19, 2011 | Green Jobs, Women in the Green Economy
Prioritize green jobs and opportunities for low income women and people of color Sylvia Sabon got her start in the construction industry through a community hiring agreement won by the Seattle-based grassroots group LELO that prioritized low income women and workers...
by gotgreenseattle | Sep 16, 2011 | Women in the Green Economy
Grassroots women want green homes for their family’s health AND what’s good for the planet Jacquel Redmond and her son, Reakwan (7) are lifelong residents of Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. Jacquel is actively involved in improving her community for all families...
by gotgreenseattle | Sep 14, 2011 | Access to Healty Foods, Women in the Green Economy
Violet Lavatai and her son Russell live with her sister’s family in Seattle’s Skyway neighborhood. They had their own place until the recession hit and it cost Violet her job as a computer technician for a national gas station chain. Violet is passionate about...
by gotgreenseattle | Sep 11, 2011 | Women in the Green Economy
Green Women, Healthy Voices: We will be heard! Women in Southeast Seattle release survey findings and recommendations on the green economy. SEATTLE – On September 24th 2011, Got Green’s Women in the Green Economy Project will release their survey...
by gotgreenseattle | Jun 15, 2011 | Access to Healty Foods, Women in the Green Economy
by Tammy Nguyen and Kristyn Joy. What has become clear to the Women in the Green Economy Project is that “Access to Healthy Foods,” just like “Green Jobs,” is as much an economic justice issue as an environmental one. You can’t open a newspaper or turn on the radio...
