Jim Green (councilman)
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Vision Vancouver candidate for Mayor of Vancouver |
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Election date November 19, 2005 |
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| Opponent(s) | Sam Sullivan |
| Incumbent | Larry Campbell |
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May 25, 1943 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | February 28, 2012 (aged 68) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | American-Canadian |
| Political party | Vision Vancouver |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia, University of South Carolina |
| Occupation | Academic, politician |
Jim Green (May 25, 1943 – February 28, 2012) was an American-Canadian who was a longshoreman, taxicab driver, community activist, non-profit housing developer, municipal politician, university instructor and development consultant.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Green moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. Green holds a Masters in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina, and has studied at the Sorbonne, the Millennium Film Institute in New York, and the University of Colorado.
Early in his career, Green worked as a longshoreman and a taxicab driver.
Green was an advocate for the city's Downtown Eastside and led the development of many housing projects, including the experimental Woodward's building redevelopment designed by architect Gregory Henriquez He was a development consultant for developers and non-profit community groups. In 2009 he left his role as CEO of the Misty Isles Economic Development Society to take a position working with Millennium Developments Ltd. on the 2010 Olympic Village development in Vancouver.
Green taught opera and architecture at the University of British Columbia and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, and co-founded the University of British Columbia Urban Field School. Green was chair of Four Corners Community Savings, which was closed by the Gordon Campbell led BC Government. He served on the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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