Eleanor LeCain

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Eleanor M. LeCain is a specialist in "developing and implementing innovative policies that support sustainable development".^[1]

Education

Ms. LeCain holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale College, and an M.A. in Law from the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley.^[2]

Massachusetts work

Ms. LeCain led a team at Boston Edison to develop next generation energy efficiency programs (for all commercial, industrial, and residential customers). She served as Massachusetts Assistant Secretary of State for Strategic Planning, and previously as Executive Director of Blueprint 2000 for the state of Massachussetts.^[3]

International speaker and writer

Ms. LeCain has spoken widely on "Creating Jobs and Making Money While Healing the Planet", including at Kyoto, Japan, Harvard University, the International Association of Outplacement Counselors, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her writings have been published in the New York Times, the Boston Business Journal, Positive Alternatives, to name a few.^[4]

Institute for Policy Studies

In 1993 LeCain was listed as a among "former Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars and current TransNational Institute Fellows" on the Institute for Policy Studies 30th Anniversary brochure.

Democratic Socialists of America

In 1993 Eleanor LeCain wrote an obituary of German activist Petra Kelly, for DSA's Democratic Left Jan./Feb. 1993 issue. ^[5]

DSA awards committee

Boston Democratic Socialists of America presents awards annually in memory of Eugene V. Debs, Norman Thomas, Julius Bernstein and Michael Harrington.

The Awards Committee in 2001 consisted of:

Doug Butler, Kathy Casavant, Jack Clark, Harris Gruman, Julie Johnson, Eleanor LeCain, Marcia Peters, Mike Prokosch, Bruce Raynor, Bob Ross, Rep.Frank I. Smizik.^[6]

The Awards Committee in 2002 consisted of:

Barbara Ackerman, Doug Butler, Kathy Casavant, DSA Executive Board, Harris Gruman, Julie Johnson, Eleanor LeCain, Rep. Jim Marzilli, Judy Meredith, Marcia Peters, Ald. Denise Provost, Rep. Byron Rushing, Rep. Frank I. Smizik, Jim St. George^[7]

Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Awards Reception

2001

On June 12, 2001 Boston Democratic Socialists of America presented its annual award to "leaders who fight for democracy, here at home and around the world". Ed Clark and Dessima Williams received the Debs- Thomas-Bernstein Award; John Maher Leaders for Social Democracy at Home and Abroad: Ed Clark, Dessima Williams, John Maher received the Michael Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award. The reception took place at the home of Marcia Peters and David Karaus in Jamaica Plain.^[8]

"Thanks to all who helped make this event a success, including Kathy Casavant of the AFL-CIO, Harris Gruman of Boston DSA, and civic activist Eleanor LeCain for their eloquent introductions of the awardees;^[9]

2010

The 2010 Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Awards, sponsored by Boston Democratic Socialists of America, took place Tuesday, June 13, 6:30—8:30 P.M., at the Jamaica plain home of environmentalist Marcia Peters and David Karaus.

2010 honorees were "two champions of social justice and grassroots democracy: Georgia Hollister Isman and Jack Clark". Honorary Co-Chairs for the event were MA AFL-CIO President Robert Haynes and State Senator Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville), with special guest Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston).^[10]

Georgia Hollister Isman was presented by Andrea Miller of NARAL and Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, who livened up her introduction by bursting into song.

After being introduced by MA AFL-CIO Vice-President Ed Collins and Janet Boguslaw from Brandeis University, Jack Clark "entertained and informed us with a brief tour of U.S. Socialist history".

Others who attended or sponsored the event included Rep. Frank Smizik, Somerville Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and recently elected President of the Washington, DC chapter of Red Sox Nation Eleanor LeCain, "our perennial MC, Julie Johnson", Mike Schippani (UAW-Detroit); Shaw’s striker Juan Garcia and UFCW staffer Heysoll Rodriguez.^[11]

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