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10/10/11

On October 8, in response to Governor Jerry Brown's signing of AB 131 (Cedillo), the second half of the California DREAM Act, the California Immigrant Policy Center issued the following statement: We heartily applaud Governor Brown's historic decision to sign AB 131. We agree with the Governor that...

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Shamasunder Reshma

Health Care

10/10/11

I have never recommended a film on the end of life before. But people deserve to see “Consider the Conversation” because it deepens our passion for life and enriches our lives. Michael Bernhagen and Terry Kaldhusdal put their hearts into this film, and it shows. Michael came to the hospice movement...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

10/10/11

Two sessions. Two bills passed unanimously by the Legislature, thanks to broad-based organizing campaigns. And now, two vetoes, from governors of two different political parties. According to The Sacramento Bee , California's Governor Brown vetoed the bill to protect pregnant women from shackling...

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Rachel Roth

10/08/11

Leymah Gbowee and the Liberian women's peace movement are featured in Women, War & Peace , a five-part PBS series that challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace men's domain. Below, executive producer Abigail Disney describes her reaction to Leymah Gbowee's 2011 Nobel Peace Prize...

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Abigail Disney

Paid Family Leave Health Care

10/07/11

By Noreen Farrell, Equal Rights Advocates, and Beth McGovern, California Commission on the Status of Women California is often a national leader in legislation for working families and the Golden State did not disappoint Thursday with passage of Senate Bill 299. California women workers and their...

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Noreen Farrell

Open Flexible Work

10/06/11

This morning my six-year-old snuggled next to me on the couch, an iPad on his lap open to a smurfs game app; the Wall Street Journal on my lap, headline blazing "Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011." I lifted the paper up to show him the photo of Jobs and told him that the inventor of the iPad had died. "...

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Nanette Fondas

10/05/11

Protestors rallying on Wall Street are making news as much for the 700 arrests that happened last weekend as they are for being a nascent movement without a clearly defined vision. Participants say they are protesting a host of things, from lack of opportunity and jobs, to Wall Street excess and...

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Hannah Matthews

Environmental Health

10/05/11

From edgy films about sustainable food to intimately personal stories about the dangers of chemicals in the womb, this year’s Heinz Award winners bring a powerful blend of poetry, science and humor to their work. Since 1994, this award has honored people doing extraordinary things in an area...

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Kristin Schafer

Health Care

10/05/11

A mile high and ten miles northeast of Lincoln, Montana, melting snow and mountain springs form the headwaters of the Blackfoot, made famous in the novella and film A River Runs Through It. Stand at the source, running icy and fast, and try to picture Hawaii . This water flows to the Pacific and...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

10/04/11

Toxic chemicals don't just show up in foods, toys, and cosmetics for people; they also like to make an appearance in goods for pets. October is National Pet Wellness month, and we're celebrating by helping you keep your pet healthy and green with these top 5 green tips for pets: Do your homework:...

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