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Setting a 10 year agenda with Clean Water Action
Photo caption: Clean Water Action staff and volunteers—from left, Lisa Bjerke, Kadineyse Ramize Pe ña, Joel Wool, Cee Byrd, Jennie Stephens, Terina Keller, Danny Faber, Elizabeth Saunders, Alex Papali Usually, I like to spend the second Saturday in June at Boston’s annual Pride festival, but in light of the recent political atmosphere, I chose a different activity this year. Instead, on June 10 th, I teamed up with other Clean Water Action volunteers and staff to attend a meeting to map out a 10-year agenda for building a just society. This meeting, organized by Community Labor United
"Pathetic swimmers…paddling crazily in circles”
I waited until after Father’s Day to post this article because I didn’t want to rain on your “celebrating Dad” parade… but there’s something you should know: the sperm are in trouble. I know, I know, it’s kind of a sensitive topic, but it’s just too important to get all embarrassed and keep quiet about. You see, there are a bunch of scientists who are getting worried because more and more sperm all the time are misshapen with two heads or two tails, or they’re just not good a swimming. And when the sperm can’t do their job right…well, it doesn’t take a PhD to realize what happens then – it
Stand up for us, not the chemical industry
Marley Kimmelman is an Environmental Health and Justice Intern with our Massachusetts office It was an unseasonably warm November day when I sat down in my political ecology class at Northeastern University. My professor, Danny Faber, an environmental justice champion in the Boston area, was showing us a film called “Toxic Hot Seat.” The topic seemed mundane: flame-retardants. But after sitting through the compelling and borderline shocking documentary, I was outraged. I had just watched a step-by-step breakdown about how flame-retardants, chemicals that are supposed to protect us from
Green Justice Coalition
Clean Water Action has served since 2008 on the Steering Committee of the Green Justice Coalition (GJC), a partnership between labor and grassroots justice groups across Massachusetts, convened by our good friends at Community Labor United.
Mind the Store
Toxic chemicals are in a wide array of consumer products: food, packaging, clothing, sporting goods, toys, electronics, furniture, personal care products, and cleaners, among many others. As consumers, we have power. By coming together with others across the country, we can use our power to make sure that stores sell safer products.