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09/06/16

I was visiting with a dear friend this past weekend who shared she’s battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me most; all my great self-care practices fly right out the window,” she said. I could relate. Recently I had a bomb dropped on...

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Renee Trudeau

Podcast

09/05/16

The radio show this week covers how to combat islamophobia, Luvvie’s new book, I’m Judging You, veterans supporting Colin Kaepernick, and the Standing Rock Sioux who are fighting back against a North Dakota oil pipeline that would harm water quality and ancestral lands. *Special guests include:...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

09/02/16

The society we live in is not one that values supporting people. This is especially true when it comes to women. Throughout my life as a Black woman, I have been taught how to take care of family, community, colleagues, friends and relationships, but never myself. Having built intentionally with...

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Patrisse Cullors

Food!

09/02/16

School is back. But many Latino families live near schools that lock courts, fields, and playgrounds after class—meaning kids miss the physical, mental, and social benefits of physical activity and play. That’s why Salud America! has a new campaign to urge schools to boost public access to...

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Dr. Amelie Ramirez

MomsVote Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

09/02/16

Campaigns typically kick into high gear after Labor Day weekend. However, this election season appears to be well under way. Consistent themes running throughout the campaigns are issues affecting moms and families across the country; paid family leave and paycheck fairness. With nearly two-thirds...

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Tina Sherman

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

09/02/16

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and AASA, The School Superintendents Association, have just released Happy, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: Insure All Children! a toolkit to help schools and districts connect children to health care coverage as part of routine school enrollment.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

09/01/16

I’ve been living in the District for a few short weeks and I’ve already hit the ground running by visiting with local mayors to talk about early learning! As part of MomsRising’s Strong Start for Strong Cities initiative, my colleague and I stopped by city offices in Maryland and Virginia to show...

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Abbie Gately

Health Care MomsRising

09/01/16

MomsRising turns 10 years old this month! That’s a decade of gains of women, mothers and families. This makes me so excited that I have to write something about it. I’ve been with MomsRising for three years. Three years ago this month, my son turned five month old and I’ve been back to work for two...

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To-wen Tseng

Tweetchat

Food!

09/01/16

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the September 2, 2016 #FoodFri STORIFY - a curated list of said chat's tweets compiled into a story format, to learn more about the topic, review chat resources and engage with chat panelist(s) and participants . Studies have shown that...

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Migdalia Rivera

Blog Carnivals Breastfeeding

08/31/16

So August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to celebrate to joys and challenges of Breastfeeding. When I was pregnant with my first child and was presented with the question of nursing or formula, I immediately decided that breastfeeding would be best. So I went out and bought books, a manual...

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