Depending on how you look at it, upwards of $200 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been dedicated to the creation of so-called “green jobs.” But what IS NOT included in all that legislation are guidelines for how to layer various diversity and anti-discrimination laws in with those efforts. That’s why the Applied Research Center, a self-described think tank on “racial justice,” has created and published what is calling the “Green Equity Toolkit: Standards and Strategies for Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy.” (Talk about an all-inclusive title!)
The toolkit is targeted at community organizations and public agencies, and it includes case studies for how some organizations are already proceeding with green-collar job creation — while keeping race, gender and economic equity in mind.
