Green For All CEO, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Shares Thoughts as 40 Under 40 Winner
In late June, New Leaders Council named their ”40 Under 40” — a group exemplifying “the spirit of political entrepreneurship.” Below is a guest post from Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, one of a handful of those recently crowned “40″ who were kind enough to take time from their busy schedules to share some of their wisdom with Care2. More posts will be shared over the coming days–so stay tuned!
My mother raised me to care about my community and country. It deeply troubles me that, right now, millions of unemployed Americans searching for work are, on a daily basis, facing rejection letters, unanswered phone calls and growing stacks of unpaid bills.
It’s unjust that people are going in and out of emergency rooms, suffering from asthma and having heart attacks, all because they live in a polluted area and can’t afford to move elsewhere.
This is not the kind of America any of us want; we can do better. We must do better by shaping a future where the opportunity to find a good job and live in a clean community is available to all.
This is the future we are fighting for at Green For All. Every day, we work to provide people with new hope through the green economy; by supporting these new and growing industries, we can address the problems of poverty and pollution at the same time.
