Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Sept. 14, 2016, at 7 p.m.
Location
Seminole State College - Sanford/Lake Mary Campus
Fine Arts Concert Hall (building G),
Fees/Admission
Event is free and open to the public.
Contact Information
Maureen Preuss
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Description
Van Jones has unique insight into America’s turbulent political scene. He has worked closely with political players at all levels – and across the spectrum. On the left, he has been allied with everyone from Richard Branson to movements, such as Black Lives Matter. On the right, he has campaigned to win criminal justice reform alongside Newt Gingrich and Koch Industries. Former President George W. Bush signed his first legislative proposal, the Green Jobs Act. Then President Obama appointed him to be special advisor on green jobs. Most recently, Jones was "on the ground" in Ferguson, Charleston and Selma (for the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march there).
Jones, a civil rights leader, former Obama White House advisor and CNN political correspondent, is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream. Jones was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2009 and one of Fast Company's 12 Most Creative Minds on Earth. He also is the founder and president of Dream Corps, an incubator, platform and home for world-changing initiatives that empower the most vulnerable in our society.
The presentation will conclude with a Q&A period. A reception and book signing will immediately follow.
