Organizing at the Intersections of Reproductive and Environmental Justice
Igniting Change
Ms. Foundation for Women
February 2, 2011
Very proudly, the Ms. Foundation for Women supports an amazing cadre of organizations that are blazing new trails to advance environmental and reproductive justice every day. And if the news from one such grantee, Women’s Voices for the Earth, is any predictor, 2011 is off to an incredible start.
Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) is a national organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact the health of women and girls — who, in fact, have largely been overlooked in research about the effects on humans of the more than 85,000 chemicals estimated to be use in the US environment today. Over the last month, WVE has taken bold and concrete action to protect the well-being of women and girls, raising awareness about how these chemicals compromise women’s reproductive health, pushing for increased regulation of consumer products, and organizing to ban one particular toxic substance currently in widespread use.
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