The #CivilianConservationCorps was formed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1933 and ran until 1942. Young men were hired to build infrastructure on rural public lands, such as in #NationalParks, and had to send most of the money earned home to families suffering in the #GreatDepression.

An old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) structure in west Texas not far from the McDonald Observatory.

#texas #westtexas #ccc #civilianconservationcorps

Sunset on the #CivilianConservationCorps kiosk at the Fort Clark historic site.

#NorthDakota

#America's new #ClimateCorps will need to be a lot bigger
Climate Corps is rebirth of #CivilianConservationCorps, which put 3M to work during #GreatDepression developing #nationalparks, building roads & trails, & managing #forests. Mountain towns need hands to clear dead vegetation fueling bigger #wildfires. Coastal communities need help restoring seaside ecosystems that absorb storm surge. Urban areas need people & funds to plant trees, mitigating “heat island effect”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/09/american-climate-corps-joe-biden-youth-workforce/

#US Is Mobilizing an Army to Fight the #ClimateCrisis
American #ClimateCorps will employ tens of thousands to prepare the country for the pain ahead. But it'll need to get much, much bigger. The #CivilianConservationCorps put 3M people to work during the #GreatDepression developing the #nationalparks, building roads and trails, and managing #forests. The additional goal of the Climate Corps is decarbonization—which will in turn create more jobs by juicing green economy
https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-is-mobilizing-an-army-to-fight-the-climate-crisis/

@Dianora @ablackcatstail Apartments are a good solution, but not enough on their own.

We also need:

#UniversalBasicIncome
#MedicareForAll / #UniversalHealthCare
#FreeCollege
and the return of the #CivilianConservationCorps

We'll get these things faster if we push through #RankedChoiceVoting