Workshop Session III: Tuesday, May 4, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Concentration: Greening the Manufacturing Sector and Other Industries

Is the economic crisis over? Will a Wall Street comeback solve widespread unemployment? Can we all carry on without addressing the larger economic context?  This workshop assembles some of the country’s sharpest analysts to examine how our current financial woes shape our vision of a green economy and solutions to climate change. Speakers will explore the stark realities of the employment crisis, what it will take to create decent, family-supporting jobs, the critical role of investment and innovation, and how to create the political will to build a vibrant and prosperous green economy.

Moderator:
Les Leopold, The Labor Institute, Public Health Institute, Director; Author, The Looting of America

Presenters:
Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers, International President
Robert Kuttner,  The American Prospect Magazine, Co-Founder and Co-Editor;  Author, Obama's Challenge
Robert D. Atkinson, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, President
Juliet Schor, Author, The Overworked American and The Overspent American
Carole James, British Columbia New Democratic Party, Leader