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WEN Speaker Series: Green Corps Jobs Discussion with Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes

Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)

Berkeley, CA

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Join WEN as we continue our popular speaker series with a discussion of Green Corps Jobs with Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes.  Dr. Rivera-Pinderhughes is a professor of Urban Studies at San Francisco State University and is an expert on green collar jobs, coining the term in 2004 to describe manual labor jobs related to improvements in environmental quality. Dr. Rivera-Pinderhughes will discuss her research, including the landmark study, Green Collar Jobs: An Analysis of the Capacity of Green Business to Provide High Quality Jobs for Men and Women with Barriers to Employment. Following her presentation, Dr. Rivera-Pinderhughes will lead a discussion about the potential to harness green business growth to fight both pollution and poverty. 

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Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street
Berkeley, CA

Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)


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The Women's Environmental Network's mission is to foster a strong community of women and enhance stewardship of the environment through networking and career development.

Women of Wind Energy promotes education, professional development, and advancement of women to achieve a strong diversified workforce and support a robust renewable energy economy.