The Green New Deal from Below is a grassroots response to ineffective federal policies, showcasing the power of local initiatives to challenge destructive governance through social action.
In Boston, the city's Green New Deal provided free, healthy breakfasts, lunches, and snacks for the city's 50,000 public school students, produced by a Black- and worker-owned co-op in one of the city's poorest communities.
In a Chicago neighborhood threatened by gentrification, residents protested destructive development - in response, the city tore down a parking lot and put up affordable housing in its place.
Los Angeles's Green New Deal has significantly reduced climate-destroying emissions by 36 percent in three years and aims for 97 percent renewable energy generation by 2030.
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