By Lisa Wertheim | Associate Director
Teens Turning Green has been incredibly busy and wanted to keep you up to date on many of our activities.
We have been in the fore front of many advocacy campaigns eliminating toxic chemical exposures and fighting for legislation that promotes sustainable practices. Here's just a few of our activities:
Abercrombie and Fitch Stop the Spray Campaign A new study by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reveals that Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce contains many hidden chemicals that post a health risk. Daily, A & F requires staff to repeatedly spray Fierce in the store's dressing rooms, retail space, on the clothing, and from ceiling sprayers that blow the spray outside the stores into the commons. Teens Turning Green is calling on A & F to stop spraying toxic and untested chemicals without notification or consent! We want this action to STOP! Please join us to demand A & F to cease this practice immediately.Go to our website to sign our petition.
BYOBag Campaign Student have been working to help pass a local and state wide ban on plastic bags given away at markets and other retail locations. They have been educating shoppers at markets all over Marin County every third Saturday since January to help pass local legislation and have spoken at state hearings on behalf of the bill.
Cell Phone Right-to-Know Legislation Students spoke at a hearing in San Francisco to help pass the first legislation requiring cell phone packaging to state the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values for radiation emitted by the cell phones.The law enforces product labeling, consumer awareness and over all demanding of increased transparency in regards to business, products and services.
IWe produced many exciting events to educate about the need to lead sustainable lifestyles
e4-NYC/ Eco Expo for Environmental Education The Summit featured two days of panels, workshops, planning and discussions with visionary leaders. Over 300 students, teachers, and community members attended. Held in New York City on the Upper West Side at The Collegiate School, it began with a dinner on Friday night with a brilliant keynote address by Global Green USAPresident and CEO, Matt Petersen discussing climate change, specifically with green buildings and schools and the rebuilding of New Orleans -- and soon Haiti. e4 continued on Saturday, beginning with a powerful address by Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, who spoke to the importance of taking action to build a safer future for the next generation. He told the audience of students, teachers, administrators, community members, and esteemed industry experts to take note what is happening in the world around us and NOT remain passive in the face of environmental assaults; inaction always fails. The six panels and workshops, along with a packed resource fair and hands-on and interactive workshops filled the compelling and fun day.
Green the Greeks at UC Berkeley We launched our first TTG college club event at UC Berkeley with over 250 UC Berkeley Sorority members attending a green spa event. The students and many green vendors educated, inspired and motivated many girls to turn green and use healthier more sustainable products in their lives.
Keen On Green at Hockday School in Dallas An eco fashion show highlighting clothing that was either re-purposed, re-used, or re-styled in fashionable ways reducing our carbon footprint.
5th Annual Teens Turning Green National Summit Teens, teachers, parents, and community members from around the country were invited to attend the 5th Annual Teens Turning Green National Teen Summit. Led by Campaign members the Summit featured two days of panels, workshops, planning and discussions with visionary leaders and inspired over 300 teens to take action in their own communities and schools to eliminate toxic exposures and promote sustainable practices.
Over 50 school presentations were conducted at by teens around the country as they educated their peers and charged them with the goal to change at least one product in their life to a greener alternative. Given the information and tools, the students were asked and find ways to reduce their toxic chemical exposures at home, at school, and their communities, and build sustainability into their daily lives.
This is just a small sampling of the many activities and projects that have been conducted throughout the school year with many students taking action, educating their families and communities, and learning to be the change makers of their generation.
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