CAMPAIGN THREE:
Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Women and Green Spaces

The Problems

• Informal green spaces on private property and poorly maintained parks spaces are threatened by development and poorly thought out urban density models that displace low-income residents.
• Domestic violence which includes violence against children and youth by their parents or anyone else they live with disrupts families and devastates lives.
• The primary cause of homelessness for women and children is fleeing from domestic violence situations.
• Green spaces are often under valued and uncared for in low-income communities and replaced by formal structured play areas such as basketball courts and jungle gyms.
• Females without access to green space are not able to benefit from the increase in self-esteem, decision making and reduced DV towards their children that has been proven to occur in the low-income housing of Chicago.
• Other missed benefits include reduced ADHD symptoms and stress relief

CAMPAIGN ONE:
Human Estuaries™ Our Polluted Streams

CAMPAIGN TWO:
Strange Fruit: Race, Violence, and Environment

CAMPAIGN THREE:
Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Women and Green Spaces

CAMPAIGN FOUR:
Does Homophobia Have a Carbon Count? Gender Perception and Safety