Beyond Toxics: New Name, Same Mission

www.BeyondToxics.org / Leadership for a clean and just Oregon!
It all started over a year ago when we asked our members to describe this organization and what they believed we could accomplish. Based on what we heard, we realized that our name (Oregon Toxics Alliance) wasn't right for us! (In fact, we've been asked numerous times if Oregon Toxics Alliance was a chemical consortium!)

We received a lot of feedback: in person at that meeting and later submitted via mail email or phone calls. Here, in summary, is what we heard:

We are a grass roots group that is professional and collaborative, yet unafraid to be tenacious and edgy. Folks felt that we are one of the few Oregon non-profits that is dedicated to making sure environmental protections and social justice ethics are merged in every our project and every victory.

Indeed, that is the way we carried out our mission and performed our daily environmental justice work. The only problem was -- our name just didn't reflect that feisty and productive work ethic.

We feel that our new chosen name of Beyond Toxics fits our vision of a world where every child is sure to develop to their full potential, uncontaminated by chemicals that can rob them of a healthy future. Our members expect that Beyond Toxics will act responsibly and aggressively to protect the public and the environment from toxic poisoning. We promise to deliver on that expectation!

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• toxic chemicals
• air-quality
• pesticide reform
• environmental justice
• social justice
• organic pesticides
• clean and green
• non-toxic chemicals