A conversation about real reforms that will bring real, lasting change to Michigan wouldn’t be complete without a serious appraisal of our economy and how we can rebuild and recover.
The list of challenges are long: unemployment, poverty, rising utility costs, years of pollution and negative impacts on our natural treasures. But Van Jones looks at that list and sees a way to address the problems with one great solution: green jobs.
Jones, the former White House advisor, has been a pioneer in exploring the place where human rights, disadvantaged communities and clean energy jobs meet. Having access to his knowledge and innovative thinking are vital to the progressive community as we set our agenda for change in 2010 to address the extraordinary challenges and opportunities we face. Jones is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a leading Washington, DC-based think tank.
In case you haven’t read my other posts on the Summit (here and here), the 4th annual Michigan Summit is taking place from 9 am to 5 pm on June 12 in lovely East Lansing, Michigan. You can register now online to secure your place at the Summit!
Among the 43 speakers and panelists joining Jones at the Summit are economist Dr. Robert Johnson, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, who took on “Too Big To Fail” banks in his testimony before Congress and helped shape the landscape for real Wall Street reform before Congress. He’ll lead discussion on a 2010 reform agenda for Michigan that creates good-paying jobs, strengthens communities, improves education, protects families, enhances the environment and expands freedoms.
The Roosevelt group, with upwards of 500 Michigan college scholars, will present at the Summit key proposals emerging from its Midwest 2.0 project identifying innovative revitalization jobs and economic policies for cities.
Leading lawmakers, innovative thinkers, successful doers. They’ll be at The 2010 Michigan Summit. Will you? Register today and join us as we set the agenda for progress in 2010 and gain the skills we need to make it happen! Register today! |
