Green Jobs
What’s the best way to give Americans of all socioeconomic backgrounds a tangible stake in fighting for issues like global warming
Easy: Make it their livelihood. Every day, about 135 million people go to work in the U.S. Imagine what would happen if millions of those jobs—plus new ones created for people who are currently unemployed—were in fields like renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and green building.
Our two crucial concerns about survival—the environment and making a living—would be combined. A person’s commitment to their job would also be their commitment to the planet.
Right now, there’s a great opportunity not only to make America’s economy stronger by making it greener, but to make Americans living in poverty part of a revitalized middle class. The first thing we have to do is provide the training that will turn 20th century blue-collar jobs into secure 21st-century green-collar jobs.
-Green for All, a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
News and Updates
10.01.2009: GOAL Fellows celebrate the completion of the summer mentorships at the Walker Center
This fall, fellows will complete self-designed sustainability projects.
7.08.2009: Board of Directors passes plans for the newest GOAL Program, the Community Energy Efficiency Program
Beginning in September 2009, CEEP will bring together volunteers and community members to weatherize homes in Waltham,MA.
6.29.09: The successful launch of the Summer 2009 GOAL Mentorship Program
GOAL welcomed six fellows to the summer mentorship program and each began their work with a green business partner. Orientation was hosted June 26 -28 and youth organizers have been conducting various weekend programming activities.
03.27.09: SEA shaves for the environment
At the coffee house, SEA collected donations for Green Opportunity Action Leadership (GOAL) Network, a not for profit started by Brandeis students to connect inner-city kids with the burgeoning green job market, whenever donations passed a certain amount of money, a beard would go. [Read more]
02.17.09: Fellows application deadline extended to Feb 27
GOAL has extended the application to be a GOAL Fellow to Friday, February 27. [Click here for the application]
02.06.09: A sustainable GOAL for the future
Through extensive research, members of GOAL discovered a close correlation between a budding green jobs economy and economic relief, and have launched a campaign to simultaneously empower youth and open up the green jobs movement. [Read more]
01.20.09: Program launched to encourage green business
Nine Brandeis students have launched the pilot program for the Green, Opportunity, Action and Leadership Network, an organization the students created to fuel youth interest in the green business sector by providing them with an internship in a green business. [Read more]
01.05.09: Pilot Program Launches
The Green, Opportunity, Action and Leadership (GOAL) Network is proud to announce our inaugural Fellows program. This pilot program will match six Boston students with local green businesses in the summer of 2008. To learn more, please view the students section of the website. The application is available online.
01.05.09: New Website
GOAL has launched its official website. The website includes sections for students, businesses and supporters. Please explore and learn more about GOAL, the work we do and how you can help.