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01/07/16

This week we're featuring the inspiring Elisa Batista! She shares her thoughts on staying healthy, and building a healthy community, below. Thanks for all you do, Elisa! 1. Hi Elisa! Tell us a bit about you. I am a campaign director for MomsRising.org / MamásConPoder.org, social media influencer...

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Karen Showalter

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01/06/16

It’s the New Year and we've got a new experiment we'd like to do with you (yes, you!). We've had a ton of requests recently to have a way for our members to gather together in-person, offline, in a regular way to talk about important current topics and hang out with other cool, secret superhero...

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Jeannina Perez

Food!

01/06/16

Let's get the new year off to a powerful and healthy start! All month long we're sharing resources here and in the Good Food Force Facebook Group . First up: celebrating the healthy YOU in the new year! Check out some great tips around setting goals, organizing your life, creating a fitness plan,...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

01/06/16

Are you looking to jumpstart your career or life path? You're in luck: professional coach Jen Schenkel, a mom of 2 in Brooklyn, shares these useful tips for getting ahead in the new year. Now, let's work it! To get started, choose 1 or 2 of the activities below that are the best fit for where you...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care Open Flexible Work

01/06/16

I relish this time of year: my birthday is Jan. 7th (I’m excited to celebrate my big 5-0!), winter beckons us to nest, hibernate and slow down, I love the rich spiritual tapestry of the holy season and of course, we’re given the opportunity to begin anew; to start over again with a fresh clean...

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Renee Trudeau

Gun Safety

01/05/16

Gun violence is a crisis in our country. That crisis has reached a fever pitch with almost as many mass shootings last year as there were days in the year. In fact, there have been more than 100,000 deaths as a result of gun violence in the last decade. This cannot go on. Mothers and fathers,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Gun Safety

01/05/16

President Obama just took Executive Action to shrink the loophole in background checks for gun sales today! And you helped this happen! You (yes, YOU!) signed letters to Congress, clicked on petitions, shared your experiences, visited elected leaders, shared links on social media, made calls and...

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Gloria Pan

Realistic & Fair Wages

01/04/16

Theresa King, a home care worker in Los Angeles, spends her work days ensuring that her client – an energetic woman in her late 80s who has Alzheimer’s – can live in her own home, where she is most comfortable. Theresa helps her client bathe, dress, prepare meals, and manage a wide range of other...

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Jodi Sturgeon

Environmental Health

12/30/15

Research shows that the more people care about money, wealth, and possessions, the less they value protecting the environment. Materialistic values correlate negatively with how often adults and children engage in pro-environmental behaviors such as commuting by bike, reusing paper, buying...

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Edna Rienzi

Health Care

12/28/15

Who would take healthcare away from low-income kids? You’d be surprised. When I was an unemployed single mom, attempting to start a business, CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) covered medical care for my young daughter, who was diagnosed with frightening febrile seizures at 19 months. CHIP...

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