dcecowomen
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Making New Year’s Resolutions? This Year Calls for Community Care
By: Tacy Lambiase In 2021, let’s commit to investing and caring for ourselves and our communities. For many of us, it’s a ritual. When a...
dcecowomen
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
DC EcoWomen Celebrates Earth Day with 2017 Photo Contest Winner Maggie Dewane
by Alyssa Ritterstein, DC EcoWomen Board Member DC EcoWomen celebrates Earth Day annually – you might even argue that we honor it every...
dcecowomen
- Oct 25, 2017
- 2 min
Reflecting on the Greenermind Summit
By Caroline Howe A number of DC EcoWomen attended the Greenermind Summit in late September, an annual sustainability event that provides...
dcecowomen
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min
A Note on the New Board
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Over the last few years I have been incredibly fortunate to take on several roles on the Board of DC EcoWomen....
dcecowomen
- Jun 23, 2017
- 3 min
Thoughts on Standing “In the Midst of Climate Change”
Our People’s Choice photo contest winner, Maggie Dewane, shared a photo of herself during her travels to Antarctica to see climate change...
dcecowomen
- Jun 8, 2017
- 3 min
A Closer Look at “Tall Girls Tie Tomatoes”
DC EcoWomen launched its spring photo contest in April and received more than 30 submissions of high-quality, on-topic photos showing how...
dcecowomen
- May 26, 2017
- 5 min
Who are “The Mentors?”
DC EcoWomen launched its spring photo contest in April and received more than 30 submissions of high-quality, on-topic photos showing how...
dcecowomen
- May 13, 2017
- 3 min
Teddy Roosevelt’s Mar-a-Lago
By Melissa Lembke When you think of Washington, D.C., hiking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. You more likely think politics,...
dcecowomen
- Dec 10, 2016
- 3 min
Why Should You Care About Community Now, More than Ever?
By Tamara Toles-O’laughlin There is no neat and tidy way to sum up my feelings about current events. Highs and lows abound for all of us...
dcecowomen
- Nov 9, 2016
- 4 min
The Benefits of Local Brew
This blog post highlights the benefits of a sustainable local brewery. DC EcoWomen does not endorse any particular organization but does...
dcecowomen
- Jul 18, 2016
- 4 min
Why Should You Care about Statements of Solidarity?
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin It’s about time It has been less than one week since police officers unjustifiably and unwarrantedly took the...
dcecowomen
- Apr 15, 2016
- 3 min
We Can Still Save ‘Keep America Beautiful’s’ Greenwashed Legacy
For the past 63 years, April has been celebrated as Keep America Beautiful month. The campaign began in 1953 with a simple goal: To...
dcecowomen
- Apr 1, 2016
- 4 min
Ten Tips for Engaging your Community to Act on Climate
Mother Earth has a fever, and our home is at stake. We hear this message day after day. In response, we do what we can to live better:...
dcecowomen
- Feb 5, 2016
- 3 min
Why Should You Care About Community?
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Think big potato, act small fry The conclusion of COP21 created much needed space for serious efforts to...
dcecowomen
- Mar 10, 2014
- 3 min
A Shining Example: Josephine Butler Sets The Stage For The EcoWomen Gala
Meet The Woman Behind The Josephine Butler Parks Center Written By Alexandra Gilliland This April, EcoWomen and its founding chapter, the...