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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
23rd July 2025 Wen welcomes the Government’s Food Strategy, but let’s not re-invent the wheel. Instead, we need to properly invest in local Food Partnerships already doing this work of celebrating, connecting and uplifting community solutions to systemic problems. The UK Government has unveiled an outline of its new food strategy – a so-called… The post BEYOND THE ‘GOOD FOOD CYCLE’: LET’S NOT RE-INVENT THE WHEEL appeared first on Wen.| Wen
This month, Zarina Ahmad, Co-director, Wen shares her thoughts on feminism, food and community gardens. The post GROWING POWER: FEMINISM, FOOD AND COMMUNITY GARDENS appeared first on Wen.| Wen
Wen (Women’s Environmental Network) has been awarded over £1.5 million in National Lottery funding. The grant, from the National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, will support our Climate Sisters project, which will help to ensure that racialised and marginalised women are included in local, regional and national… The post CLIMATE SISTERS LAUNCHES NATIONAL MOVEMENT BACKED BY NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING appeared first on Wen.| Wen
On the 9th July, Wen joined thousands of people in Westminster for the Mass Lobby for Climate and Nature, organised by The Climate Coalition. This day of action brought together people, campaigners and organisations from across the UK to call on MPs to show real leadership in tackling the climate and nature crises. A mass… The post WEN AT THE MASS LOBBY: WOMEN’S VOICES FOR CLIMATE, NATURE AND JUSTICE appeared first on Wen.| Wen
Creator, artist and public figure honored for her commitment and pioneering work in the environmental sector, we spoke to Judy Ling Wong, founder of the Black Environment Network (BEN). Judy is a major voice in policy towards social inclusion and has worked for over thirty years in environmental participation, increasing access to the environmental sector, and nature itself, within Black and ethnic minority communities. Her philosophy around engaging people in environmental action is based on...| Wen
Earlier this week, Ed Miliband’s delivered his inaugural statement on the state of the climate and nature, based on new Met Office data, alongside three government reports – addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. But something vital was missing: a gendered, intersectional lens. Here, Nnenna Onwuka – shares her analysis of the state of the climate address… The post A STEP FORWARD ON CLIMATE – BUT HERE’S WHAT’S MISSING! appeared first on Wen.| Wen
We're Wen, the Women's Environmental Network. A charity working on issues that connect gender, health, equality and the environment.| Wen
