Wen (Women's Environmental Network)

The largest ever UK-wide survey on pesticide use by local authorities has revealed that councils used more than 354 tonnes of pesticides in our towns and cities in 2024.

Find out if your council is making progress on tackling their use of pesticides at www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-free

Home - JUST FACT A JUST FOOD AND CLIMATE TRANSITION We want to reclaim our food system so that sustainable, healthy and culturally appropriate food is accessible to everyone in Tower Hamlets and beyond.  Just FACT is ...

JustFACT is a 5 year partnership programme led by Wen. The partnership is made up of a network of people and projects in Tower Hamlets, and is funded by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Find out more here: justfact.co.uk

Super Chefs sparks conversations about food, culture, and sustainability. The show highlights how we can honour our culinary traditions while reducing environmental impact.🌱
Read the full report here: justfact.co.uk/wp-content/u...

🎭🌱 How can theatre spark community action and change?
Through the Just FACT programme, Maya Productions’ Súper Chefs was a bilingual family musical exploring food, intergenerational relationships, gender roles, and Latin American culture.

🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥

Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵

@wy4cj.bsky.social

Toxic masculinity isn’t just a social issue. It prevents us from fully addressing climate change, too. » Yale Climate Connections Social norms that welcome men into caregiving and cooperation strengthen communities as they face climate shocks.

Toxic masculinity isn’t just a social issue. It prevents us from fully addressing climate change, too. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/toxi...

📢 Miliband’s first State of the Climate address is a step forward - but it misses a vital lens.

Without gendered, intersectional analysis, climate policy risks leaving people behind.

Here’s what’s missing and what must change: www.wen.org.uk/2025/07/17/a...

SOIL SISTERS TOOLKIT Soil Sisters Toolkit - tips on creating therapeutic gardens and therapeutic activities in women's refuges - inspiration and resources for support workers, growers to refuge residents themselves.

Check out our Soil Sisters Toolkit - a free resource for creating therapeutic gardening spaces. It’s packed with tips, seasonal activities, and reflections from our work in women’s refuges. www.wen.org.uk/2023/04/04/s...

If the NHS 10-Year Plan is serious about preventing illness and promoting wellbeing, it must urgently recognise the role of nature in shaping our health.
Read more in our latest blog: www.wen.org.uk/2025/07/11/n...

The crucial ingredient the NHS 10-year health plan is missing Four experts say the much-anticipated plan has one striking omission that threatens to undermine the plan’s success: nature

The NHS’s new 10-Year Health Plan for England sets out a welcome shift towards prevention and mental health support - but there’s one essential piece missing from this plan: nature! It was great to see this picked up last week @the-independent.com
www.the-independent.com/news/health/...

Legal challenge over UK’s climate adaption plan filed in European Court of Human Rights | Friends of the Earth Ministers must strengthen climate adaptation plan, says Friends of the Earth

Great work by @friends-earth.bsky.social 👏
Legal challenge over UK’s climate adaption plan filed in European Court of Human Rights: friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/lega...

#ActNowChangeForever!
Our co-director Kate Metcalf and the Wen team are at the #MassLobby2025 in Westminster to demand urgent climate action.

🔗 Learn more about the Mass Lobby and our call for a #FeministGreenNewDeal here: www.wen.org.uk/2025/07/07/m...

Wen is joining 200+ groups + thousands of people on 9 July to demand urgent climate action. Because the climate crisis is a feminist issue. Read our latest blog + join us at Westminster: www.wen.org.uk/2025/07/07/m...

#MassLobby2025 #GreenCaringEconomy #WomenForClimateJustice #ActNowChangeForever

🎙️ The Food & Climate Justice Podcast - Episode 5.

This episode discusses the nuances of diaspora communities through culturally appropriate and indigenous food, and the environmental and political impact on Latin American communities abroad.

🎧 Listen now: justfact.co.uk/uncategorise...

‘Forever chemicals’ in school uniforms could be banned under proposed law Amendments to children’s wellbeing and schools bill call for ban on Pfas and synthetic fibres over health concerns

Today #HouseofLords, my amendment on exposure - with uniforms - of school pupils to micro- & nano-plastics, #PFAS & other chemicals that permeate environment & will be building up in their bodies through life
@bsacandjac.bsky.social @chemtrusteurope.bsky.social
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🚨 Toxic toys are more than a safety issue: it’s a social and environmental justice issue.
Do you care about babies and families being free from toxic chemicals or does your organisation work towards these goals? Join our Green Baby Collaboration: www.wen.org.uk/our-work/gre...

The government must clean up the air we breathe with new clean targets based on World Health Organization guidelines Health Air Coalition

As a member of @healthyairuk.bsky.social, it's great to see the blueprint for government action on clean air launched in Parliament today.

Evidence-led and impact-driven, the report is a collaborative vision for improving our health, NHS & economy.

▶️ www.healthyair.org.uk/healthy-air-... #CleanAir

🚨Closing tomorrow! 🚨
Become Wen's new Feminist Climate Justice Policy Campaigner and help us shape the Feminist Green New Deal.
Do you care about justice, health & environment? Apply now!
🔗 www.wen.org.uk/jobs-...

🌿 Are you passionate about intersectional feminist approaches to climate justice?
🌿 Can you connect with policy makers and government departments?
🌿 Will you put the priorities of women, racialised and marginalised groups at the heart of climate policy?

Join Wen! ➡️ www.wen.org.uk/jobs-...

The Climate Coalition - Mass Lobby 2025 The Climate Coalition is the UK's largest group of people dedicated to action against climate change.

Join the ClimateCoalition's Mass Lobby!
On Wednesday 9th July, thousands of people will come to Westminster to tell our MPs: this is a moment for leadership that protects our health, our nature, our communities, our climate, and our future.

Get involved: www.theclimatecoalit...

CAR FREE CITIES FOR CLIMATE AND HEALTH Interview with Hirra Khan Adeogun who led the Car Free Cities campaign for climate action charity, Possible.

This Clean Air Day is a great time to revisit the story of Hirra Khan Adeogun and the Car Free Cities campaign. In this interview she explains how Car Free Cities can cut air pollution, boost public health and tackle inequalities. Read here: www.wen.org.uk/2021/...

NEW STUDY THAT MAY LINK AIR POLLUTION TO CHANGES IN BABIES’ BRAINS BEFORE BIRTH A new study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, has found that exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may influence how a baby’s brain develops before birth.

Shocking News: A new study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, has found that exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may influence how a baby’s brain develops before birth.

Read Wen's Statement in response: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...

Graphic of illustrated man holding arm in the air. Organs like heart, lungs and brain are highlighted. He is surrounded by clouds to represent air pollution. The caption on graphic reads: Three quarters of people in the UK agree that reducing air pollution should be a priority, Will you join them?

According to our research, 74% of people in the UK think that reducing air pollution should be a priority. Do you agree? 💭

Ask your MP to champion more ambitious air quality targets for the UK ⬇️

www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

#CleanAirDay

Join the Green Baby Coalition! A space for parents, carers, professionals and campaigners to support one another in creating a healthier, toxic-free future for babies. We will be holding bi-monthly online meetings.
Register now: www.wen.org.uk/our-w...

Clean Air Day: the inspiration of Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah In this article, written for Air Quality News magazine, Kate Metcalf, Co-Director of the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) talks about how she has been inspired by Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. I firs...

This #CleanAirDay, Wen's co-director Kate Metcalf talks about how she has been inspired by Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in @air-quality-news.bsky.social

Read the full article here: airqualitynews.com/headlines/cl...

Clean air isn’t just a health issue. It’s a feminist issue, a class issue and a race issue.
Women, particularly racialised & marginalised women, are more impacted by air pollution due to the roles expected of them, the places they live, the work they do and the systemic inequalities they face.

This #CleanAirDay, we’re honouring the incredible women leading the call for cleaner air. From Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s campaign in memory of her daughter Ella, to the grassroots women leaders fighting for clean, safe, breathable air in their neighbourhoods.
Wen's Take: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...

This unexpected moment of solidarity was part of Wen’s fight for a feminist, toxic-free future. For over 30 years, we’ve led bold environmental activism for lasting change. 💚
Find out more about our history here: www.wen.org.uk/our-h...

Back in 1999, during the Free Radicals' tour of Westminster, a Wen volunteer was about to deliver a letter to Tony Blair—when a police officer stepped in… to help her remove her plastic breasts!
🚫👙 No plastic breasts allowed in Downing Street!

REVEALED: THE TOXIC PESTICIDE IN YOUR TAMPON Women, girls and people who menstruate deserve full transparency about what’s in their period products. This Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May 2025), Wen is proud to stand alongside PAN UK and the Pesticide Collaboration in exposing a hidden but urgent public health issue: toxic pesticides in period products.

Our recent report revealed toxic pesticides in tampons. Email Chemicals Minister Emma Hardy to demand action to eliminate pesticides and other harmful chemicals from period products.
✍️ Write now: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...