[CircleUp] Navajo Nation approves Green Jobs Legislation and Navajo Green Jobs Video

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An interesting update.

 

From: billyparish928 at gmail.com [mailto:billyparish928 at gmail.com] On Behalf
Of Billy Parish
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:52 AM
To: billyparish at gmail.com
Subject: Fwd: Navajo Nation approves Green Jobs Legislation and Navajo Green
Jobs Video

 

Dear Friends,
See below for an update on an important victory for the Navajo Nation -- and
here for a quick video we made to tell the story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJHuRxblmE
B

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Wahleah Johns <wahleah at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:17 AM
Subject: Navajo Nation approves Green Jobs Legislation and Navajo Green Jobs
Video

Hello Friends and Relatives,

Just want to update you and thank you for all your support on the Navajo
Green Jobs campaign that we, Black Mesa Water Coalition and Navajo Green
Economy Coalition, have been so dedicated to over the past year!  We had a
long year of Chapter/community outreach and building alliances with amazing
leaders of the Navajo Nation Council.

This was a historic day for the Navajo Nation and the future generations, on
July 21 2009, the 21st members of the Navajo Nation Council supported the
Navajo Green Economy legislation, at 62 in favor and 1 oppose!

What this legislation does, is it creates a "Navajo Green Economy
Commission" who will be tasked to support local community and family based
Green projects and implement Green jobs on the Navajo Nation, from
weatherization programs to supporting weavers co-ops.  And yesterday the
Navajo Nation also approved the "Navajo Green Economy Fund" which is an
account for any future money raised for Navajo Green Jobs will be housed.
The only thing that is needed to finalize this legislation is Navajo Nation
President Joe Shirley's signature.

Special thanks to my Council delegate Amos F. Johnson from Forest Lake
Chapter for Co-sponsoring this legislation and Ahe'hee to the Sponsor of
this legislation, the Honorable Speaker of the Navajo Nation, Lawrence T.
Morgan and his staff, Joshua Butler, Mariana Kahn, Natasha Johnson and Dr.
Davis.

Here is a video of what took place this past week!  Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJHuRxblmE

Ahe'hee,

Wahleah

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Wahleah Johns
Black Mesa Water Coalition
200 South Leroux St. , Suite #202
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
wahleah at gmail.com
(928) 213-5909 office
(928) 213-5905 fax
(928) 637-5281 cell
http://www.blackmesawatercoalition.org
http://www.navajogreenjobs.com
http://www.campusclimatechallenge.org



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