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THE ROAD TO THE NEW DEAL TOUR
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AS PART OF THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT'S THE ROAD TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL 118 ELLIOT HOSTED A TOWN HALL EVENT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS TO DISCUSS
CLIMATE POLICY AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
HOW DO WE BREAK OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS? WHAT IS DRIVING UNPRECEDENTED WEALTH AND INCOME INEQUALITY? CAN WE TURN THE TIE ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
THESE QUESTIONS ARE RELATED, URGENT, AND FRAMING A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON A GREEN NEW DEAL. THE ANSWERS WILL DEFINE THE VIABILITY OF OUR ECONOMY,
CHARACTER OF OUR DEMOCRACY, AND OBLIGATIONS TO OUR CHILDREN
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIST DR. JON ERICKSON, THE BLITTERSDORF PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, DISCUSSES THE GREEN
NEW DEAL, ITS BACKGROUND, AND WHAT LIES AT THE CROSSROADS OF ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND ENVIRONMENT.
THIS EVENT WAS VIDEOTAPED AT 118 ELLIOT, BRATTLEBORO, VT