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02/14/09

Please join me for this wonderful celebration! I'm deeply honored. Also so proud to be part of a blogging community at momsrising.org. _____________________________________ NOW TO HONOR JOY ROSE You are invited to the National Organization for Women New York City's 29th Annual Susan B. Anthony Awards February 19th, 2009 The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South 6:00 PM

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Joy Rose

02/13/09

Hello MomsRising Community! I am a mother, soon to be a mother of two, and an award-winning public radio producer. I am spreading the word about my upcoming public radio documentary BORN which will air in March for Women's History Month.

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Ahri Golden

Environmental Health

02/13/09

February 10th was a big day if you’ve got toxics on the brain - as I do. Why? Because, as Ariana Kelly wrote here that day , it was the day the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) went into effect. And while this new law has some kinks to work out on the road to implementation, it is indeed something to celebrate.

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Lisa Frack

02/12/09

Technology: Friend or Foe? For a small —but growing— segment of society, the world really is an interconnected, globalized, and tech-tastic place. Not only did the internet gods deliver gchat to save us from workplace-induced comas, now it has video capabilities, too.

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Yelizavetta Kofman & Astri von Arbin Ahlander

02/11/09

Dear MomsRising.org member, Anyone else having a hard time sleeping? No wonder. Many of us are just one pink slip away from losing a home or health insurance. This is no time for politics as usual. Right now, Congress is working to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the economic stimulus package and its passage is in no way guaranteed.

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Donna Norton

02/11/09

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Rosanne Weston.

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Valerie Young

02/10/09

When children get sick, they depend on their parents to help them feel better, but if soup and hugs don’t work, it’s time to call the doctor.

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Jennifer Ngandu

Environmental Health Health Care

02/10/09

Today we celebrate the implementation of a bi-partisan triumph! It is now illegal to sell toys with dangerous lead and chemical content to children. And millions of American parents and children can breathe a bit easier.

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Ariana Kelly

Family Economic Security

02/09/09

I spent most of the weekend watching the debate in the Senate on the stimulus bill, or listening to people talk about the debate on the stimulus bill. I know I am suffering from stimulus bill overload, but before I go stick my head in an ice bucket, I want to make the following points.

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Valerie Young

02/06/09

. We've heard of the trade gap, wage gap, and gender gap. Now comes the " milk gap ."

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