Events

upcoming Events

December 9, 2022

Healthy Schools Summit 2022: Recharging for a New Era in Environmental Health

December 9, 2022, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Virtual via Zoom

Join Women for a Healthy Environment and nationally recognized experts on environmental
and school health for a day of learning, sharing and energizing your school’s program.
If you’re a school administrator, teacher, facility director, board or staff member, don’t miss
an engaging day of speakers, panel discussions and the sharing of diverse viewpoints and
experiences.

HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote: Dr. Rengie Chan, Research Scientist and Deputy Indoor Environment Group Leader
in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, focuses her work on characterizing indoor air quality and implications to human
exposures in residential and commercial buildings.
Keynote: Molly Kawahata, former White House Climate Advisor for President Obama, centers
her work around how to harness psychology and neuroscience research to re-align the
climate movement around systemic change
Panel: Teaching Hope to the Next Generation of Climate Leaders in the School Environment
Discussion: Learning from Experts and Innovators’ Award-Winning Initiatives in School
Environmental Health

Past Events

May 4, 2022

May Day 2022

The theme of Women for Healthy Environment’s flagship annual fundraising event this year is raising environmental awareness through champions of equity. WHE is excited to host Leah Thomas who will present on the intersection of environment and racism. Thomas promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people -- especially those most often unheard. She looks to the future as the voice of a movement that will define a generation, advocating for and exploring the relationship between social justice and environmentalism.

Thomas is the founder of eco-lifestyle blog @greengirlleah and The Intersectional Environmentalist Platform, which is a resource media hub that aims to advocate for environmental justice and inclusivity within environmental education movements.

Her articles on this topic have appeared in Vogue, Elle, The Good Trade, and Youth to the People and she has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, BuzzFeed, Domino, GOOP and numerous podcasts. She is releasing a new book this spring entitled The Intersectional Environmentalist. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Chapman University and worked for the National Park Service and Patagonia headquarters before pursuing environmentalism full time.

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