RAV

October 22, 2015

Un hogar debe ser un refugio y un lugar de comodidad. Pero para muchas mujeres sus propietarios son una fuente de temor, exigiendo favores sexuales, junto con el dinero del alquiler. Este tipo de acoso sexual no es frecuente en el ciclo de noticias pero sucede habitualmente, justo por debajo del...

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Gustavo Velasquez

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

October 20, 2015

Since joining RESULTS earlier this year, I’ve learned to understand the power of my own voice. If I speak up and demand change — and if other ordinary people do the same — our elected representatives will listen. That’s why advocacy is such an incredible force. It has the capacity to transform...

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Ruth Innocent

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

October 19, 2015

Some of the most burdensome health conditions our communities and families face can be prevented. Yes, it is easier said than done, but we must take action when more than half of all adults in the U.S. have a chronic health disease and 7 in 10 adult deaths are caused by ones such as cancer, heart...

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Kathy Ko Chin

Health Care

October 18, 2015

3 John 1-2 (NIV) says, “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” Hum… in the household of faith, we recite that scripture so often. I think most of us truly believe the Word of God is true and we believe God to...

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Lottie Minor

Food! Health Care

September 30, 2015

I’ve always been a healthy eater and pretty active. Wait. Let me take that back. I’ve always been conscious of the food I put in my body and the exercise I was or wasn’t getting. If I gained or lost weight, I usually knew the culprit (probably the same ones for you). And I’ve dedicated my career to...

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Celeste Davis

Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave

September 30, 2015

Chinese University of Hong Kong recently implemented a policy allowing mothers breastfeeding breaks. The policy was criticized by an anonymous Internet user, claiming it’s “unjust to men.” The post went viral and became the subject of a backlash from other Internet users. Some said, “We’re sure the...

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To-wen Tseng

Environmental Health Family Economic Security

September 25, 2015

As a long-time member of MomsRising.org in North Carolina and an active member of my local synagogue, I was humbled when our Rabbi invited me to share about our work as part of this year’s Yom Kippur service. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism, also known as the Day of Atonement...

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Jessica Burroughs

Immigration

August 26, 2015

NAPAWF Executive Director Miriam Yeung says attacks are a clear attempt to fuel racism and avoid meaningful conversation on immigration policy reform.

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Miriam Yeung

Health Care Realistic & Fair Wages

August 26, 2015

On August 26, 1920, women achieved the right to vote in the US, thus the Women's Equality Day. On this very special day, I want to do something that I rarely do--write a little bit about my thoughts on this heating presidential election. Living in America, I often have an illusion that we women are...

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To-wen Tseng

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Gun Safety

August 26, 2015

This morning in Virginia, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, two young journalists with Roanoke news station WDBJ-TV, were shot to death during a live broadcast. In the wake of this tragedy, Governor Terry McAuliffe has renewed his call for tougher gun laws in the Commonwealth . Tell Governor McAuliffe...

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