Social Justice Tuesday: Green For All!

You know what I care about? Torah. Know what else? The environment. Also: the economy. There’s an awesome new organization that works to bring environmentalism not just to rich people who can afford hybrid SUVs, but also to low-income families, and neighborhoods. Not only that, but Green For All is committed to creating more “green collar” jobs, too. Here’s their mission statement:

Green for All has a simple but ambitious mission: to help build a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.

By advocating for a national commitment to job training, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy–especially for people from disadvantaged communities–we fight both poverty and pollution at the same time. We are committed to securing one billion dollars by 2012 to create “green pathways out of poverty” for 250,000 people in the United States, by greatly expanding federal government and private sector commitments to “green collar” jobs.

This is an organization that helps get people jobs so they can pull themselves out of poverty, and at the same time tries to figure out ways we can respond better to the world we live in, and make sure we create a sustainable environment for our kids. Both Rambam and Choni the Circlemaker would be so proud!

Sign up to be a Green For All Supporter to make sure you help out with this program. You don’t even have to give money (unless you have a billion bucks lying around that you want to get rid of) just get on their email list and start taking small steps toward a world that’s Green For All!