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01/20/12

The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world – while having fun with our kids. Before you good-intentionally blurt out “Happy Chinese New Year,” to colleagues and neighbors – stop! “Chinese New Year” represents a subset of the cultures that...

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health

01/20/12

Every day, moms across the country get together – as teams, task forces, coffee klatches, etc. – to discuss, plan and organize projects and activities for the benefit of their families, schools and communities. That’s exactly what MomsRising’s Sarah Francis and I did yesterday. The meeting place,...

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Gloria Pan

01/19/12

Statistics from The White House: If the Republican’s repealed the ACA Here are some of the statistics about what WOULD have happened if Congressional Republicans had succeeded in repealing the Affordable Care Act: 2.5 Million More Uninsured Young Adults. 2.5 million young adults have been able to...

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Darden Rice

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

01/18/12

What will the big stories be for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012? Access, affordability and quality win the day. The ACA year opens with a scintillating GOP primary and election year intrigue; and the Supreme Court hears arguments on the “individual responsibility” requirement and the...

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Darden Rice

Family Economic Security

01/18/12

MomsRising has been invited to the White House tomorrow, Thursday, January 19th at 9AM PST/12PM EST to discuss overall priorities for families in 2012, including the future of unemployment insurance. Moms and dads know first hand what families need. That’s why we need you to join our meeting online...

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Monifa Bandele

Environmental Health Health Care

01/18/12

Have you been following CT Working Moms blogger Dena Fleno's 12 Days of Toxins posts? Dena believes that understanding what toxins may be lurking in products we use on ourselves and our families and what alternatives are out there either in the store or in your kitchen cabinet are important for...

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Michelle Noehren

Environmental Health

01/17/12

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www . healthychild . org Think the flame retardant Tris is a thing of the past? Think again. Last week the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States released a study that found 80% of new baby and children’s products...

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Rachel Sarnoff

Families & The Federal Budget

01/16/12

On this 83rd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MomsRising wants to thank all of our members and partners who have taken action to protect and support families struggling to find jobs. Thanks to voices like yours, 2 million families across America were able to keep food on the table after the...

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Monifa Bandele

Environmental Health

01/16/12

Learn a Toxin a Day to Keep the Doctor Away Blog Written By Dena Fleno at CT Working Moms Understanding what toxins may be lurking in products we use on ourselves and our families and what alternatives are out there either in the store or in your kitchen cabinet are important for Working Moms to...

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Michelle Noehren

01/12/12

You have a tremendous opportunity to help shape what the President addresses in the State of the Union and to offer your thoughts on what our country's priorities should be in 2012. *Click here now to share what you'd like the President to cover in the State of the Union and what you think our...

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