Tag: Environmental Justice
Conversation with Nse Witherspoon, Executive Director of Children’s Environmental Health Network
Following the release of our report, “Problem Plastic: How Polyester and PET Plastic Can be Unsafe, Unjust, and Unsustainable Materials,” Defend’s Senior Communications Director, Taylor Moore, had the opportunity to chat with Nsedu “Nse” Obot Witherspoon, the Executive Director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN). For the past 23 years, Nse has served as a key spokesperson for… Read more »
2022 Fall Brunch Celebration
This Sunday, Defend Our Health hosted an in-person event ceremony at our 2022 Fall Brunch Celebration! Event attendees enjoyed an outdoor event at Broadturn Farm with live music by Glen Loper and Bethany Waickman, a delicious brunch buffet, and an open bloody mary and mimosa bars while celebrating the victories we have accomplished over the… Read more »
Defend Our Health: A new name and stronger commitment. Join us!
Introducing Defend Our Health – we’re continuing the fight for safe food and drinking water, healthy homes, toxic-free and climate-friendly products. This has been a tumultuous and traumatic year for the world and our country. But one thing has shone through – the grassroots energy and people power to make change and deliver justice. And… Read more »
Black Lives Matter
Black lives matter. Defend Our Health stands with Black communities in this time of grief and mourning. We are horrified by the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. We demand accountability and justice be served. Systemic racism in the United States creates a public health crisis that has… Read more »