WELL Projects

WELL Network began as an effort to bring together California’s women leaders for the purpose of finding solutions to environmental health decline through networking events, including an educational speaker series. As we grow, we recognize the need to continue educating ourselves, and new and prospective members and bringing together stakeholders throughout the state.

WELL Speaker Series

Some of the speakers from past events:

  • Rep. Fran Pavley, CA Assembly member (D'Agoura Hills)
  • Dr. Sandra Hernandez, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation
  • Dr. Tom McDonald, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, CalEPA
  • Ruth Holton, Sr. Program Officer, California Wellness Foundation
  • Winsome McIntosh, founder, Rachel's Network
  • Deb Callahan, then-president, League of Conservation Voters
  • Sharyle Patton, co-director, Collaborative on Health & Environment
  • Susan Clark, Executive Director, Columbia Foundation
  • Tory Griffith, Director, Public Campaign
  • Allison Lengauer, then-Executive Director, Resource Renewal Institute
  • Johanna Wald, Sr. Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Dane Nichols, Board of Directors, the Natural Step/US
  • Medea Benjamin, Founding Director, Global Exchange
  • Casey Walker, founder & editor, Wild Duck Review and the Institute for Inquiry

 

WELL California Chemical Policy Symposium

On March 16‐17, 2006, WELL Network, in partnership with the Environmental Finance Center, Region IX, held a California Chemicals Policy Symposium in Oakland, CA. The event was also sponsored by the Fred Gellert Family Foundation, the Marisla Foundation, the Women's Foundation of California and the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States. The Symposium was held to explore the issues, barriers and opportunities to developing a Comprehensive Chemicals Policy, and to determine how the process could improve environmental and health issues in California. Attendees came from a broad spectrum of industry, government, non‐profit and academic sectors, and from across the US, Europe, Canada and Mexico

To learn more about the Symposium, download a copy of the White Paper on the California Chemicals Policy Symposium.

WELL Publications

“Taking it to the States: A Call for Action on Chemicals Policy, a Green Plan Approach.” WELL Network’s paper on green planning and comprehensive chemicals policy was commissioned in 2005 and will be released in Fall 2006. In Taking it to the States, author Eric Siy makes the case for California and New York to create a cross-fertilization of ideas and people to support the work in both states. To learn more download Taking it to the States .


WELL Newsletters. Download the current newsletter here.

WELL Policy Tours

Netherlands October 11-15, 2006: This past fall, WELL Network hosted a policy tour to the Netherlands to witness a green plan in progress. Members of WELL Network and Rachel’s Network met those who move political mountains in this low-lying nation and in the EU, including a women’s network, similar to WELL. The tour included an introduction to the National Environmental Policy Plan (NEPP) by Hans van Zijst, local city councilman and former Counselor for the Environment at the Netherlands Embassy in DC; a discussion with members of the Netherlands Women's Council, and meetings with representatives of the Association of Netherlands Industry (VNO/NCW) and the Environment Ministry (VROM). Topics included building trust between industry, government and NGOs; and progress of industry-government voluntary covenants, as well as discussion of the EU’s REACH program on chemicals policy.

Resource Renewal Institute

To learn more about green planning, see the Resource Renewal Institute's web site for background on the Netherlands and its National Environmental Policy Plan, 17 years into a 25-year vision.

 

 

 

 

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