At CHE, we believe in hearing from and learning with leaders of all ages in the environmental health and justice field. Amplifying perspectives of experts from different disciplines and at various points in their career builds a rich tapestry of understanding that can make all our work more effective.
That’s why we launched our digital Voices Project. On this page we share original recordings of environmental health scientists and movement leaders, along with podcasts from partner organizations that amplify the voices of environmental health and justice experts.
Toward Tomorrow Interviews
This new, collaborative effort with the Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell to make recently recovered archival interviews with 19 early environmental health movement leaders widely available.
The 2004 Toward Tomorrow Initiative brought together leaders and scholars from diverse fields to develop a common agenda for environmental health.
"The Toward Tomorrow initiative is predicated on the belief that scientists, government officials, and community, health, environment and business leaders can find common cause in recognizing human consumption and production as sources of both problems and solutions."
Although the planned book based on these interviews and oral histories did not come to fruition, the longform interviews were preserved and have now been transformed into podcast format.
Interviews will be added to the collection as they are finalized. This audio mosaic brings together the voices of.... on the topic of environmental justice.
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CHE Café Conversations
In 2022 we reinstated our CHE Café conversations with environmental health leaders on key emerging issues. In addition to our video recordings, many of these conversations are available in podcast format from our partners at The New School.
[embed most recent 3 video recordings, then link to TNS podcast
https://soundcloud.com/tnscommonweal/sets/collaborative-for-health-and?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Partner Podcasts
Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Fellows
Biweekly conversations that dive into the career paths, the research, and the big ideas from past and present Agents of Change fellows and other leaders in the field of environmental justice.
[embed the current 3 podcasts, then link to their page https://agentsofchangeinej.org/podcast/]
Beyond Toxics: Why we do the work
Why We Do The Work is a new podcast hosted by community organizer Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault that focuses on childhood cancer and environmental pollution. These conversations include discussion around cancer and the hardships that ensue. Trigger warning: cancer, traumatic experiences.
Toxic Avengers
A podcast hosted by Daniel Rosenberg, Director of Federal Toxics Policy & Enivironmental Health at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) highlighting people working to stem the tide of toxic chemical pollution. Learn about fights against the chemical industry to win strong federal and state protections; local campaigns to defend communities facing the greatest toxic exposures; and the power of consumers to make household products safer.
[Embed the most recent 3? Then https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-toxic-avengers/id1595478002]