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TREUTCOHOUSING PROGRAM

A DIVISION OF THE TREUTLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY SEWING CENTER, INC.104 MART!N LUTHER K{NG DRIVE

SOPERTON, GEORGIA 30457(478) 2908223

Wallace Little, Housing Specialist Cora Johnson, CEO

TreutCoTraining Grassroots Leaders

for the creation of"Green Jobs" in your

communities.

Written by Terence A. Dicks and Homero Leon, Jr.Copyright 2011

A NONJ>ROFIT GEO.RGIA CORPORATION TEACHING THE AMERICAN WORK ETHIC

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TREUTCOHOUSING PROGRAM

A DIVISION OF THE TREUTLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY SEWING CENTER, INC.104 MARTIN LUTIJER KING DRIVE

SOPERTON, GEORGIA 30457(912) 529-4761

"Go Green"

Organizing and Trainingcommunity folks for

high quality, high payinggreen jobs in our lowincome ruralGeorgia Communities.A NONPROFIT GEORGIA CORPORATION TEACHING THE AMERICAN WORK ETHIC

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We define "organizing"as helping develop theorganizational capacity

of a nonprofit corporation.

Sponsored in part by Southern Partners Fund

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Programs and Projects for the CDCs

. . . > i ; ) i i W i c ; . . .En virollIIl~~taIIYr iendi~~d~~8btlra~ in i t ~ h s & r , , ~ t i b . t i. .Aho ttopicnow.rWe should getfhndingto.do ...his kind ..ofwork in.ourc O I n l1l11nities,blltyou must start volunteer programs now .

.. Teaching folks about global warming, conservation, eco-. .friendly things, saving energy, etc.R e c y c l i n g P r O g r a l 1 1 s Environmental Justice issues (Robert Bulloch)\Solar Energy issues, i.e'111~nufacturingparts, solar waterheaters, construction ofljQmeswith solar power,etc.Bio-Fuels, i.e. "Range'tplant inSoperton, GA.

> i . . i i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . .. .. - ..and others ("think, think, think")1J"-."JustDoIt"

These are programs President Obama favors!

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"Green"G r a S S f ( ) ( ) t s L e a d e r s \ . .. .. . .W e n ~ ~ d .q . e d u c a t eand l l l S P i r e1 l r u l y ' g : ~ ~ ! r ! ' I ~ f ! l ~ t s ~ l i u t a l : ' c o r g l ~

"Green" l110tementis thee8dIi6~iCengineoftlle21'l cent~lY~ind,siJar, andotherrellewable sources ofenergy . Let us teach ourfriends, brothers.and sistersaboutthecarbon footprint that illustrates the damage done to our delicateen0iroll111ent, by cars, factories, and all things that burnoil, gasoline coal, etc.

EnergY~ffic:i~Ilcy, electric cars, sola~w~t~rh~~t~~s,\\'iIldt~~1Jines, andwindmills, etc. It is American ingenuity and entrepreneurshipb~rl"lagain in the21 st Century.

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Let us build this "Green Moven.J1lfrOlll t i l e botlomup-,wi!CBOS andCI)Cs helping ledcilh"WaY'lii.q:trairi,ducate, mlifinSP@aJji~~rpeoPle into theGreen Economy of the future, ushered in, in part because of green grassroots

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"Go Green".: (Our.belief).

.......c~eliev~ that we must edll?~}e.lowinco~~~~is~~sii;~~al~JeOrgi;Onthese concepts of the green ecOnoI1lyandthe ..enviromnent,sothattlleyand.theirchildren. canbecompetiti ve..ntlle.lllarketplace. of the Global Economy of the ..nearfuture. Manypeople in Ru~alGeorgiaare notaware oftheseconcepfsandfor alack of knowledge they will perish; ... ... . .. .

\gtgxal~ple: Whenpla~ing an education and choosing a career, peoplemust know. that green jobs are to be often preferred over other jobs, which harkenbacktoyesterday's.economy .. No longer can a teenager concentrate only on thegas powered internal combustion engine as the be all and end all, of modernmechanics. In the Green Economy, electric cars, hydrogen fuel and otherprogressive ideas must b e studied at all levels of education,

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"AStreet Named King" ( ; o e s < ( j . r e e n ! i i . . . . - .. . . J / . ; \ < ! 1 ( } ( i W / ( i i i / i . \ i

The concept of rehabing homes and-businesses and improvill~theliv~soflIlinoritiesw h 6 l 1 v 6 ~ l o i l g a i 1 r o a d sn a r t i ; , d ~ a r t i h t lI l h e i K i n g - n c c d i t& b c t i l > d a t ~ c l M t h e 2 1 sCentlrr9io~cbPtPOPUlariiidBY PreSident~B~1~;~{lhC "~rcenE~~110my.

We n eed to lead not just a Community Based Economic Development programbased on bottom line profits, but to be forward thinking and progressive byincorporating green concepts on the environment and the economy-whenever wespeakof Community Based Economic Development. This is thep~rtect marriage oftwo ideal philosophies that will advance the cause of minorities fromWall Street toMain Street and back to Martin Luther King Street.

ByOvita Thornton, GCCTerence A. Dicks, GCCEHomero Leon, Jr., GLSP

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"Green Homes"/ f & ~ ~ d ~ ~ ~ i \ > E i ; ' : ; i ; ~ i ; ~ ~ ! j r ! \ ~ 8 ! ~ 1 ~ ~ i \ ; j ~ i J \ : i \ ; ~ t i f ~ ii.EjJidient, i.e. solar waterheClter~,ete.iiiiii/i i . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ~ .: ..i.ll~althy] i.e..hypo-all ergenzCJloors,etq...iii.. .. . . . .

. . ..Holistic ..coflsiyerin~things sitch.as.fa~ily,i ..... . . . \..educati(jn,jobs,com111unityltakingzryto. .ac;(;ountall thes{}C lpectsdjour1ivf?s) . . . . . . .

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JQst~i l i t~ iR~1l0Ufe$~itll~\is;~~~;~it~rallhe.~p()~~reter~ncedaspects,pat ...o.illlpact ..ome buyers, is..ignorant.and..oolish .....Wewill.11otbe....ble.to effectively fight poverty ...nd-create: ...ealthwithoutgivingdue.cohsideration to allfamilymembers.who needtobeeducatedandfullyemployed. If our homes and communitiesare not health),,..tliellour.home owners-willnot be able to .besuccessful andproductive.Withouthealthweh~yenothing.It istrue that "Green Homes" must be environmentallyfriendly butthey must also be affordable to all out farnilies,iin all ourcommunities. ....The .ObamaA-~mlnistration understands andsupports this concept ofI-lq~ilstic .Housing. 3 J 1 . d Economic

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"Green Partners"l r i O ( d J ' ~ 6 r i j ~ ! ~ i 1 ~ { ~ a s ~ drganizations a n dC O J ; 6 r ~ t i b d s ' i ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e dn the 2!, :IGentury G r e e nC ~ J { ~ w ~ l ~ i g ? ~ I ~ ~ L s i n e s s e ~ ; ' ~ ~ ~ i , ; ~ g e h c i e s ;

i i ; : ; " S \ " , i / , ' Y } ! E i ) i . . .p(lHuersb;ing resources and expertise that the Community Deve1op l11eht Corporati onJ~~;~~tcunCl1t1YI1~~~il~cesi~oiriternallY' We have ityoun&~O!lg healthy localw ~ f ~ i F g r c c . W ~ i w ~ ~ ~ ( ! i ~ e r S i ~n d f a i r n e s s .F ~ r ~ i 2 ~ ~ 1 ~ , i f ~ ~ r ~ ~ i ~ t h eOf

i ' . ! f a r t n c r s ~ i p , F 0 r ~ ; h ~ ~ i l t s w a i n S b o r oe c h t O h e l p t r a i h l ~ c ~ l ~ ~ r J c r so 0 0 r k~ . - - '. _ ' -F u ~ f ; j E ! ~ ~ B ~ ~ d t i .c t ' s d dU i \ i ( ~ j } ~ i I ! J ; { ( ~ ' 6 0 6 r ~ J I 1 ~ ~ , / i '

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Cash for Caulk is the Creation ofGreen Jobs. ~ ~ ~ : ~ ; ' I I \ ~ ) ; > \ ( ~ 2 \ .Y . . . . . . . . .

. N o k ~ r o . f i . t ~ I : e e do . .~~t iB~i}h~gf~er e e n J O b s . n i ~ ~ h l n e ~ t ~ a h dPresident .Q bal11a'. new ...\Veatllerizationlretrofitting program pr()p()sal...iW.ei..must..incl1bate.~'.yarpenter~.l1dClndynieIttO..rePClrethem.forth~ ....Clny.j.bsthat.ill.ecreate9 as-.a.result()f this "c~sh. forcaulk" progr3Ill.To.be.an.employee ..is....l..good.thing.but ..o be a micro entrepreneur .i.~.i..gryat.tlling...Letshelpthesefolkopen businesses or obtain jobs ...Non profitsmaybeable.toobtaingrants to fundtheincubation of green jobs. Consumerswill receivegovernment fundsto \Vatperize and retrofit their homes, and those are themoniesour army of"caulkers" will be paid by this program. Theprogramneedstobe expandecitoincluderetrofitting .and.:new .formsof renewableenergyJike witidlllillsancl>~()IClripower. . . .... .

. \ : r e n e : B i ~ ~ r ~ ( V o ~ t p r o p o n e n t of g r e e n j o b s , s ~ ~ : ~ ~ { ~ ~ a t o u rpartners in the~reClsoftraining, research anddevelopment,shollld be localcolleges and upiyersitiy.s .......-I~...l.so..sugg~...ts .partnership ..withtD~ .GeorgiaMicro Enterpri~eNet'YorkandLabor~~i()I1s ......hes~.arealLg~.(jd.ideas, butweneed to sta~iOllreff()rtsn?:'v.i ...E~attlhowtowyatheri*e[{.house, andmake this happen-in Gebrgiatociay;Withthecrashofth7hollsing industryand the economy;."'thCl'{t1(l~l1Qle.digitJnemploym~nt.this is simply thebeginning, not justfoi: creatingjobs,.pius we l1aveth~ added value that thesearegreenjobs and in the end weatherize homes will save homeo\Vnersthousandsofdollars, It's a win-\;vitlf()rall. So lets do it. Yes\Ve can!

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"Green Wealth"Greenjobss}I()Ul~~lldwf()r{;;ia cam a I{~ingwage not just aminim~~~~~.1'~creis a dearth of wealth In the hands of our grassroots folks, in our comil1unitiesofcolor.. , : " , - ' : . - - ' ; . , : . _ - .. . _ ' : ' ' . ,::,-.---,:_:_.:,.:-,".:,The "greenec~Bo~t is an excellent opportunity for us to move u~~8~&!Igr'i9alIY.Weare renters, minimum wage 'YoIkets, title pawn consumers, etc. There is abetterway.A "greenjgbi' ' : ' : _ - ' _ : ' . - : ' _ : , ' . , ' , ' - ' : _ , _ : ' : , ' : : . . - : , ' : : : ' : : _ : , : , _ ' , : , _ ; ' , " . : , - . ~ _ . ' . ' .Every Art1e;ic!uiW~oworks.4&hours per week at a legal employment shollld be ableto support a family-. President Obama said this during his campaign. Itis best to bea home owner rather-than. a renter, home ownership builds wealth. '

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Enviromnentalconservatiol1iscompatible with green economicsand savings, insteadof the materialisticconsumersociety that lays waste to our planet. Renewable fuelsare frugal and wise like a penny earned and a penny saved. Solarwater.heaters savedollars and savethe environment. Wind energy is renewable, gasoline is non-renewable and leaves ahugecarbon foot print that fuels global wapning. What isgood for oldplanetearthis-also.good f9r()ur people of earth-the grassroots. Thesmall farmerwhoh.as always used organic.fertilizer was always green; Theyneverused chemicalsand'oilbascdproducts __( ) l ' 1 1 e could not afford them so.they hadto usewhat God gavethem, the Earth. WeamJ''Is many things from health to family-tomoney in the bank:,but "greyn_'Yealth" is the best for us and the planet. Build.t'greenwealth."- Inspired byYoutiiVoibl

"GoGreen"