Reading stories like the women's struggle in Los Angeles makes me very excited for the things that our class of women can do. The statistics cited in the article are heart-wrenching and disgusting. Why does one out of every five Black and Hispanic Americans live in communities with uncontrolled toxic sites? Why are seventy-five percent of residents in rural areas in the Southwest, mainly Hispanic, drinking pesticide-contaminated water? Why are millions of tonnes of uranium tailings dumped on First Nations reserves? This is unspeakable! Someone needs to stop this!
While I'm all for government, people need to speak up and make sure the government understands what is important to the people. The examples from Los Angeles show that women are extremely capable of achieving major things. They are able to stop policies that hurt the people.
Our class of women can do the same thing. Let’s learn the issues, figure out what is in the best interest of the people (health, financial, basic needs, etc) and work towards that goal. We can inform policy, so let’s get other women involved and make these changes. Others may laugh and smile at our actions, but the women in Los Angeles can be our example. Let’s keep working together.