All Blog Posts

03/29/16

My name is Fahmeeda Hassan. I am an African American Muslim educator. I have served in the field of education for 30 years in many different capacities. I have been vice principal, lead teacher, senior teacher, department chair, classroom teacher, mentor teacher, consultant, tutor, curriculum...

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Sr. Fahmeeda Hassan

Paid Family Leave

03/29/16

Most working families are painfully aware of the state of paid family leave in our country, and that the U.S. ranks among the worst in the world in benefits for new mothers and fathers. There is a lot of buzz in the media about how this may finally be the year that the U.S. catches up and supports...

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List Your Leave

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Military Families

03/28/16

There are two million military children in the United States and overseas locations. Like all children, Uncle Sam's kids, have health issues that need medical attention, but not all their needs are being met through TRICARE. What can we do to change this?

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Susan Reynolds

Environmental Health Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

03/28/16

Counting Care In - a free webinar on April 14 about valuing care and raising women's status.

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Valerie Young

Radio!

Podcast

03/28/16

On this show we cover GenderAvengers, getting parity in the media; Jim Wallis' new book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America ; Kit DesLauriers’ new book, Higher Love: Skiing The 7 Summit; and how to combat domestic violence. *Special guests include: Gina...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

03/28/16

“Are you listening to your life; what is it trying to tell you?” Some people are surprised to hear that I get as excited about making a big pot of minestrone soup for my family and friends as I do at receiving an invitation to go to India to speak to a women’s group on life balance. So after almost...

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Renee Trudeau

Tweetchat

Food!

03/25/16

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the March 26, 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 . This month is the sixth...

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Migdalia Rivera

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

03/25/16

A new report confirms what many Americans feel every day: the wage gap between the top and everyone else continued to grow. To ensure a rising tide indeed lifts all boats, we need to raise the minimum wage, eliminate the gender wage gap, and expand overtime protections.

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Lecia Imbery

Blog Carnivals

03/25/16

So many have opinions about what the Quran is and is not. Coming from a very religious family, I have read several versions of the Bible and my studies led me to the Quran. After serving as an acolyte in my youth at my Episcopal church and as the great-granddaughter of an Anglican priest, seeking...

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Cordelia Gaffar

Blog Carnivals

03/25/16

I welcome you to read the below blog posts by Muslim writers and allies, leave a comment or two in support and share on your social media channels. Such an act may appear mild in today’s political climate, but it lifts us all. I've been fortunate to be a part of this community with incredible people who are doing much needed work on healing our nation through social justice work. The humility and humanity of this community is the human story that I believe will prevail.

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