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Watch Majora explain how creating green projects and jobs set the stage for communities to see themselves in a different light. From there, beautiful things can happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being.

At the Majora Carter Group, we put an emphasis on the potential of every place. 825 Hunts Point Ave has certainly lived up to our expectations in such a beautiful and tangible way…don’t you think! We do.

Don’t miss the official unveiling celebration on November 24th, from 2:30-4:30. The Majora Carter Group staff and other local leaders and community members will be in attendance to really celebrate this new addition to the neighborhood. Everyone is welcome!

We’re also looking for volunteers to help with setup and clean up, food and giveaways…if you’re interested, please contact Tanya at Tanya@majoracartergroup.com or 347.853.7341. We’d love to see you.

Majora Carter takes a visionary approach to solving the problem of urban blight. In the 1990s, she successfully led the South Bronx through environmental renewal and now serves as president of Majora Carter Group, a green-economic development consulting firm. Carters presentation is No More Single Purpose Anything.

We like this one because Majora gets to talk about the national (and international) implications of environmental justice … it’s a great sequel to the 2006 talk and we hope you enjoy all the new details! Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Majora Carter is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, a program that is “greening” the blighted area of New York City with trees, gardens, and parks—while simultaneously creating Green Collar Jobs for the community’s population. When the only thing surrounding you are landfills, high obesity and asthma rates, power plants down the road, and a concrete landscape with one lonely tree per acre, environmental burdens easily manifest into enduring psychological barriers.

The Majora Carter Group, the green-collar economic consulting firm that spawned from Carter’s work at Sustainable South Bronx, is now working to provide the green economic tools necessary for real sustainability to communities, organizations, and businesses across the nation.

By consulting and advising these in training residents in green-collar jobs and in seeing the economic potential in environmental awareness, the Majora Carter Group, is providing those communities with the tools to help not only themselves but also their community. Understanding the connection between the environment, labor, health, and ultimately the people who must take accountability and responsibility for the environment is the key to unlocking the green potential everywhere.