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FOUNDER OF 18 ORGANIZATIONS & CAMPAIGNS FOR ECOLOGY & SOCIAL JUSTICE |
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[email protected] |
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(215) 805-8330 |
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PENNSYLVANIA GREEN PARTY 2018 candidate for governor |
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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 2017 Adjunct Professor, Ecological Economics |
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HUFFINGTON POST 2016-. essayist |
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DREAM JOB RESOURCES |
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2015-. Making dream jobs real. |
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PENNSYLVANIA GREEN PARTY 2014 candidate for governor |
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PATCH ADAMS FREE CLINIC, Philadelphia, PA. 2011-. Founder, free clinic (seeking land): " |
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PATCH ADAMS FREE CLINIC |
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, Philadelphia, PA. 2011-. Founder, free clinic (seeking land): " |
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Located in a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood, this clinic will provide community-based health care that is genuinely non-profit, preventive, humane and fun. It will be a refuge for doctors and nurses who want time to heal patients. It will be a refuge for patients who want to be treated with dignity. VIDEO --- NESTS (Neighborhood Enterprise SchoolTeachers), Philadelphia, PA. 2009. Founder, school program (within Patch Adams Clinic) transferring authority and respect to neighbors, while making learning relevant. (2) |
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LEAGUE OF UNINSURED VOTERS (LUV) Founder, 2011. Organization rallying America's uninsured and under-insured to take action to force essential change. "We don't send our signatures to Congress; we send our medical bills." (2) |
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"We don't send our signatures to Congress; we send our medical bills." |
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GREEN JOBS PHILLY Philadelphia, PA. 2008- Founder, network making it easy for Philadelphians to offer and request green jobs, green services, green grants, and green loans. "Local Hero" Metro News 12/23/10 Editor, Green Jobs Philly NEWS. "A reliable treasure trove of info on what's going on right now in Philadelphia with anything related to the sustainable economy." --Philadelphia Daily News 1/13/09. Author, Green Jobs Philly: 100,000 New Jobs that Rebuild Philadelphia's Neighborhoods and Clean the Environment.Author, "Prepare for the Best" City Paper 1/28/09 (en español: Prepárate para el Mejor) Awarded grant by New Voices Foundation (3) |
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MAKING HUNGER VISIBLE, Philadelphia, PA. 2010. Founder of campaign to confront the well-fed with starving people outside restaurants and grocery stores. (3) |
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, adjunct faculty, Geography & Urban Studies 2007-2010 (3) |
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY |
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, adjunct faculty, Geography & Urban Studies 2007-2010 |
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Metropolitan Ecology: Rebuilding American Cities "This course examines urban systems-- the human and natural infrastructures that keep billions alive. We'll explore the bold, practical programs that will make cities prosper during global warming, peak oil, pop****tion growth and water shortage. Particular emphasis on Philadelphia and Los Angeles." (4) |
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Student Evaluations. (4) |
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Green Jobs "America's next economy will thrive by repairing damage from the rise and fall of heavy industry. New technologies and social organizations will make our lives healthier, easier and more secure. Learn how you can connect to ecological progress. You can also explore other trading options to boost the economy such as bitcoin system trading platform which helps the trading take place continuously without having to invest lot of time and effort." (4) |
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PHILADELPHIA ORCHARD PROJECT (POP) Philadelphia, PA. 2007- Founder of permaculture group planting vacant lots, parks, yards. New York Times: "Replacing Neglect With Peach Trees" 9/2/07 (3) |
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PHILADELPHIA ORCHARD PROJECT (POP) Philadelphia, PA. 2007- Founder of permaculture group planting vacant lots, parks, yards. |
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PHILADELPHIA ORCHARD PROJECT |
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(POP) Philadelphia, PA. 2007- Founder of permaculture group planting vacant lots, parks, yards. |
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New York Times: "Replacing Neglect With Peach Trees" 9/2/07 (2) |
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New York Times: |
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Author ofHealth Democracy: Liberating Americans from Medical Insurance. 2006. (5) |
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GREENPLANNERS, Philadelphia, PA. 2005- Consultant for community economic development. Speeches and workshops. (5) |
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PHILAHEALTHIA, Philadelphia, PA. 2005- Founder of nonprofit, member-owned health financing system. Author, A Crime Not A Crisis: Why Health Insurance Costs So Much (5) |
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Presidential nominee 2004: asked by Green Party US to consider running for U.S. President or Vice President. Received delegate votes at national convention. (5) |
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Mayoral candidate, City of Ithaca, NY. 2003. named "Best Mayoral Candidate" by Ithaca Times Readers Poll 2003 (5) |
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ITHACA COMMUNITY NEWS Ithaca, NY. 2000-2006. Founder, editor: named "Ithaca's Best Website" by Ithaca Times Readers' Poll 2002. (5) |
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Cornell Civic Leaders Fellows***p Ithaca, NY. 2001/2002. Visiting scholar at Cornell University, Urban & Regional Planning (5) |
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ITHACA HEALTH ALLIANCE Ithaca, NY. 1997-. Founder of nonprofit, member-owned health financing system. Members paid $100/YEAR for emergency medical coverage; own their own free clinic. (5) |
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Ithaca HOURS Ithaca, NY. 1991-. Creator of the Ithaca HOUR, first U.S. bioregional currency, accepted by thousands of residents (including 500 businesses). Publisher of HOUR Town 1991-1999. Author of Hometown Money: How to Enrich Your Community with Local Currency. Quoted by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CBS This Morning, National Public Radio, Mother Earth News, The Economist and most major media. Half hour PBS-TV show about the program. Named "Best Business Advocate" by Ithaca Times Readers' Poll 1998. Tompkins County Human Rights Award 1996, Semifinalist for 1996 Ford Foundation Innovations Award. Named "Local Hero" by Ithaca Times Readers' Poll 1995 & 2000, and by Los Angeles Weekly 1/25/90. (5) |
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Fund for Investigative Journalism grant, Was***ngton, DC. 1989. Researcher: Ecological Economics (5) |
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Cornell University, Science Awareness Week, 1989. (one of four speakers in series with astronomer Carl Sagan, Nobel Prize winner Hans Bethe & Congressmember Matt McHugh) (5) |
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PUBLIC PLANNERS Ithaca, NY. 1988. Researcher, author, illustrator and publisher of Ithaca Power, a community energy portrait. (5) |
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AMERICAN OUTREACH Ithaca, NY. 1987-1988. Researcher, copywriter and designer for ad agency specializing in messages about world hunger and world peace. (5) |
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY. 1987. Lecturer in Government Department for short course: "Making Green Plans." (5) |
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Ithaca Alternatives Fund Ithaca, NY. 1986-1988. Community organizer on behalf of ecological urban design. (5) |
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BIOGRAPHY: Life story featured in book Midterm Report, published 1986 by Viking Press, written by David Wallechinsky. Quoted in Parade magazine 8/10/1986. (5) |
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PIPTAN International Project for Nicaraguan Appropriate Technology, Managua, Nicaragua 1986. Research, publicity and funding for alternate energy sources in Nicaragua. Urban design for Managua planners. (5) |
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VENICE WALKING TOUR Venice, CA. 1985. Guide to local history, culture, architecture, plants. (5) |
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VENICE-OCEAN PARK FOOD CO-OP , Venice, CA. 1984-85. Weekend manager. (5) |
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TAMARA PRESS Los Angeles, CA. 1981. Author, Amazing Los Angeles: La Increíble Historia de Los Angeles (4) |
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BO-TREE PRODUCTIONS San Francisco, CA. 1979-80. Author, Amazing San Francisco (4) |
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Transcontinental Hike 6/9/78- 12/24/78. Walked across the United States, entirely on foot, from Boston to San Diego. Through forests, fields, over mountains and desert. Saw the effects of land use and pop****tion s***ft on natural resources. Investigated industry and agriculture. (4) |
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CITIZEN PLANNERS May, 1978. Founder of national movement for gra***roots ecological urban design. (4) |
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BOSTON URBAN GARDENERS Boston, MA. 1978. Efforts to establish urban agriculture (4) |
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CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL Cambridge, MA. 1978. Sidewalk artist (4) |
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National Solar Tour 1978. Visited solar energy innovators with National Center for Appropriate Technology grantee. (4) |
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NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS grant 1977. Sidewalk artist (4) |
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HOME TOWN PUBLICATIONS 1975-1977. Responsible for concept, writing, design and/or publication of a series of locally-oriented publications, including The Amazing Ithaca History Calendar 1976, Ithaca 100 Years Ago. Collaborated with artists and writers for An Ithaca Schools Book: Toward Real Learning, Woman's Roots: The History of Women in Tompkins County, Glorious Ithaca. (4) |
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TREETOP: a journal of liberation and education 1972-1973. Founder and editor of newspaper promoting community-based education. (4) |
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UNDERCURRENTS Lafayette, LA. 1971. Co-founder and co-editor of community newspaper promoting racial and social justice. (4) |
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SOUTHERN CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE Lafayette, LA. 1970-1971. Public relations for low-income co-operative. (4) |
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AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Auburn, NY. 1969-1970. Emergency resuscitation squad and inhalation therapist. (4) |
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COGAN ADVERTISING: 1966-1967. Copywriter (4) |
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: full-time antiwar organizer (1971-1972), environmentalist candidate for city council (1973), co-author Ithaca People's Yellow Pages (1974), started successful opposition to construction of a four-lane highway (1976-1989), organized San Francisco Wastewater Forum (1980), organized public opposition to suburban sprawl (1986-1988), member of core groups which successfully stopped Wal-Mart's entry to Ithaca (1992-1995) and stopped permit process for construction of a 177-foot incinerator (1996). (3) |
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: full-time antiwar organizer (1971-1972), environmentalist candidate for city council (1973), co-author Ithaca People's Yellow Pages (1974), |
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started successful opposition to construction of a four-lane highway (1976-1989), organized San Francisco Wastewater Forum (1980), organized public opposition to suburban sprawl (1986-1988), member of core groups which successfully stopped Wal-Mart's entry to Ithaca (1992-1995) and stopped permit process for construction of a 177-foot incinerator (1996). |
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Occasional sources of income have included: ma***eur, dishwasher, teacher, cartoonist, farmworker, freelance writer, cas***er, chessplayer, s***ton, factory worker, graphic artist, library worker, gardener, yardworker, lumberyarder. (4) |
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FORMAL EDUCATION: Summit University Santa Monica, CA. 1982. B.A. City Management, specialization Metropolitan Appropriate Technology and Long-range Planning. Harpur College (SUNY Binghamton) 1967-1968. Major in philosophy Mohawk Valley Technical Inst**ute 1965-1967. A.A.S. Advertising and Marketing. Editor of college paper. Ithaca High School 1963-1965. voted "Most Artistic" (4) |
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ART GALLERY (4) |