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Support Navajo Green Jobs!

Support Navajo Green Jobs!

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Randall F.
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Nichole A.
Started by Anonymous 17 years, 11 months ago
Therefore, we, the undersigned, are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation; and we fully support the Navajo Nation, in accordance with the Natural Law, to establish a Green Jobs Fund to diversify the tribal economy and transition to long-term sustainable employment. We, further support the Navajo Nation create a Navajo Green Economy Commission & Fund to enable chapters, community members, community organizations, tribal colleges, and tribal businesses to build locally owned and managed green projects that create local job opportunities. In addition, we affirm the creation of the Navajo Green Economy Commission, which will be a multi-stakeholder governing board to oversee and distribute funds through an open and transparent granting process. For more information see: www.navajogreenjobs.com.

Updates

September 26, 2008

I have been staring at the maps for the potential project sites all day and it is dizzying how much we could actually change if things move forward the way they should. People have been messaging me with such incredible stories about what locally managed sustainable work would mean for their families and honestly it makes me feel like we are finally pushing against that huge wall that has been sitting between us and our future for way too long (seriously even if it takes forever I am not stopping now).

3 Comments

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Sarah Karimi
17 years ago Featured

YES! about time. keep the money flowing right here in the community instead of sending it out elsewhere.

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Daryl Klein
17 years ago Featured

LONG OVERDUE. we have the skills and the drive to do this right here on the rez.

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Marcus Werner
17 years ago Featured

Finally some real talk about the future. We need to stop depending on the old ways and start building something that lasts for our kids.