Health Care

September 4, 2013

I was without health insurance for most of my twenties. I worked as an independent contractor for a small, woman-owned company that unfortunately, like so many small businesses, didn’t offer health insurance. Overall, I was very lucky in the sense that I did not have any major medical emergencies...

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Carrie Crockett

Health Care

September 3, 2013

I am a recent college grad with a job that I love. Not only do I get to work with middle school students on issues of leadership, empowerment, and critical thinking, I also get to do this mentoring in partnership with college students who are as dedicated to these kids as I am. In regard to morale...

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Emily Vrotsos

Environmental Health Health Care

September 3, 2013

We are making progress on confirming the need for a Maryland pesticide use database! And so many of you helped us get here. The August meeting of the Maryland Pesticide and Information Act Workgroup, its second, focused on what we do and don’t know about pesticides. The workgroup, consisting of...

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Ruth Berlin

Health Care

August 29, 2013

The Wellness Wonder Team has gotten off to a great start and we know that many of you are eager to learn more about healthcare reform. So, if you want to quickly learn more about health reform, so you can be ready to talk with friends and family about new affordable healthcare options when the...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy Health Care

August 28, 2013

All this week, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, I have been reminded of the shoulders I stand on—the civil rights leaders who sat in protest, endured water hosings, recovered from dog bites, and went to prison for me and my children, and my children’s children, to...

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Kimberly Seals Allers

Politics & Policy Health Care

August 28, 2013

The news had not been posted for two hours before the brouhaha began on Facebook. Yesterday, myself and two of my comrades in the movement to shift breastfeeding culture in the black community, officially announced August 25-31st—the last week of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month—as Black...

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Kimberly Seals Allers

Politics & Policy Health Care

August 28, 2013

Emergency Rooms and Lack of insurance create a cycle of poverty for the poorest Americans and disparately African Americans. Last week, when former U.S. Senator and current President of the Heritage Foundation , Jim DeMint , confidently stood in front of crowds of Americans touting the benefits and...

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Angelique Roche

Paid Family Leave Immigration Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 28, 2013

This blog carnival was updated twice on Thursday, August 29th, 2013. Introduction by the members of the MomsRising Education Fund Board of Directors: Ai-jen Poo , Executive Director for National Domestic Workers Alliance Barbara Arnwine , President & Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee...

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The members of the MomsRising Education Fund Board of Directors

Health Care

August 27, 2013

As the daughter of two parents with limited English language proficiency, I am part of the dual-lingual generation (in my case Spanglish) that straddles the fine line between child, translator, and teacher to their parents. I hated this role when I was a child, often wishing that I could just be a...

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

August 21, 2013

The idea to write a song about breastfeeding was conceived at a regional peer counselor conference back in 2011. It was during a group activity in which we were asked to come up with a creative way to address a common barrier to breastfeeding. My table’s topic was breastfeeding in public. It was...

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