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04/30/10

For years now, we've been working to get dangerous chemicals out of children's products. Now our voices are being heard -- and things are heating up in Washington, DC! In case you've been a little busy with juggling work, laundry, and a hectic schedule this week, here is the scoop: *Following the...

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Ariana Kelly

Immigration

04/30/10

Op-ed written by Karn Saetang, Youth Organizer at Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (KRCC) in Chicago. Picture yourself as a young woman, born and raised in Thailand, and the only language you know is Thai. You have a job at a bank, and the money you make goes to your large family...

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EunSook Lee

04/30/10

I just learned about this situation in Philadelphia where the landlord terminated a woman’s lease because she adopted a child. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has filed a lawsuit – good for them! Read about it below (which is cross posted from HUD’s blog site ): Having a child...

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Mary Olivella

04/28/10

cross-posted to Women Make News Who can persuade you than your kids? Pleeease, mom…… What makes you change more than thoughts of your kids’ wellbeing? Swapping a balcony for a yard, buckling up for short trips, tossing a drawerful of sippy cups laced with BPA? Drawing on this instinct to please our...

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Amy Cross

04/28/10

Take a look at this op-ed about Human Rights Watch's Webby-nominated online video, with a reference to the fantastic Momsrising.org "Mother of the Year Award" video. Check out the Human Rights Watch video, and if you like it, please vote for it to win the Webby Award! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

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Janet Walsh

Environmental Health

04/27/10

After way too many food recalls and contamination scares in everything from peanut butter to spinach, Congress is taking action. The U.S. Senate is about to consider a critical food safety bill that would ramp up protections against food contaminants like E.coli and salmonella. This is already an...

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Ariana Kelly

Environmental Health

04/27/10

Toxic chemicals designed to cause neurological damage are being pumped into our children’s environment and food, as parents and teachers struggle to help vast numbers of children with growing rates of neurodevelopmental and learning disabilities. A prime example is the pesticide “chlorpyrifos.” It...

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Carol Dansereau

Environmental Health

04/26/10

Today is National Healthy Schools Day. A day to learn, discuss, and implement healthier and safer practices in our nation’s school. Eliminating toxic chemicals and taking on more environmentally friendly standards isn’t always simple, but there are several ways to get started. Here are three. (1)...

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Renee Blanchard

Family Economic Security

04/26/10

A woman I know named Marie is a mother and grandmother with a very large extended family that depends on her. She first walked through the door of a payday loan shop for a little extra money to help her children and grandchildren just last year. Not too long after, she found herself with five...

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Brenda Procter

Childcare & Early Education

04/26/10

The other day, my husband apologized profusely for being unable to take the kids to swim class. "I can do it twice next week," he offered. I assured him it wasn't necessary, that it all evens out at the end...wait a minute. As you all know, driving the kids around to various activities is, in...

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