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TAKE ACTION: Chutes and Ladders comes to our Capitol!

September 3, 2013
It’s not easy to be heard in Washington, D.C., even about an issue as important as affordable, high-quality child care and preschool. There’s a lot of competition for our elected leaders’ attention: pinstripe-suited lobbyists, 24-hour news channels, and lots of partisan bickering. That’s why we’re...
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Sarah Francis
Environmental Health Health Care

Five out of Five Scientists Agree - We Need More Information about Pesticides

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
Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Labor Day Shines Light on Challenges, Courage of Low-Wage Workers

August 31, 2013
Shaniqua , a 20-year-old mother, works for McDonald’s in New York City, where she can rarely get 40 hours a week. She struggles to afford food, diapers, and other basics. Nick , a McDonald’s worker in Indianapolis, survives on $800 per month while caring for his chronically ill mother and disabled...
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Liz Ben-Ishai
Politics & Policy

Race: Kids show us there is optimism, but parents must play a role.

August 30, 2013
This blog post originally appeared in the LadydeeLG blog . More than a month after a jury acquitted the man that shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17 year old boy, emotions are high. People question whether things will change, whether minority children, especially minority boys, will be able to grow...
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Diana Limongi
Podcast

#RADIO this week! – Breaking Through and Changing The World For the Better

August 30, 2013
The superstar line up for this show includes: Kimberly Seals Allers, award-winning journalist, author of The Mocha Manual™ series of books and founder of www.MochaManual.com , a pregnancy and parenting lifestyle destination and blog for African Americans. Molly Wingate, author of Slow Parenting...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education

An Awesome Movie for Back-to-School

August 30, 2013
A Small Act, documenting a circle of lives impacted by global events and education, offers a perfect back-to-school movie.
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Homa Tavangar

The Trouble With Miley

August 30, 2013
Originally published at CarolynEdgar.com I've given Miley Cyrus's performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards a few days to digest. At first, I couldn't quite put my finger on what bothered me the most. Was it the bizarre way she kept sticking out her tongue? The Dances With Furries? Her stiff...
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Carolyn Edgar
Environmental Health Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work

Tips on How to Join a MomsRising Tweetchat

August 30, 2013
What is a MomsRising Tweetchat? MomsRising tweetchats are opportunities to discuss core issue areas related to the economic security and well being of moms and families (like healthcare or food justice) by using a subject specific hashtag. We invite experts in the field to answer member questions,...
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Jeannina Perez
Gun Safety

Missing Mother, Whiteness, and the Search for Justice

August 29, 2013
This blog post originally appeared in a tumblr page, Find Myranda Southern . UPDATE: Myranda Southern, a mother from South Carolina whose story is covered in this blog, has been found dead. Our deepest condolences and prayers go out to her family and loved ones. Her family has released a statement...
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Meredith Tweed
Health Care

TAKE ACTION: Understanding Obamacare

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

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