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<p>Fairmont Regency Ballroom, 170 S Market St, San Jose, CA  95113</p>
<p>Reception:  6 p.m.</p>
<p>Dinner:  7 p.m.</p>
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<p>Congressman Honda and the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council are thrilled to welcome Van Jones as a guest speaker for the 2012 COPE  Awards Dinner. Jones has emerged as a leading champion of smart  solutions for America's middle class. He is a co-founder of Rebuild the Dream, a platform for bottom-up, people-powered innovations to help fix the U.S. economy. A frequent contributor to cable network news programs including MSNBC, TIME magazine called him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2009. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named him one of the "12 Leaders Who Get Things Done."</p>
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<p>As an advisor to the Obama White House, he helped run the inter-agency process that oversaw $80 billion in green energy recovery spending. A Yale Law School graduate, he has a 20-year track record as a successful, innovative and award-winning social entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of three other thriving nonprofit organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and Green for All.</p>
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<p>The COPE Awards Dinner will also  highlight six honorees that have made outstanding contributions to the  social and political advancement of women. Tickets are available at: http://www.atwork.org/cope2012w.php</p>