by gotgreenseattle | Mar 17, 2015 | Uncategorized, Young Workers in the Green Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mo! Avery, Got Green (206)290-5136; mo@gotgreen.org Got Green Campaign Launches to Create Green Pathways out of Poverty for Young Workers of Color What: Young Leaders in the Green Movement call on City to create 100 new...
by gotgreenseattle | Mar 11, 2015 | Uncategorized, Young Workers in the Green Economy
The Young Leaders in the Green Movement steering committee is a grassroots leadership committee made up of young workers of color, ages 17-34, in South Seattle and South King County which seeks to create career pathways in order to develop leaders in the environmental...
by gotgreenseattle | Dec 3, 2014 | Featured, Young Workers in the Green Economy
“When I was 16, I had a green job internship with a civil and architecture firm. I worked with the engineer and the architect to make sure that construction sites were meeting environmental standards. My work made me feel great. The problem was I had to help...
by gotgreenseattle | May 28, 2014 | Uncategorized, Young Workers in the Green Economy
May 28, 2014 Dear Seattle Mayor and City Council, We’ve been following the recent debate about including a “training wage” in the City’s new $15 minimum wage ordinance. Got Green wants to go on record opposing a “training wage” or any other effort to diminish and...
by gotgreenseattle | Nov 12, 2013 | Featured Homepage Video, Publications, Uncategorized, Young Workers in the Green Economy
Tonight in front of a crowd of 200 inter generational, and racially diverse supporters, the Young Workers in the Green Economy Project released the findings of their 10-month-long community research project with Seattle young adults (18-35). With youth unemployment...
by gotgreenseattle | Nov 6, 2013 | Featured Homepage Video, Videos, Young Workers in the Green Economy
” There were points (during my Americorps placement) where I ran out of food stamps, ran out of money and had to sell my clothes…” – Nanyonjo “Nan” Mukungu, 23, Got Green Youth Leader Ten months ago, Got Green launched the Young...