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URGENT: Tell the CPSC to take toxics out of kids' toys!

October 13, 2011
Toxic rubber ducky or poisonous toy train anyone? We don't want toxic toys either. That's why we're stepping up the pressure to get toxics out of toys. And we have a rare opportunity to do this. Please keep reading and take action because the window of opportunity here is small. Time is tight. On...
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Why aren’t we talking about increasing Social Security benefits?

October 13, 2011
For a long time – even before some of the current crop of presidential candidates began accusing America’s most successful public program of being nothing more than a “ Ponzi scheme ” – the national conversation about “fixing” Social Security has centered around cutting benefits or raising the...
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UPDATED: Hey Denver! Vote YES for Healthy Schools and Workplaces- and Read This Blog-A-Thon!

October 13, 2011
UPDATE: 10/26/2011- We're adding new posts to the blog-a-thon below all the time! Scroll way down to check them out. Don't miss the great writing-- and if you're a blogger in support of Denver paid sick days and want to be included, drop us a note in the comment! *** Great news! The time has come...
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The Real Agenda Behind Voter Suppression

October 13, 2011
The boldest attack on the Denver Paid Sick Leave Voter Initiative isn’t from the Chamber of Commerce. With large majorities supporting the November 2011 ballot measure, opponents know they have to do more than simply argue against the common sense notion that people shouldn’t go to work sick. They...
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Mommies, Daddies and Kids Speak Out In Favor of Initiative 300

October 13, 2011
Denver mommies and daddies with their babies, toddlers and preschool-aged children expressed their outrage that businesses don’t provide paid sick days to workers who interact with the public as they spoke out in favor of Initiative 300 at Hirshorn Park playground today. The parents pointed out...

Yes on Initiative 300 for a Healthy Denver

October 13, 2011
Voting moms will have an opportunity to make Denver a healthier place to live by voting yes on the Paid Sick and Safe Time Initiative 300, a measure that will protect our city’s health, support our families and strengthen our economy. This is a very important issues for moms, dads and kids because...

Children Occupy Wall Street: It’s About Sharing. They get it! Why doesn’t everyone?

October 13, 2011
With no school on Columbus Day in New York City, organizers of #OccupyWallStreet (OWS) put out a call for children to join them in lower Manhattan for an OWS Children’s Assembly. My kids and several of their friends attended, and worked their way into the inner-circle of children ranging in age...
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What do you have to say about motherhood?

October 12, 2011
The International Museum of Women is holding a call for submissions for creative work related to motherhood! Submit your work by Oct. 31 and you could win a $1,000 Community Choice award! http://imow.org/exhibitions/call_for_submissions?key=331 The mission of I.M.O.W. is to value the lives of women...

Moms 1, Chemical Industry 0

October 12, 2011
Chalk up a win for moms around the country. After years of battle, the chemical industry has reversed its longstanding position against restrictions on the controversial chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, and asked the Food and Drug Administration to revise regulations on the use of the chemical...

Getting Women “Off the Sidelines”: A Conversation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

October 12, 2011
by Marianne Schnall The following interview originally appeared at Feminist.com . Marianne Schnall: Thank you for taking the time to talk to me, because I know how busy you are. I was really interested and inspired to learn about Off the Sidelines. What made you decide to launch the Off the...

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