“Gaman” is what keeps Dominique Browning, Moms’ Director and Co-founder, going these days. As Dominique writes in an op-ed published in The Providence Journal, “gaman” is the Japanese word for “saying you’re going to keep insisting on doing something, even though it looks very difficult, or nearly impossible, to achieve your goal.”
Hear more about what inspires Dominique—and all of us at Moms—to keep fighting for children’s health every day in her interview with Plugging In!
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In other news
- Dozens of Moms testified before EPA last month to oppose the agency’s proposal to roll back the Endangerment Finding—the legal foundation of EPA’s ability to regulation climate-warming greenhouse gases—and tailpipe pollution protections. Eos and The Cool Down cover the stories that Moms shared during the days-long hearing.
- Arizona Luminaria also published a piece about the hearing, spotlighting testimony from Arizona Field Organizer Fabiola Bedoya.
- Public Health Manager Elizabeth Bechard wrote an op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman about the painful irony of mental health funding cuts as children and families are still reeling from the impacts of the tragic July 4 flooding across Texas Hill Country.
- Fast Company quotes National Field Manager Celerah Hewes in an article about the Santa Fe residents saying “YES-in-my-backyard” to a solar project.
- National Field Director Patrice Tomcik and Michigan Field Organizer Elizabeth Hauptman are featured in a Women’s Media Center article about why female leadership is so important as the climate crisis heats up.
Honorable mentions
Over the last couple of weeks, Moms and EcoMadres earned mentions in Daily Kos, Chemical & Engineering News, Public News Service, Canary Media, Te Lo Cuento News, El Tiempo Latino, and The Cool Down.
Tell Administrator Zeldin: Cutting Climate Pollution Is Essential for Our Families’ Health