{"id":79294,"date":"2022-05-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=79294"},"modified":"2022-05-05T15:20:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:20:51","slug":"climate-justice-activist-to-headline-usgbc-live-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/climate-justice-activist-to-headline-usgbc-live-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Justice Activist to Headline USGBC Live Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that Jerome Foster II, Climate Justice Activist, White House Climate Advisor and founder of #OneMillionOfUs, will headline the\u00a0USGBC Live conference<\/u><\/a>, which will be held in Washington, D.C., on June 9-10 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n USGBC Live is the leading event for the future of buildings, cities and communities. Attendees will learn how to implement the LEED green building rating system, meet others in the industry, discover new green building strategies that help with real world issues and explore the latest in green building technology platforms, including updates to LEED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJerome Foster is known for delivering passionate speeches advocating for government action and unity towards climate change mitigation and climate justice,\u201d says Kim Heavner, vice president, Conferences and Events, USGBC. \u201cHe will be the perfect addition to the USGBC Live conference, representing a growing movement of young people around climate activity; his message fits really well not only with the aspirations of LEED and the mission of USGBC, but also with the vision of the LEED rating system.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jerome Foster is an American climate justice activist, voting rights advocate and political advisor. He is a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in the Biden administration and has been a leading voice for Black and indigenous visibility in climate activism. Foster is one of the major organizers of Fridays for Future Washington. He has previously served as a congressional intern for U.S. Representative John Lewis and served on the District of Columbia State Board of Education advisory council. Currently, Foster is the executive director of #OneMillionOfUs, an international youth advocacy and voting rights organization.\u00a0Learn more about Jerome Foster II.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n