Save the Date: Van Jones at Tufts UEP

Save the Date
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

In celebration of its thirty-five years of graduate education, UEP welcomes Van Jones to Tufts University.

3:30–4:30 p.m. UEP Community Networking Reception–Remis Sculpture Court
4:30–5:30 p.m. UEP Community Dialogue with Van Jones–Balch Arena Theater
(Open to UEP alumni, students, faculty, and staff only)
6:00–7:00 p.m. Van Jones–Public Lecture, Cohen Auditorium
(doors open at 5:45 p.m.)

Tufts University’s Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP)
will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 (Earth Day). The special guest
speaker for this event will be civil rights leader and activist Van Jones. Join fellow UEP alumni, faculty, students, and staff at this free event.

RSVP by April 4 for UEP Community Networking
Reception: 617.627.3394 or e-mail uep@tufts.edu.

Van Jones is the founder and board president of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a California-based nonprofit organization that works to prevent youth violence and incarceration. Through its Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, Jones and the center have expanded their work to address global climate change and advance the emerging green economy by lifting people out of poverty through employment and other opportunities in green construction, clean technology, urban agriculture, and energy.

To learn more about Van Jones, go to www.vanjones.net.