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Van Jones is the executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EllaBakerCenter.org). He is also a board member of the California Apollo Project, Bioneers and the Rainforest Action Network. This article also appeared in YES! A Journal of Positive Futures, PO Box 10818, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. Subscriptions: 800/937-4451.
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