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Perchance to Dream
The green-collar jobs movement tests its voice in Memphis |
Pat Walters |
11 Apr 2008 |
Dispatches |
| is a freelance journalist based in Memphis. He's captivated by stories about ecology, landscape, and culture. His work has appeared in publications including The St. Petersburg Times and The New York Times Magazine. And he's very happy his job is green. Friday, 11 Apr 2008 MEMPHIS, Tenn. To read more Grist coverage of the Dream Reborn conference, see Walters' dispatches from day one and day two, and recent ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Getting together for green jobs
The Dream Reborn conference hits Memphis this weekend |
Pat Walters |
05 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday in Memphis, a crowd stood outside the Lorraine Motel to quietly honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the place where he died 40 years ago. All day long, it rained. A couple blocks away, another sort of commemoration was going on. There was chanting. A man played a drum and a choir sang. There was lots and lots and lots of clapping. Several hundred people had gathered in a conference room to kick off The Dream Reborn, a weekend-long event designed to ignite dis ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, grassroots activism, green jobs, green living (all these topics) |
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