Together

May 8, 2014

Happy Spring! We're excited to finally be able to play outside and enjoy some warmer weather! Please find brief Good Food Force updates, below! :) 1. April Highlights: 60,000 speak out against junk food ads in schools! Together with our partners, we delivered 60,000 comments in support of the “...

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Karen Showalter

Environmental Health

May 8, 2014

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

May 8, 2014

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

May 8, 2014

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

May 8, 2014

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

May 8, 2014

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

May 8, 2014

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!

May 7, 2014

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

Environmental Health

May 7, 2014

After a long day of teaching, I grabbed my 7 year old, and headed to find the only Walgreens in Vermont. "At the corner of healthy and happy" was actually 45 minutes away. Thankfully, my daughter entertained herself by singing songs from Frozen with great emotion. Our job, though, was very serious.

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