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09/21/11

Toy Story. Disney Princesses. Dangerous toxic chemicals. One of these things is not like the others, right? Wrong. A new study by the Breast Cancer Fund shows that the dangerous toxic chemical BPA appears in a wide variety of canned foods specifically marketed towards kids like Campbell's Disney...

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Claire Moshenberg

Immigration

09/21/11

It’s coming right up. And I’m trying to remember to pack some Kleenex. In response to Georgia’s new anti-immigrant law, on September 28 and 29th I will be representing MomsRising on a delegation of women's organizations traveling to Atlanta, Georgia, to bear witness to the law’s effect on women,...

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Mary Olivella

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days Health Care Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages Families & The Federal Budget

09/21/11

On the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, MomsRising is celebrating Latina mothers across the United States, ¡Con Mucho Gusto! (With great pleasure.) With a population of 50 million in the United States (1), Latinos have and will continue to contribute to our country...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health

09/21/11

Around the world, myriad creative activities have been organized for September’s International Peace Day. And for those who prefer reflection, there is an organized pause, or moment of silence at noon worldwide on September 21, 2011. But for those for whom International Peace Day may have passed...

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health

09/20/11

Governor Jerry Brown has landmark legislation heading to his desk that would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. [1] We need your help to make sure it gets signed into law. Help us keep California kids safe! *Tell Governor Jerry Brown to sign the Toxin-Free...

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Claire Moshenberg

09/20/11

This is a startling and disturbing statistic. The reality is: These 130 people were originally found guilty based on eyewitness testimony. Once physical DNA evidence surfaced, it turned out that the eyewitnesses, who testified against them, were wrong. [1] There is no DNA evidence in the case of...

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Monifa Bandele

Health Care Family Economic Security

09/20/11

Sometimes when I open the newspaper, I feel like throwing it right back out to the curb. (No disrespect intended to the curb.) Last week, for example, there was the terrible new census data report that nearly one in six Americans is living in poverty, and one in four babies born in America right...

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Donna Norton

Childcare & Early Education

09/19/11

Woah, WA State-- this is big. Our state is applying to win a $60 million federal grant to back critical early child care and education programs. But with only a few Race to The Top, Early Learning Challenge grants available to all 50 states, the competition between states to get this money is going...

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Sarah Francis

Environmental Health

09/19/11

This post originally appeared on Sightline Institute's blog . To eat fish, or not? If you're pregnant, nursing, or even thinking about becoming pregnant, it's a Catch-22. Seafood is the best possible source of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA, which is critical for a baby's brain and eye...

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Anna Fahey

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

09/19/11

At six months pregnant, like most moms and moms-to-be, I’m finding plenty of things to worry about. When I’m not fretting over my daily calcium intake or environmentally friendly diaper options, I find myself plagued with anxiety about the longer-term realities of child rearing today. I want to...

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Kerala Taylor