A greener economy from the grassroots

New book details successes; join a chat with Paul Hawken 1

At work today I received a review copy of Building the Green Economy: Success Stories From the Grassroots, which just hit the presses and looks interesting. It's a diverse roundup of grassroots efforts aimed at stewardship and urban renewal toward a cleaner economy and greener, more just communities. Green economy superstar Van Jones is interviewed, of course, but I didn't notice a nod to Paul Hawken right off the bat, whose pioneering books on the topic of greening the economy laid the groundwork for the idea, and whose new book, Blessed Unrest, details the incredible, ever-widening scope of the global grassroots movement for a better future (excerpt here).

I'm planning to ask him how he envisions the role of commerce in this new civil society era during a conference call I'm hosting this Friday the 5th, for the Orion Grassroots Network. If you'd like to join this conversation on the global grassroots and pitch Hawken a question of your own, the dial-in info is here.

Erik Hoffner is the coordinator of the Orion Grassroots Network which supports the work of hundreds of grassroots groups and which connects the green leaders of tomorrow with good work today via the Grassroots Jobsource. Based in Massachusetts, he is also a freelance photographer.

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  1. Erik Hoffner's avatar

    Erik Hoffner Posted 2:54 am
    05 Oct 2007

    two additionsTwo advisors to the Orion Grassroots Network will be joining Paul for this conversation, two women who are well known in grassroots activism circles:
    Gloria Flora, famous whistleblower and founder of Sustainable Obtainable Solutions in Helena, MT, http://www.s-o-solutions.org
    &
    Cheryl King Fischer, Director of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund,  http://www.grassrootsfund.org
    Feel free to join us...dial in info is above.
    Erik

    The Orion Grassroots Network: 1,100+ grassroots groups working for conservation & more

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