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Staff Perspective – by Shazna Hussain On International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September), Shazna Hussain from our Food Lives programme, shares her experience as a community researcher in Tower Hamlets and what needs to change to reduce food waste. Food Lives is part of a Wen programme to explore what… The post LISTENING TO COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE appeared first on Wen.| Wen
This month, Zarina Ahmad, Co-director, focusses to Palestine, a place where the intersections of gender, health, race, and environment are not abstract, but lived daily, under occupation and now, genocide. The post PALESTINE – FEMINIST SOLIDARITY IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE appeared first on Wen.| Wen
Read our letter from our Co-Directors, Kate Metcalf and Zarina Ahmad, introducing our impact report 2024/2025 The post WEN’S CO-DIRECTORS INTRODUCE WEN’S IMPACT REPORT 2024/2025 appeared first on Wen.| Wen
We are dismayed to see another study finding yet more toxic chemicals in period products. This time it’s the turn of eco-friendly reusables to be tested and found to be wanting. The post STATEMENT ON FAR-RIGHT VIOLENCE AND RACISM appeared first on Wen.| Wen
The Food Lives team travelled to Liverpool for The UK Food System in Crisis Symposium. Invited by Professor Damian O’Doherty, they shared insights from their research in Tower Hamlets. The post POWER OF FOOD FESTIVAL PORTRAITS appeared first on Wen.| Wen
The Food Lives team travelled to Liverpool for The UK Food System in Crisis Symposium. Invited by Professor Damian O’Doherty, they shared insights from their research in Tower Hamlets. The post THE UK FOOD SYSTEM IN CRISIS: ORIGINS, SOLUTIONS AND WELL-BEING appeared first on Wen.| Wen
Interview with Kathrin Schilling, Assistant Professor at CUIMC of Environmental Health Sciences, about the recent research which found PFAS in reusable menstrual products The post TALKING PFAS IN REUSABLE PERIOD PRODUCTS WITH KATHRIN SCHILLING appeared first on Wen.| Wen
In response to yet another study revealing toxic PFAS chemicals in reusable period products, Helen Lynn, Senior Consultant at Feminist Toxic Free Futures, highlights the urgent need for regulation. With evidence mounting and government inaction, it’s time to demand safer menstrual care. The post PFAS IN REUSABLE PERIOD PRODUCTS: WEN RESPONDS appeared first on Wen.| Wen
We are dismayed to see another study finding yet more toxic chemicals in period products. This time it’s the turn of eco-friendly reusables to be tested and found to be wanting. The post STATEMENT ON PFAS FOUND IN REUSABLE PERIOD PRODUCTS appeared first on Wen.| Wen
PRESS RELEASE Power of Food Festival brings Tower Hamlets together to celebrate community, culture and climate action 18–28 September 2025 – Free, community-led events across the borough The Power of Food Festival takes place across Tower Hamlets with 10 days of free events celebrating the borough’s community and food cultures, showcasing local projects tackling… The post POWER OF FOOD FESTIVAL BRINGS TOWER HAMLETS TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CLIMATE ACTION app...| Wen
We're Wen, the Women's Environmental Network. A charity working on issues that connect gender, health, equality and the environment.| Wen
