Van Jones Organization

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Van jones organization. After completing his law studies van jones starts participating in many activism programs that include bay area police watch and rodney king verdict. In 1996 he started a new umbrella ngo whose name is ella baker center for human rights. Anthony kapel jones born september 20 1968 is an american news commentator author and lawyer. He is best known for his best selling book the green collar economy in 2008.

Van jones is an american author producer actor news commentator and a non practicing attorney. In 2018 van and cut50 led the winning campaign to pass the first step act a bipartisan federal bill that the new york times called the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation. Our goal is to move out at least a million people who are unjustly stuck in the criminal justice system within the next five years and to change the laws policies practices that perpetuate injustice. We serve a movement that extends far beyond our own organization.

We bring people together across racial social and partisan lines to create a future with freedom and dignity for all. Imperialism during the persian gulf war of 1991. Authenticity depth and passion matter. The organization had its roots in a group protesting u s.

Jones served as president barack obama s special advisor for green jobs in 2009 and a distinguished visiting fellow at princeton university. The mission of the reform alliance is to dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system starting with probation and parole. He is the founder of the various non profit organization including the dream corps a social justice accelerator. We celebrate culture and creativity.

He is the co founder of several non profit organizations a three time new york times bestselling author a cnn host and contributor and an emmy award winner. We are committed to creating the conditions for all people to be free. About reform alliance van jones is the ceo of reform alliance which was launched in january 2019. How we do what we do matters.

Jones began his marxist and anti police activity in 1991 as a founding organizer of the communist revolutionary organization standing together to organize a revolutionary movement storm.