March 3, 2021 at 9:00 am by Sean Crommelin
On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality and Democracy at UC Santa Barbara hosted a public forum, âThe Green New Deal in Action,â to discuss the relevance of the mammoth policy initiative to residents of the Santa Barbara area and other communities in the Central Coast.
A booth hosted by Sunrise Movement during the pre-pandemic Dec. 6, 2019 climate strike.
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Over 130 people attended the public forum, including UCSB students, I.V. residents and others in the broader Goleta area.
Championed by the Sunrise Movement and other figures in the progressive movement, including politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey, the Green New Deal refers to various public policy proposals intended to simultaneously address climate change, create jobs and reduce economic inequality.