Fall 2018 CNR Albright Lecture w/SPH Speaker Series: Van Jones

Van Jones, Political Commentator, CNN; President and Founder, Dream Corps talk on Environmental Justice:
What can we do about the disproportionate impact of climate change on low-income communities?

Van Jones is president and founder of the nonprofit, Dream Corps, a social justice accelerator that backs initiatives that close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all. Jones has led a number of other justice enterprises, including The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Color of Change. A Yale-educated attorney, Van has written three New York Times Bestsellers: The Green Collar Economy, the definitive book on green jobs; Rebuild the Dream, a roadmap for progressives; and most recently, Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came apart, How We Come Together. In 2009, Van worked as the green jobs advisor to the Obama White House. Host of The Van Jones Show, he is a CNN correspondent and regular guest on political talk shows.

This talk is the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation and also part of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s 75th Anniversary Speaker Series.

[eileenh]

This was more empowering and motivating than many of other climate talks I've heard. Thank you!

[Sam-cslr]

This was a great speech! I love the information he gives in his talks. 

In response to the question about climate anxiety, I think it's important to acknowledge that the younger generation's concern is valid. One solution is to distance ourselves from social media. Unfortunately, we are expected to absorb an insane amount of information in a short amount of time: overconsumption. Ultimately leading to feeling overwhelmed. It's okay to not have all the answers. Yet, flicking your thumb for hours on end is, perhaps, not the best coping mechanism. Imagine how capable we would feel if we slowed down our consumption and allowed ourselves to think in those in between moments.

FYI - I suck at taking my own advice so if anyone out there is struggling and would like to hold each other accountable... I'm all ears LOL

[lskutches]

Out work out love and out human the haters!