HIRE Minnesota - Rally for Equity, the Economy, and the Environment

April 9, 2009 - PRLog -- HIRE MN stands for Health Care, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy.

Rally at the State Capitol for Green Jobs and Hiring Equity!

Our government is making big decisions about how to stimulate our economy. This is happening at a time when climate change is considered to be the most serious threat facing the world and while millions of people are unemployed.

We can find solutions to our crumbling economy and our environmental crisis by investing in green jobs and smart infrastructure!

Please join HIRE Minnesota in rallying for investments that can help ease the climate crisis and create living wages for low-income communities and communities of color.

Appearances by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison and musical performance by Brother Ali.

HIRE Minnesota is a coalition of more than 60 organizations that are coming together to seek jobs for low-income people and people of color in the healthcare, infrastructure and renewable energy industries.

In order to make these jobs and training programs a reality, we need your help. Join us in showing our support on Monday, April 20.

About HIRE MN and it's mission:

HIRE Minnesota seeks to secure major commitments for business development and job training for emerging green-collar jobs. The vision is to secure jobs in current and emerging industries that provide livable wages, and to expand vocational curriculum's so that communities of color and unemployed persons are educated and trained with skills for the emerging green practices and technology. HIRE Minnesota not only aims to advocate for government investment in these initiatives, but also to organize members of the community to take charge of the effort.

      
Partner Organizations:

HIRE Minnesota is a coalition of community organizations, led by Summit Academy OIC and the Will Steger Foundation, that is seeking public investments that grow our economy, provide living wages to low-income people and people of color, and promote healthy communities.

Participating organizations include:

African American Men Project, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, ALANA Green, ARC Greater Twin Cities, ARISE, American Indian OIC, Asian American Press, Catholic Charities Office for Social Justice, Chicano Latino Affairs Council, Cultural Wellness Center, East Metro OIC, East Side Neighborhood Development Company, EMERGE, Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota, Family & Children's Service, Goodwill/Easter Seals, Green Water Energy, House Green, HUBBS Center for Lifelong Learning, Indigenous Green Jobs Task Force, Insight News, ISAIAH, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc., Hope Community, Jewish Community Action, Lao Family Community of MN, League of Young Voters, L.I.F.T., Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota, LVY Foundation, MACC Alliance of Connected Communities, Minnesota Baptist Convention, Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium, Minnesota OIC State Council, MBTV, MUUSJA, OneMN.org, Peace Coffee, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, Pillsbury United Communities, The Public Policy Project, Sabathani Community Center, Stairstep, Substance, Urban Embassy, West Side Citizens Organization and the Women's Environmental Institute