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05/08/14

It’s a sad day for those of us in Connecticut who feel strongly that more needs to be done to protect children from toxic chemicals. A bill that would have tasked the Department of Public Health (DPH) with developing a list of chemicals of high concern to children was never called for a vote on the...

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Michelle Noehren

Blog Carnivals

05/08/14

Mami has been gone for three years now. And every day, at least once a day, I am reminded of something she said, some lesson she passed on. Who's Your Family? The biggest lessons were from that last year. Where we spoke of family and friends and the definition of each. The fact that Mami had...

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Sili Recio

Blog Carnivals

05/08/14

When I was in elementary school, my mom (an artist) and I (decidedly not an artist) entered a recycled art contest being held in a local park.

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Susanna Birdsong

Childcare & Early Education

05/08/14

I have recently started blogging for the great organization MomsRising.org. They have asked us bloggers to write something this week on 'What I Learned From My Mom' in honor of Mother's Day. What a daunting task this is! I'm fortunate in that I have a lot to say on this topic but it is bittersweet...

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Janine Murphy-Neilson, LPC

Blog Carnivals

05/08/14

Once upon a time in Seattle, a little girl went downtown with her mother and baby sister and had a grand adventure. They may have shopped at Frederick & Nelson’s. They could have sipped milkshakes in the Paul Bunyan Room. But the excitement meter started spinning like crazy when the car broke...

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Ann Hedreen

Blog Carnivals Environmental Health Politics & Policy

05/08/14

My mother taught me to “reach for the stars.” My mother taught me to believe in myself and to believe deeply and passionately for all that I strive for. She told if I am true to myself, that I can accomplish anything. Today, I am a national spokesperson on climate change action and advocacy. I am...

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Harriet Shugarman

Tweetchat

Food!

05/07/14

With one week to go until Food Revolution Day 2014, we want to spread awareness of how to get involved on the day! Join us this #FoodFri to discover what Food Revolution initiatives have been planned across the world for 16 May. Join @MomsRising , @FoodRev and @crunchacolor on Friday, May 9, 2014,...

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Migdalia Rivera

Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

When I look back on my childhood, a lot of what I remember was instability from my mother’s job.

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Hong Van Pham

Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

For Mother’s Day, Congress should take action to pass a policy that would make a huge difference for working moms – paid family and medical leave insurance.

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