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Environmental Justice and Reproductive Justice: What Funders Should Know

Sponsored by the Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights and the Health and Environmental Funders Network, this funder call will brief callers on environmental justice and reproductive justice: What are the principles, beliefs, goals and strategies of these two movements? How can they work together? What does their work mean for funders?

Event Types(s)
Other
When
Apr 16, 2008
from 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Where
Teleconference
Geographic Areas
National
Focus area(s)
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Justice
  • Health
  • Public Health
  • Science-focused Work
  • Toxics
  • Women’s Health and Environment
Contact Name
Karla Fortunato
Contact Phone
301-656-7650
Contact Email
hefn@hefn.org
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Infertility, breast cancer, developmental disabilities.  These are just some of the health outcomes linked to environmental exposures, and they occur disproportionately in low income communities of color.  While the reproductive rights and environmental movements have historically traveled on separate tracks, there is growing interest in the intersection of environmental and reproductive health issues.  Arising from grassroots efforts of predominantly young activists of color, reproductive justice and environmental justice movements share many core values, and increasingly are working across issue borders. 

 
The Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights and the Health & Environmental Funders Network are collaborating on two teleconferences to increase funder knowledge and collaboration among members who share an interest in women’s issues, environment, health and equity.  In the first call, activists and funders will brief callers on environmental justice and reproductive justice:  What are the principles, beliefs, goals and strategies of these two movements?  How can they work together?  What does their work mean for funders?

 
Please join us on Wednesday April 16, 2008, 2-3PM Eastern / 11-12pm Pacific for the first call, “Environmental Justice and Reproductive Justice:  What Funders Should Know” 

 
DATE:  Wednesday, April 16

TIME:   2pm – 3pm Eastern / 11am – 12pm Pacific

RSVP:      hefn@hefn.org

 

Guest speakers on this call will include both NGO and funder leaders from the Reproductive Justice and Environmental Justice Communities.

 

 

Funders:

  • Lourdes Rivera, Ford Foundation

  • Tina Eshaghpour, Women’s Foundation of California

 

NGO leaders:

 

  • Shawna Larson, Environmental Justice Program Director Alaska Community Action on Toxics and the Indigenous Environmental Network
  • Cara Page (invited), Former National Director, Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment
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