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LOCAL GREEN-JOB POVERTY-KILLERS Part of KFAI'S STRIVE TO THRIVE SERIES on POVERTY in MINNESOTA Poverty's ugly head continues to pester a culture claiming to be equal in all respects. Many Minnesotans believe "we're not as bad as other places." But thousands of Minnesota's children and families wallow in unnecessary poverty, hundreds homeless, unable to find work, to eat properly and to learn; Poverty's effects have been and can be even more devastating for all of us...if we look back and down and not ahead. But huge coalitions are forming nationally and locally toward lifting whole communities out of the mire and create sustainable and livable communities at the same time. TTT's ANDY DRISCOLL and LYNNELL MICKELSEN talk with one national and several Twin City movers and inspirations for building and rebuilding poverty-stricken communities with jobs and foresight. GUESTS: • ALEX TITTLE – Education Director, Summit Academy OIC, H.I.R.E. (Healthcare, Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy ) Minnesota Green Jobs Initiative • KAREN MONAHAN – Community Organizer, EJAM (Environmental Justice Advocates of MN) • JOHN HOTTINGER – former State Senate Majority Leader; Sierra Club and Blue/Green Alliance; Author, Legislative Commission to Eliminate Poverty in MN by 2020 Can't get us on the radio? Stream TTT live from KFAI's Home Page
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