Living Wage Jobs for All Campaign: Van Jones on Rebuilding the Dream

Conference Presentations & Video

The National Conference to Create Living Wage Jobs, Meet Human Needs and Sustain the Environment was attended by over 125 people and took place over two days at the Interchurch Center and District Council 37 in New York, NY on November 13-14, 2009.

Much thanks and gratitude to all who attended, endorsed and supported the conference and our follow-up campaign, the National Campaign to Create Living Wage Jobs.

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Here are copies of speeches and presentations from some of the conference speakers.

Conference Brochure with Program and list of speakers.

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, Our Practical Dream (Opening remarks)

Robert Pollin, The Economic Logic and Moral Imperative of Full Employment

Bill Barclay, A Permanent Jobs Program for the U.S.: Economic Restructuring to Meet Human Needs

Chloe Tribich, Green Jobs New York

Bill Quigley, Human Rights and Living Wage Jobs

Mel Rothenberg, Presentation on Political Strategy

Philip Harvey, Learning from the New Deal (Powerpoint)

Philip Harvey, Learning from the New Deal (Draft Paper)

Selected Videos from the conference are being posted at http://jobsforall.blip.tv/ as they become available.

Economic Crash, Economic Democracy, and the Economics of Empire - Rev. Gary Dorrien, Nov. 13, 2009

The Economic Logic and Moral Imperative of Full Employment - Part 1 - Robert Pollin

The Economic Logic and Moral Imperative of Full Employment - Part 2 - Robert Pollin

Job Creation Proposals, past and present (Panel) - Part 1 - June Zaccone (Moderator), Helen Ginsburg, Bill Barclay, Chuck Bell

Job Creation Proposals, past and present (Panel) - Part 2 - June Zaccone (Moderator), Helen Ginsburg, Bill Barclay, Chuck Bell

Camera & Editing for videos: Tim Bruce, Logistics and Distribution: Logan Martinez, originally aired on DATV, Dayton, OH - http://www.datv.org/