New Deal to Green New Deal

from New Deal to Green New Deal held on October 30, 2019

The Green New Deal has raised hopes for a major push to address climate change and social injustice. Is it just pie in the sky? Not at all. The original New Deal of the 1930s brought a revolution in conservation and public health, worker rights and wages, income and regional equality, and public investment for the common good—all during the worst depression in history. A Green New Deal is possible because we have done it before. Come learn more about this initiative.

MLF ORGANIZER NAME

George Hammond

NOTES

MLF: Humanities

Speakers

Richard Walker

Professor Emeritus of Geography, UC Berkeley

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