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Four Generations of Acosta Women

January 21, 2012
Creative Commons license. From cloth.paper.string Can we count on your support for the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights?” asked Carmen, my 11 year old sister. My mother was standing next to her, and both of them were standing in front of Senator Vargas, their local representative. At that moment I...
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Grecia Lima
Environmental Health

Call to Action on the RESTORE Act: Help the Gulf Coast Recover

January 20, 2012
During the summer of 2010, the nation watched in horror as gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. While many outside the Gulf region are hearing that we are back to normal, we continue to find tarballs on our beaches, mats of tar beneath the surface of local waters and fish with lesions,...
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Tammy Herrington
Childcare & Early Education

Creating Opportunity Starts with Children

January 20, 2012
As this election year continues to unfold, we’ll hear more and more about jobs, creating opportunity and the future of the nation. Children, too, must be part of that dialogue. Thursday afternoon, I participated in the MomsRising live Tweet Chat with the White House on Unemployment Insurance and...
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Hannah Matthews

Work and Family Researchers Network Inaugural Conference, June 14-16, 2012

January 20, 2012
Excitement continues to build about the new Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN), the international membership organization of interdisciplinary work and family researchers. We’ve had a terrific response to our inaugural conference , Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work and Family, June 14-...
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Judith Casey

You Don’t Have to Be Chinese to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon - Lunar New Year

January 20, 2012
The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world – while having fun with our kids. Before you good-intentionally blurt out “Happy Chinese New Year,” to colleagues and neighbors – stop! “Chinese New Year” represents a subset of the cultures that...
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Homa Tavangar
Environmental Health

Clean Air – Another Project for the Mom Committee

January 20, 2012
Every day, moms across the country get together – as teams, task forces, coffee klatches, etc. – to discuss, plan and organize projects and activities for the benefit of their families, schools and communities. That’s exactly what MomsRising’s Sarah Francis and I did yesterday. The meeting place,...
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Gloria Pan

A year ago today, House Repub's Tried to Repeal the Affordable Care Act. What If They Had Succeeded?

January 19, 2012
Statistics from The White House: If the Republican’s repealed the ACA Here are some of the statistics about what WOULD have happened if Congressional Republicans had succeeded in repealing the Affordable Care Act: 2.5 Million More Uninsured Young Adults. 2.5 million young adults have been able to...
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Darden Rice
Childcare & Early Education Health Care

6 Health Care Stories to Watch Out For

January 18, 2012
What will the big stories be for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012? Access, affordability and quality win the day. The ACA year opens with a scintillating GOP primary and election year intrigue; and the Supreme Court hears arguments on the “individual responsibility” requirement and the...
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Darden Rice
Family Economic Security

Join us (virtually) at the White House!

January 18, 2012
MomsRising has been invited to the White House tomorrow, Thursday, January 19th at 9AM PST/12PM EST to discuss overall priorities for families in 2012, including the future of unemployment insurance. Moms and dads know first hand what families need. That’s why we need you to join our meeting online...
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Monifa Bandele
Environmental Health Health Care

12 Days of Toxins: Toxin #4- Coal Tar

January 18, 2012
Have you been following CT Working Moms blogger Dena Fleno's 12 Days of Toxins posts? Dena believes that understanding what toxins may be lurking in products we use on ourselves and our families and what alternatives are out there either in the store or in your kitchen cabinet are important for...
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Michelle Noehren

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