Dear Friend,
It's been a hard few weeks to watch the news. Even a little scary. So, I thought I'd pass along some good news that I just heard.
This past Saturday, tens of thousands of people attended more than 670 events in all 50 states for the Green Jobs Now National Day of Action. The rallying cry: "Hey Washington -- It's time to Repower America with clean, green jobs!"
Wow -- think about that! While the Wall Street mess was dominating every media outlet, thousands upon thousands of people in cities like Topeka and Atlanta and Oakland took time out of their busy Saturdays to call for a new, clean energy economy and the jobs that go with it.
Even if you couldn't make it last weekend, you still can help build momentum for the message. Please take a few minutes to send a letter to the editor at your local newspaper. Just click here:
http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/speak-out-for-green-jobs
Why a letter to the editor? Because it has great reach. More people need to understand that our ticket to economic recovery is a transition to 100% clean energy -- a transition that will not only create millions of new jobs for families across the country but will enhance national security and reduce global warming pollution.
A movement is building. Your voice is important to make it grow further and faster. As the dirty industries of yesterday continue to spend millions on advertising and lobbying to stop the switch to clean energy, we need to explain there's a solution to the woes: Repower America. Please -- send a short note. It's easy.
Thanks,
Cathy Zoi
CEO
www.wecansolveit.org
P.S. The Day of Action on Saturday was co-sponsored by Green for All, 1Sky, and us -- the We Campaign. We have some great photos and videos you can check out here. It'll brighten your day.
And the founder of Green for All, Van Jones, has an important and inspirational new book coming out on Tuesday, called The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. You can preorder it here.
We highly recommend it. Al Gore says about the book: "Van Jones demonstrates conclusively that the best solutions for the survivability of our planet are also the best solutions for everyday Americans."
