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Excited to hear that Green Jobs will be included in this latest Think & Drink. Living wage careers with dignified work for those who need it most have to be a part of the solutions we seek to address both environmentalism and the poverty it is very much connected to.
Dawn Jones | NE Portland | 30 Jun at 12:19 PM
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