All jobs have the potential to become quality #GreenJobs.
Today JFF released Growing Quality Green Jobs that shares why a just transition requires removing limitations around how we define jobs and skills needed to build a climate-resilient workforce https://t.co/yz3Mg6ElmI
“Ensuring all Californians have the resources they need to afford food, housing, child care, and meet all of their basic needs should be our state’s real measure of economic success.” https://t.co/5KQ8VTO1B3 via @CalBudgetCenter
CA has a history of investing in regional strategies to support the educational attainment & economic growth of its many regional economies. Read about our recommendations to ensure shared prosperity & close economic and educational equity gaps #wkdev https://t.co/ER5TGdtQyR
BREAKING: Applause breaks out in Senate chamber as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman ever confirmed to sit on the nation’s highest court. https://t.co/EvvheYil09
We have to stop lying about the causes of poverty and why people are poor. It's not simply about intelligence, motivation, effort, or spending habits. It's about structure and policies. We can end poverty. @EndPovertyCA https://t.co/i6G6YV8ZKu
Equitable economic growth requires inclusion at every step of the way. In our latest report, JFF presents a vision for growing our economy differently, prioritizing asset-based, cross-sector approaches to build community resilience. #WkDev#California
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This sad season of massive deaths is nearly killing me! From my precious Mom to five eulogies in one week, and now my very dear sister bell hooks! She was an intellectual giant, spiritual genius & freest of persons! We shall never forget her!
Join us 6/24 @ 3 pm ET/12 pm PT as we launch the season finale of our Communities in Recovery podcast series, which has featured the voices of people from across California sharing the deeply personal impacts of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis. https://t.co/JeT4SmBVrf
Join us for this conversation about rethinking #jobquality in 30 mins! We'll be live tweeting using #JFFHorizons
View the live stream on YouTube https://t.co/kQLM5yTbBO
In Communities in Recovery Ep. 5, we hear the perspectives of two #California HS students about the pandemic and their hopes for the future. Listen >> https://t.co/JZePKNos9h #FutureReady#InclusiveGrowth#GenZ#podcast
Join Professor Ibram X. Kendi, acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist, for a conversation on building antiracist workforce and education systems—only at JFF’s Horizons, June 15-16, 2021.
Register today: https://t.co/kFA7NTRhQu #JFFHorizons#WkDev@DrIbram@AntiracismCtr
In "Communities in Recovery" Ep. 4 we talk to a Sacramento-area mother & daughter duo who share their unique professional + educational experiences from the last year, as well as the importance of community, connection, and support. https://t.co/936MbutEl7 #podcast@YMonastyrska
"People need support every time, not just in this crucial time." In Ep. 4 of Communities in Recovery, a mother & daughter discuss the importance of community, connection, and support—not only during the crisis of COVID-19 but every day. Listen: https://t.co/KkJrta7wEv #podcast
Happy 90th birthday to Willie Mays! If it wasn't for folks like Willie and Jackie Robinson, I might never have made it to the White House. The spirit he played with and the way he carried himself changed the game and people’s attitudes. I’m glad he’s still going strong.