On 9 July 2025 Wen will join The Climate Coalition , alongside grassroots groups and organisations from across the UK for the mass lobby in Westminster. We’re looking forward to a giant conversation about the future we deserve – for people, for climate, for nature. Will you be there? What’s a mass lobby? A…
Author Archives: heidi
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This blog series emerges from a bi monthly writing group formed through the Palestine Organising Group at Wen – a space for reflection, resistance and collective expression. Rooted in the principles of co-creation and solidarity, this group embodies writing as a feminist practice: one that values shared voices, nurtures care, and centres lived experience. Grounded…
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Interview with Hirra Khan Adeogun who led the Car Free Cities campaign for climate action charity, Possible.
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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.
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Last week’s Spending Review brought some welcome news – but missed opportunities too.
Wen's Take
WHY WOMEN ACTIVISTS MUST BE AT THE TABLE – AND WHY THEIR VOICES ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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This Clean Air Day, we’re honouring not just the call for cleaner air, but the incredible women leading that call.
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We’re always looking to amplify more voices through Women’s Voices. If you have a story about how environmental issues intersect with your life – whether it’s about air pollution, food justice, climate anxiety, activism, toxic chemicals or something else – we’d love to hear from you.
Press release
UK A DUMPING GROUND FOR TOXIC TOYS’ EXPERTS WARN, AS EU BANS HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN TOYS
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PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 00:01 Wednesday 11 June 2025 BST For further information contact Kate Beard at Wen on 07950585284 or kate.beard@wen.org.uk. UK a dumping ground for toxic toys’ experts warn, as EU bans harmful chemicals in toys Environmental charity Wen (Women’s Environmental Network) warns that the UK is fast becoming a regulatory dumping ground for…
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This Green Baby Day (11 June 2025), Wen is calling for stronger protections, safer toys and environmental justice for all families.
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Read our interview with Climate Sister Simran Kaur. Find out why she took part in the programme and why it is so important.