Los Angeles
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CONTACT:
323-789-7920
MISSION: SCOPE convened the Los Angeles Apollo Alliance in February 2006, and launched a 3-5 year public policy campaign to ensure that low income communities are strategically connected to the job creation and environmental returns of an emerging green economy. Our research indicated that the development of a Green Industry in Los Angeles has the potential to revitalize inner city communities through quality job creation, career ladder training, and healthy, sustainable economic development.
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS Top
The Los Angeles Apollo Alliance is on verge of finalizing a comprehensive green retrofit and workforce development policy with the city. The next goal will be to investigate attracting clean technology manufacturing to the city.
The Los Angeles Green Careers Training Initiative was developed by The Los Angeles Apollo Alliance in conjunction with the city Green Retrofits program. The Green Retrofits Program represents a commitment by the city to install energy efficiency upgrades in most city buildings, particularly those in low-income neighborhoods (click here for a case study of the LA Green Retrofits Ordinance and for more details on its benefits).
The Green Careers Training Initiative (GCTI) seeks to create green career ladders in construction, the public sector, public and private power companies and emerging energy industries. The GCTI will (1) connect low-income inner-city residents to union apprenticeship and community college training programs that prepare them for living wage jobs and (2) provide upgrade training to existing workers within those industries. Elements of the program include high school career technical education, a pre-apprenticeship program, articulation with relevant community college programs, and career counseling and mentoring. The program will begin with 60 training slots in 2008.
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS and ADVISORS Top
Organizations:
AGENDA
AFSCME District Council 36
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
Coalition for Clean Air
Community Coalition
Communities for a Better Environment
East LA Community Corporation
Environmental Defense LA
IBEW Local 11
IBEW Local 18/DWP-JTI
Korean Resource Center
Laborers Local 300
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Painters District Council 36
P.I.P.E. Trust Fund
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles
SEIU Local 721
Sierra Club
SHEPMA - Silverlake-Hollywood-Echo Park Metro Alliance
Strategic Alliance for a Just Economy
Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education
Trust for Public Land - Los Angeles Chapter
UCLA Labor Center
Advisors:
Denise Fairchild
Dan Flaming
Andy Lipkis
Mary Luévano
Jerilyn Lopez-Mendoza
Victor Narro
Bharat Patel
Manuel Pastor
Alex Paxton
Teresa Sanchez
David Sickler
Bruce Stenslie
Anthony Thigpenn
Jennifer Wolch
Goetz Wolff
