Research Associate Position Open for Ubuntu Green

February 13, 2012

Organization:       Ubuntu Green, www.ubuntugreen.org Location:                 Sacramento, CA Hours:                      15-35 Hours a Week Start Date:              March 2012 – May 2012 (Position may be extended)  Organizational Description: Ubuntu Green is 501c3 non-profit organization, committed to promoting healthy, sustainable and equitable communities through advocacy, education, and community empowerment. Job Description:  The Ubuntu Green Community Advocacy and Engagement Institute (CAEI), Research Associate [...]

Sacramento Housing Alliance is seeking a Regional Equity Coordinator (Closed)

January 30, 2012

The Sacramento Housing Alliance is seeking a Regional Equity Coordinator. The Regional Equity Coordinator will work with the Executive Director of SHA to staff the Coalition on Regional Equity (a project of the Housing Alliance), which includes staffing the Sacramento Hunger Coalition, and supporting other coalition subgroups including the Transportation Equity and Sustainable Communities Working [...]

Ubuntu Green Wins 2011 Local Vision Award (Update)

January 18, 2012

Ubuntu Green was selected for a 2011 Local Vision Award by the Sac Valley American Planning Association. Local Awards are giving annually by the Sacramento Valley Section to organizations and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to creating a better Sacramento Region. Winners all have challenged the members of the communities to think differently about [...]

Ubuntu Green Opposes Proposed McDonald’s in Oak Park

August 22, 2011

Ubuntu Green supports Healthy Development for Oak Park (HDOP) in their opposition to the planned construction of a McDonald’s restaurant with a double drive-through at 2nd Avenue and Stockton Boulevard in Oak Park.

Policy Recommendations for Surface Transportation Authorization

July 30, 2011

Transportation is a crucial to ensuring opportunity for all—connecting us to jobs, schools, housing, healthcare, and grocery stores. The next surface transportation authorization is our opportunity to build a stronger, healthier, more inclusive nation.

Sacramento City Council Passes Community Garden Ordinance Unanimously

July 29, 2011

This is a great step forward for Sacramento and especially for Ubuntu Green’s Home and Community Gardens Project! Here’s video of the actual vote.

Edible Gardens Campaign featured in Sacramento Press

July 29, 2011

From the article in the Sacramento Press by Dora Bromme: The nonprofit organization Ubuntu Green is literally planting seeds of change within the Sacramento community, nearing completion of the first year of its Home and Community Gardens Project.

Community activist helps turn Sacramento neighborhood green

July 21, 2011

Local agencies have deemed South Sacramento a food desert — a region deprived of access to healthy and affordable foods. Mason describes it as an area lacking in adequate public transportation, scattered with vacant lots and corner stores selling junk food and liquor.

Sacramento Bee article on Building Healthy Communities and Ubuntu Green

July 17, 2011

Ubuntu Green is in the news again! Cathy Locke at the Sacramento Bee wrote a great piece on the work that the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, including Ubuntu Green, is doing to make areas around South Sacramento a little greener. Our founder and CEO, Charles Mason, was interviewed for the piece.

Renewables Outpace Nuclear in U.S. Energy Production

July 16, 2011

A recent report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) found renewable energy production in the United States has increased by a little over 15 percent since the first quarter of 2010, and has increased by more than 25 percent when compared to the first quarter of 2009.

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