A Call to Action for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“Justice Is Not Abstract—It Is Chemical.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Today, we add: toxic injustice is no exception.
Hazardous chemicals do not fall evenly across society.
They settle in the lungs of workers,
in the bodies of children,
in the water of communities long ignored.
This is not accidental.
This is structural.
And justice demands response.
To Individuals
Your everyday choices are acts of courage.
- Ask what is in the products you touch, breathe, and bring into your home.
- Support policies and companies that choose transparency over convenience.
- Stand with communities whose health has been sacrificed for profit.
Justice begins when awareness becomes action.
To Corporations
Neutrality is no longer an option.
- Lead with safer chemistry, not minimum compliance.
- Measure what matters—chemical footprints, worker safety, and community impact.
- Partner with Clean Production Action to move from harm reduction to harm elimination.
Leadership is proven not by profit alone, but by responsibility.
To Donors and Philanthropic Partners
Your capital is a moral instrument.
- Invest in science that replaces hazardous chemicals with safer solutions.
- Fund systems change, not temporary fixes.
- Help scale tools like GreenScreen®, the Chemical Footprint Project, and BIZNGO that turn justice into practice.
Philanthropy must not only respond to harm—it must prevent it.
Our Shared Commitment
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Clean Production Action calls on you to:
- Choose courage over convenience
- Choose transparency over secrecy
- Choose justice over indifference
Because a world free from hazardous chemicals is not a dream—
it is a responsibility.
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With Gratitude,
Peace DK
Derreck Kayongo
Executive Director
A Derreckism
“Justice delayed is toxic; justice applied is healing.
When we clean our chemistry, we cleanse our conscience.”