1 Million Women is the largest Australian women's movement on climate change. With over 80,000 supporters, the movement leads campaigns to inform and inspire individuals to become change agents in their own lives, contributing to the worldwide movement to reduce carbon emissions.
Mission and Purpose
“We are women and girls from every corner of the planet building a lifestyle revolution to fight the climate crisis.”[i]
1 Million Women is Australia’s largest women’s movement acting on climate change. The 1 Million Women mission is to reach and inspire 1 million women and girls to save carbon by cutting waste and pollution from their daily lives, and empowering them to become agents for change within their own households and communities. The 1 Million Women purpose is simple; the more women engaged, the more carbon saved, the bigger the collective impact on the devastating effects of climate change.[ii]
Origins and Development
1 Million Women was founded in 2009, by Natalie Isaacs. Natalie was a former cosmetic manufacturer whose life focused on packaging. Inspired to change consumption and tackle the climate change crisis, Natalie realized that everything single thing we do shapes the world we live in.[iii] She decided to focus on individuals as a way to tackle the climate crisis. 1 Million Women is now the largest women’s environmental organization in Australia, with over 83,000 women having joined the campaign. The goal of the campaign is to cut 100,000 tonnes of carbon pollution.[iv]
Organization Structure, Membership, and Funding
1 Million Women is run by 7 team members. Natalie Isaacs, the original founder, remains the CEO of 1 Million Women.[v] 1 Million Women also has a number of team ambassadors who reach out to women around the world to get involved in the organization.[vi]
Specializations, Methods and Tools
1 Million Women specializes in helping its members conserve energy, and cut waste and pollution. The goal of each campaign is to have members cut carbon pollution. The overall goal of the organization is to cut 100,000 tonnes of carbon pollution yearly.[vii]
Major Projects and Events
1 Million Women has spearheaded numerous campaigns to reduce carbon pollution. Below is a sample of their campaigns:
This is a pledge campaign to show supermarkets that consumers do not approve of excessive packaging on fruit and vegetables. By signing the pledge, participants pledge that they will leave overly packaged fruit and vegetables on the shelf and choose to purchase products that are not packaged in plastic.
This is a pledge campaign to eat less meat and more beans in order to lower animal agricultural impacts on the planet. Livestock production accounts for large amounts of GHGs. By signing the pledge, participants agree to eat more plant-based foods in order to reduce global emissions of animal agriculture.
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Publications
1 Million Women publishes a blog with useful information about environmental movements, ways to decrease individual environmental impact, and other information about environmental concerns. The blog can be found here: https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/
See Also
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References
[i] Home | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/
[ii] About 1 Million Women | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/our-movement/about-1-million-women/
[iii] 1 Million Women Team | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/our-movement/our-team/
[iv] Our movement | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/our-movement/
[v] 1 Million Women Team | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/our-movement/our-team/
[vi] 1 Million Women’s Ambassadors | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/our-movement/our-ambassadors/
[vii] Campaigns | 1 Million Women. (n.d.). Retrieved July 24, 2018, from https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/campaigns/
External Links
Notes
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