Jim Green

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candidate = Mayor of Vancouver
party_election = Vision Vancouver
election_date = November 19, 2005
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opponent = Sam Sullivan
incumbent = Larry Campbell
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residence = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
alma_mater = University of Colorado
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Jim Green, is a American-Canadian municipal politician and university instructor.

Early life and education

Born in Alabama, Green moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. Green studied at the University of British Columbia and University of South Carolina. He later studied at the Sorbonne, the Millennium Film Institute in New York, and the University of Colorado.

Career

Green worked as a music teacher and also an events promoter before turning to politics. [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=e2815c0e-4774-41fb-ac67-f8317ce76132 Green campaign controversy] canada.com]

Political career

Green has led the development of many housing projects, including the radically inclusive Woodward's building redevelopment and is a well-known advocate for the city's Downtown Eastside. He now works as a Development Consultant for developers and non-profit community groups.

In 2002 he was elected to Vancouver City Council as a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), and subsequently, with mayor Larry Campbell and councillor Raymond Louie, left to form a new party, Vision Vancouver. Under the Vision Vancouver banner, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2005, losing to Sam Sullivan.

It was the second time Green had run for mayor unsuccessfully, having been beaten as a member of COPE by then-NPA mayor Gordon Campbell in 1990. Six years later, Green again faced Campbell, this time in the 1996 provincial election. Green, a New Democrat, was defeated by BC Liberal leader, and future premier Campbell.

Academic career

Green is an adjunct professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, where he co-founded the university's Urban Field School. Green was chair of Four Corners Community Savings, which was closed by the BC government for financial losses. He served on the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

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