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AUTUMN GATHERING – NOVEMBER 2023 Our Autumn Gathering of Tower Hamlets Food Growing Network took place at the brand new…
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Clyo explains why you should be saving seeds and how to do it.…
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A new series of blogs speaking to people who are at the forefront of creating inclusive food models and reshaping…
For Environmenstrual Day 2023 Wen is urgently calling for a Menstrual Health, Dignity and Sustainability Act (MHDS) in the UK.…
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Read our letter to the Women's Health Ambassador calling for the Womens Health Strategy to address exposure to toxic chemicals…
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Wen is excited to have secured a grant from City Bridge Trust, through the Propel initiative. The three year funding,…
Food production, consumption and preparation is highly gendered, so taking an intersectional feminist approach is crucial for working towards a…
BRINGING WOMEN’S VOICES TO THE CLIMATE TABLE The Climate Sisters ‘Local Women of the World at the Climate Table’ project,…
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REUSABLE NAPPY WEEK Reusable Nappy Week, taking place from 24th – 30th April 2023, aims to raise awareness about the…
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Soil Sisters Toolkit - tips on creating therapeutic gardens and therapeutic activities in women's refuges - inspiration and resources for…
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Shaheda Aziz, Wen speaks with Dr Vandana Shiva, world renowned environmental thinker, activist and feminist about what climate justice would…
As part of the Just Food and Climate Transition (Just FACT) programme, we’re really excited to be launching a new…
Read our interview with Kerran Kaur who works with communities sharing her knowledge and recipes to a plant-based, ethical, just…
Event programme - What would a feminist approach to food justice look like? - 11th July 2023…
Han Smith, Just FACT Mobiliser visited a new photography exhibition ‘Women of Bethnal Green at Work’ Here she shares some…
Wen has just secured 2 years of funding from the City Bridge Trust for our work on the Tower Hamlets…
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"Cultivating Justice" a brilliant new podcast which challenges stereotypes of who farms and grows and what connection to the…
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Women of colour, women with disabilities and LGBTQ+ women experience intersecting forms of discrimination that can affect their career progression…
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Find out about Wen's unbiased period education training for secondary school teachers and council staff.…
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As the UK becomes the playground for GM experiments find out what genetic engineering really means for you, your family…
Find out more about the Limborough food hub based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.…
#WomensVoicesMatter! We're raising funds with Big Give Green Match Fund to bring more women & other marginalised people to the…
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Get your voice heard in UK climate policy and Covid-19 green recovery plans. Join a Feminist Green New Deal workshop…
Find out what we have learned in our first year of the Just FACT programme, creating a climate-friendly food system…
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We're recruiting! Limborough Hub Manager - Manage a programme to enable community-led climate action at Wen's new Community space…
Find out what Wen has been up to during 2021 and how your support has helped to achieve so much.…
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Read about Be.Green a programme for aspiring young climate leaders - giving them the knowledge and tools to drive local…
Take action to demand greater transparency and specific regulation for all period products. Sign the open letter, write to your…
Want to have an impact on issues that connect gender, health and the environment? Join as a Trustee to help…
September saw the welcome return of Wen’s popular seasonal gatherings! Read on to find out more.…
Find out about the pilot Climate Sisters project, giving a voice to marginalised women in climate debates.…
With the UN HRC recognising the right to a healthy & sustainable environment, we explore the issues around healthy &…
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Help ensure that period products are safe for us, for wildlife and for the planet by completing this very short…
In the UK it is a requirement to list ingredients in food and cosmetic products, but not in period or…
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Event programme - What would feminist climate justice look like for everyday life? 30th June 2022…
Get the low down on what the Just FACT community partners have been up to - helping to transform our…
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Find out how the recently published National Food Strategy relates to Wen’s local food work in Tower Hamlets.…
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Find out what people really think of our food system. Find out the details from our recent survey.…
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Award-winning journalist and author, Anne Karpf explores the ways in which the climate emergency has a distinct and disproportionate effect…
Interview with Hirra Khan Adeogun who leads the Car Free Cities campaign for climate action charity, Possible.…
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Tower Hamlets has been awarded the Sustainable Food Places Bronze which recognises the success of places taking a joined up…
Guest blog by Kennedy Walker, London Leap discussing why any climate action must have justice at its heart…
20 facts you never knew about periods! From environmental, economic, social and health issues with conventional period products.…
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Guest blog by The Chem Trust - exploring the harmful chemicals that can be present in everyday cosmetics and make…
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Pesticides - Clyo explains the potential risks of using pesticides in our green spaces as well as showing healthier alternatives.…
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Take part in this creative project - share your ideas of what a green, safe and fair life means to…
In this article, volunteer Alice Russell looks at who and what a Feminist Green New Deal could really benefit… …
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A photo essay of how the Soil Sisters project supported women through traumatic transitions by co-creating gardens to enjoy and…
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Our Keep Growing campaign supported individuals to grow their own food in Tower Hamlets. Here we share some photos and…
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Guest blog by The Chem Trust - exploring the harmful chemicals that can be present in conventional menstrual products including…
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Interview with Dipti Bhatnagar, Int Programme Coordinator on Climate Justice & Energy with Friends of the Earth Int based in…
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Read about the free period product scheme available to schools' and colleges and why it should be utilized.…
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We’re on the look out for a Programme Manager and Mobiliser to drive a five-year programme to create a Just…
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Read our interview with Oladuso Adenike is a youth activist from Nigeria who goes by the name, The Ecofeminist. Named…
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A salad of roasted tomatoes, pearl barley and spices. This makes a great main course for dinner at home or…
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This traditional Italian recipe, featuring all the Mediterranean Summer flavours in one, can be plant-based and delicious at the same…
Read about the Women's Health Experience Project - gathering information about women's health to better understand gender issues.…
Try these delicious homemade Chinese style dumplings. Use your favourite veggies to fill them and you will have a…
New series: Plastic Free Periods Reframed - recognising the amazing Women and People of Colour, contributing to the #plasticfreeperiods conversation.…
Food Growing Tips - find out which plants to grow in your garden to encourage our number one pollinator, bees…
This super green soup has a refreshing taste and it’s excellent served hot or cold gazpacho style.…
Creator, artist and public figure honored for her commitment and pioneering work in the environmental sector, we spoke to Judy…
Enjoy this delicious easy to make milk-free, plant-based ice cream.…
A creamy chocolate spread recipe, packed with protein and fibre for a healthy twist on chocolate spread.…
Read this series of interviews with leading voices in climate activism discussing why climate justice is a feminist issue.…
Helping Tower Hamlets to Keep Growing - Compost…
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An easy to make recipe for spicy, crunchy and colourful cauliflower.…
So you have planted out your seedlings, but how do you protect them from pests?…
This is a classical Italian summer dish, ideal for a picnic “al fresco”.…
A curated list of resources and tools.…
Wen's response to #blacklivesmatters…
Emma Greenwood is Youth MP for Bury and a climate activist. She is part of Youth Strike Manchester and is…
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Find out what a Feminist Green New Deal would look like in the UK. Read the policy paper and find…
This colourful and nutritious dish using quinoa is a great alternative to rice.…
An easy to prepare pasta recipe using broccoli and a hint of chilli…
We speak with Zarina Ahmad, a climate change communicator and trainer with CEMVO Scotland, a race-equality organisation and intermediary with…
Piadina is a typical Italian wrap - a wrap filled with any kind of savoury ingredients. Clyo shares her favourite…
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In the second in a series, Shaheda, Garden Outreach Lead shares her journey of growing on her balcony.…
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Clyo shares her top tips for making a weekly plan for meals and shopping.…
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These aromatic and spicy green beans are delicious served with rice.…
Team member Shaira talks through her experience of working from home during the Covid-19 outbreak through a person of colour…
Try Clyo's delicious cauliflower rice. Great with roasted vegetables or a stew.…
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Read the highlights from the the Wen Forum at The University of Manchester in March 2020.…
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We speak to Tina Rothery of The Nanas, an environmental movement for women of all ages, opposing hydraulic fracking giant, Cuadrilla.…
Environmenstrual Coalition raises concerns with Department for Education over its advice to schools on how pupils should use reusable menstrual…
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New figures by the Office for National Statistics show that the UK has become the biggest importer of carbon dioxide…
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Wen has launched a feminist leadership programme for emerging environmental change-makers in Tower Hamlets. Over the year long programme, funded…
The Wen Forum is a programme of events exploring environmental and health issues through a feminist lens.…
Did you know that Tampax and Lil Lets give free menstrual education in schools? Wen thinks it’s pretty dodgy that…
The Tower Hamlets Food Growing Network is made up of community gardens and individuals who are passionate about growing food…
Did you know that chemicals in food and packaging, cleaning products, furniture and cosmetics can be harmful to babies and…
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Mainstream activism into women’s menstrual experiences place ‘women’ as a standalone category and does not take into consideration minority women’s…
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The ability of gardening and growing your own food to inspire learning and discovery of common ground between people coming…
Environmenstrual Coalition member Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) has released independent product-testing results that reveal undisclosed toxic chemicals in…
Last week, along with France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Romania, the UK was called by the European Commission to Europe’s…
Past intern, Anna Llie gives the low down on her internship with Wen.…
Wen is calling on the government to revise their guidance on reusable period products, which are being made available to…
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