Join the #WEN network! WEN is made up of people from all walks of life united by dedication to social equality, health & well-being, and environmental justice.The idea is to encourage the sharing of ideas and to give people support and confidence to take action on issues that matter to them. Join at www.wen.org.uk/membership #womenandenvironment #feminism #feminist #environmentaljustice #wenforum #campaigner #activism #climatechange #ecofeminism

TWEET CHAT ALERT - #WENForum Come join the conversation! - The Big Stink, Harmful Chemicals in Everyday Products and What You Can Do About It! Join Helen Lynn, Health Advisor, WEN Health Advisor for the #WENForum Twitter Chat this Monday 23rd October 1-2pm. Just use the hashtag #WENForum to keep up with the conversation & to join in. Helen has worked on issues linking women, health and the environment since 1995, initially at WEN and then as a freelance consultant. She has worked internationally and at EU level with Women in Europe for a Common Future and is on their International Advisory Board. Her campaign work began with Putting Breast Cancer on the Map, which encouraged women to map local sources of pollution alongside incidence of cancer. She is on the Soil Associations Health Products Standards Committee which reviews standards for organic health and beauty care products. She currently facilitates the Alliance for Cancer Prevention which works with occupational and environmental health specialists and activists to challenge the existing emphasis on control and treatment of cancer as the only way forward and to get equal recognition for primary prevention, particularly in relation to environmental and occupational risk factors. Her new work is on CoolGreen which gathers and share ideas and research, offers practical tips and advice, delivers workshops and talks and develops innovative projects and campaigns to help cool and green our planet. See yesterday's #WENForum event on the live stream https://www.facebook.com/WEN.UK1988/videos/1737901642948707/ #WEN #harmfulchemicals #cleanbeauty #greenwash #stinkmovie #BigStink #smellhell #greenbeauty #organic #toxic #soilassociation #twitterchat #tweetchat #flameretardant #toxicchemicals #harmfulplastics #fragrance #parfum #hiddeningredients #tellthetruth #chemicalindustry #climatechange @vanzeebeauty @weledauk

Can't make the next #WENForum? Make sure you tune in to our live stream this Wednesday 18th October via our Facebook page to watch our panel discussion and Q&A session - The Big Stink! Our panel of speakers: Francis Blake, Chair of the COSMOS-standard AISBL and former Standards Director, @soilassociation Helen Lynn, Co-founder, @CoolGreenUK Health Adviser, WEN Nat van Zee, International Make Up Artist & Clean Beauty Curator @vanzeebeauty Dr A. Michael Warhurst, Executive Director, CHEM Trust Jayn Sterland, MD, @weledauk https://www.facebook.com/WEN.UK1988/ #Stink #BigStink #DitchtheJunk #ReduceYourRisk #womenandenvironment #stinkmovie #SafeCosmetics #smellhell

#WEN has championed community food growing projects in London for over 15 years. Not only does local food growing offer a more sustainable and often cheaper source of food, the activity itself brings people together in a shared attempt to reconnect with nature in an urban environment. Urban food growing can enhance people's wellbeing and build a sense of community among people from different cultural backgrounds. Our food projects take local action that has global consequences, working on the ground and with the ground to empower individuals and communities to join the food sovereignty revolution, taking better care of their own health and that of the planet. Read our blog about our recent "Autumn Gathering" at Bromley by Bow Community Centre, bringing friends of WEN and local residents together. For more details of our local food projects check out www.wen.org.uk/local-food https://www.wen.org.uk/blog/2017/10/wens-autumn-gathering #WENlocal #foodgrowing #growyourown #towerhamlets #volunteer #communitygardens #autumn #London #urbanfoodgrowing #community #vegetables