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 new year starts, we start to analyze the previous one. What do we wish we could have changed? How can we make sure that we’re somehow better, healthier, prettier, or wealthier in the year to come? Enter: The New Year’s resolution. While well-intentioned, many resolutions inevitably fail within weeks or months, leading to frustration and disa
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 day through the work our members do. One of the ways we showcase the incredible environmental efforts of our members is through our annual photo contest. We recently sat down with the 2017 People’s Choice photo contest winner, Maggie Dewane, to revisit the photo she submitted from her travels to Antarctica – “In the Midst of Climate Change” –
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 a forum for mission-driven people to come together to share innovative ideas, teach each other new skills, make meaningful connections, and even just have solo time to rest and recharge. The Greenermind Summit began in the Bay Area, bringing together people interested in connecting as people, rather than as jobs. A refreshing break from trad
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. First, as a member of the Professional Development Committee where I learned the ropes of planning our signature event, EcoHour, and eventually became the vice president of that team. With the aid of several smart, innovative and hard-working women, we altered the standard format of that offering from a lecture style to a fireside chat inte
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 firsthand, where unseasonably calm weather was a stark reminder to the realness of a changing planet. We sat down with Maggie to hear firsthand about the winning shot and the inspiration behind it. DC EcoWomen: Take us back to the time this photo was shot. What was the experience like being there? Maggie: Of all the days spent in Antarctica
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 our great community is advancing environmental efforts in DC and around the world. The photos also showed how our members are learning and growing from environmentally-related experiences and putting their leadership skills to good work. Our second place winner, Sarah Waybright, shared a photo of herself learning best farming practices at P
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 our great community is advancing environmental efforts in DC and around the world. The photos also showed how our members are learning and growing from environmentally-related experiences and putting their leadership skills to good work. Our grand prize winner, Elizabeth Hogan, shared a photo of three strong women who served as mentors whil
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, monuments, and museums. But, truth be told, the nation’s capital is home to hundreds of miles of natural beauty and opportunities for exploration. According to The Trust for Public Land’s 2016 ParkScore® index, Washington, D.C. (which is 21.9% parkland) comes in third out of the 100 largest U.S. cities for meeting the need for parks. All th
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 who earnestly want to solve big problems or at least mitigate catastrophe, in the natural and built environment. As government regimes shift along party lines there is room enough for everyone to complain. As feminists, we are again bound to search our practice for true inclusion of marginalized peoples in the intersection of women and the e
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 serve as a resource to communicate sustainable efforts made by all. By Megan Devlin Across industries, the consumer trends are clear: people want local. In response to market demands, many companies are shifting business strategy in an effort to be more sustainable and to optimize community impact. While the beer industry isn’t necessarily
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 lives of Mr. Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Mr. Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. And even fewer days amidst subsequent protests and the assassination of eight police officers in Dallas, Texas and Baton Rouge. These killings occurred within weeks of one of the largest mass shootings in modern history, taking the li
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 engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. They have successfully launched and promoted dozens of campaigns including The Great American Clean-Up, America Recycles Day and they were even the inspiration behind Earth Day which launched in 1970. All of KAB’s programs focus on their three goals: End
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: we use efficient light bulbs; we recycle; we carry around reusable mugs. And we worry about the future. We worry that our actions are not enough. Many of us want to address climate change more directly. But one of the challenges is conveying to our communities that sense of urgency expressed in the blog post, “Why Should You Care About Commu
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 incite comprehensive, structural change for the planet and its inhabitants. By whatever means, we’ve got a critical mass that at least agrees that merely mitigating the most damaging effects of climate change isn’t enough. The next challenge is to break from the attitudes, systems, and assumptions that got us into this mess. Huzzah! We are, at lo
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 DC EcoWomen, will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and holding an amazing 10 Year Gala to commemorate this occasion! There can only be one place for the location: The Josephine Butler Parks Center. The Josephine Butler Parks Center is the perfect location for the event. Not only, is it a gorgeous piece of 1927 Renaissance revival archit