NCCU hosts green jobs forum this week

The Grassroots Energy Alliance is holding a public forum in Durham this week spotlighting employment opportunities in the sustainable building industry. Titled "Green Jobs Now!," the event will take place on Thursday, April 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at N.C. Central's Mary M. Townes Science Building.

The event will feature presentations on the outlook for green jobs in the state and a keynote by NCCU professor and landscape architect Yasmin Fozard, who specializes in the inner-city living environment. There will also be smaller discussion groups about meeting the growing demand for sustainability and the need for a new energy economy.

A coalition that includes the N.C. Waste Awareness & Reduction Network, Students United for a Responsible Global Environment, N.C. Fair Share and N.C. Interfaith Power & Light, the Alliance describes its mission as working with residents of Durham, Wake, Orange and Chatham counties

on positive programs and policy to counter the threat of climate change, to promote responsible energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for our region and the state, and to to improve the capacity of our region to harness the new green economy. To accomplish these goals, we put special emphasis on involving the voices and organizations of students, people of color, and people of faith.

For more details on the forum and directions, click here.