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Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Food!

09/02/15

As kids return to school this September, discussions of school lunch nutrition leave me thinking that the best option, really, to ensure children receive healthy lunches is by packing them at home. A sandwich, some fruits and veggies, a healthy treat: that’s what I got in my lunch box way back when...

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Anya Vanecek

Blog Carnivals Food!

09/02/15

It’s here! Students have officially gone back to school. The initial back to school glee felt by Moms and students alike may have already started ebbing and been replaced by incredible juggling acts. Homework, studying and hectic schedules are just some of the balls being held up in the air during...

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Migdalia Rivera

Blog Carnivals Food!

09/02/15

I’m sad to say this year I don’t have a child in Kindergarten but I consider myself an expert since I have taught the grade for several years and I know the expectations of the children, parents, and teachers. It’s such a sweet grade because many children haven’t been to school prior to this...

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Eileen Campos

Food!

09/02/15

I’ll admit I’m a little weepy about the start of a new school year. My young kids are growing like weeds, and I’m not sure what happened to the month of August. But even if you’re on the teary-eyed end of the Back to School spectrum (like me), there are some big reasons to celebrate! Schools are...

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Karen Showalter

Politics & Policy

09/01/15

By Gina Glantz, Founder of genderavenger.com W hen is “celebrating” women not all that good for women? Let’s face it. Something tagged exclusively for or about women is all too often a revenue generating strategy alongside a way to deflect criticism about the lack of attention to women and an...

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GenderAvenger

Food!

09/01/15

Dust off the backpack. Clean off the desk. Sharpen those pencils. it's time for Back to School! Whether you have kids or just know some, this can be a hectic time of year as we adjust to new routines and say goodbye to the lazy days of summer. Get the school year off to a strong and healthy start!...

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Karen Showalter

Immigration

09/01/15

“All the differences of ideas that we have are negotiable. What is not negotiable is our souls. Politics is not the world for businessmen.” - Jose Mujica, President of Uruguay In case you missed it, Donald Trump has committed to deporting 11 million hardworking migrants in the United States...

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Clarissa LT

Food!

08/31/15

As food advocates, we grapple with everything from personal challenges to staying healthy, to structural challenges around food access.

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Karen Showalter

Food!

08/31/15

We've been unpacking some key terms around food justice through the Good Food Force Facebook Group, and better yet: developing our own shared working definitions of these concepts. Check out the latest conversation, on food security, below!

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

08/30/15

This Labor Day, worker pay is the topic du jour, with the District having recently raised its minimum wage to $10.50 an hour, and debate brewing over whether the increase is a truly livable wage for families struggling to make ends meet. As the head of a foundation focused on building economic...

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Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat