This Week's Guest:


Roger Green
Air Date: July 5, 2018
Advocacy

Roger Green, Former New York State Assembly, and organizer of Save Interfaith Coalition

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Vernon Interview Roger Green, one of the key organizers of The Coalition to Transform Interfaith, formerly know at the Save Interfaith Coalition. The Coalition’s work has resulted in a multi-hospital network in underserved communities self-transforming into worker and union cooperative facilitating, regenerative institutions. It has been predicted that the Vital Brooklyn movement will bequeath a transformational healthcare template that will unsettle America’s healthcare sector. The Coalition is a group of community members and health care union representatives, participated in the drafting of Northwell’s transformation plan. Vernon and Roger discuss the components of the plan, and economic innovations that were implemented to ensure that a portion of the $40 Billion of consumables and services are supplied by businesses within the local community. Roger previously served in the NY State Assembly for over 25 years and was the campaign chair for Jesse Jackson’s Presidential campaigns. He also has been a distinguished president at Medgar Evers college, part of the CUNY (City University of New York) system, and is a strong supporter of economic democracy.

Our host, Vernon Oakes, is a consummate advocate for cooperatives. He is a Past President of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives, and he’s served on several boards and committees to advance the interests of cooperatives. Recently, he served on the Limited Equity Cooperative Task Force, established by Anita Bonds, At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia. Vernon is an MBA graduate of Stanford University, who has used his business acumen to benefit the community, by promoting the added value of the cooperative business model. 

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