Greenhouse Lasses

When asked to define her purpose, Brittany wrote: ‘Commitment to securing a safe climate by championing civic engagement, dismantling white supremacy and empowering problems solvers to build a more sustainable world.’ Brittany Bennett is a Development Director at Data For Progress, helping define what the job market will look like under the Green New Deal and how to integrate racial justice initiatives that better diversify the emerging low-carbon workforce. Brittany studied engineering at Smith College and became Executive Director for the Engineers for a Sustainable World conference, which focuses on empowering young engineers to build purposeful careers. In this episode, she shares her journey of finding the best way to leverage her unique skills to make the world better, the importance of self-care, the power of young people today and how we can all step up in pushing for positive change for our planet, our people and our economy. This episode was recorded on August 11, 2019. Notes: - Shortly after we r