Archive for June, 2009
It’s warm and sunny somewhere
In: Uncategorized
29 Jun 2009Greetings from Washington, D.C. where the sun is actually out. It’s the annual Peer to Peer training offered by the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, and the Maine Women’s Lobby is thrilled to be a part of it.
We’re talking best practices in civic participation, issue advocacy, evaluation, new media organizing…and more. Tomorrow’s agenda – green [...]
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The women of the Maine Women’s Lobby reflect on the 124th
In: Charlotte Warren| Civil Rights| Discrimination| Equal Pay| Events| Fair Pay| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Girls' Day| Governor Baldacci| Hannah Pingree| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Marriage Equality| Obama| Paid sick days| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Speaker of the House
24 Jun 2009Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought.
So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby:
Here’s what Laura had to say:
I feel certain [...]
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- Tags: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Gay Marriage, Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, House of Representatives, Laura Harper, LD 1020, Leadership, Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center, marriage, Marriage Equality, Paid sick days, public hearing, State House, Welfare, women's issues, YouTube
girls rock…
21 Jun 2009I mean, these girls REALLY rock.
Today, I spent my afternoon at the offices of Hardy Girls Healthy Women in Waterville. We were invited to share the nuts and bolts of creating change. (and when I say nuts and bolts, I really do mean problem, solution, message, and target).
These girls are the experts! The changes that [...]
Go Sarah, Go Sarah!
In: Maine Women's Policy Center| Sarah Standiford| Uncategorized
20 Jun 2009In a recent publication of the Maine Women’s Fund, our fearless leader, Sarah – and the work she directs at the Maine Women’s Policy Center – was highlighted.
Check out what they had to say:
“Sarah Standiford is changing Maine. As executive director of the Maine Women’s Policy Center and its sister organization, the Maine [...]
Get BPA Out of Our Bodies!
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| BPA| Events| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Press Link| Reproductive Health| Uncategorized
19 Jun 2009That’s the message that the Maine Women’s Lobby and the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine is trying to send to all people and policy-makers in Maine.
Throughout the past 2 weeks this giant baby bottle has been traveling across the state.
In the photos below, a group of children from a local daycare joined us [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, BPA, Brunswick Times Record
dollars to donuts
In: Uncategorized
19 Jun 2009(Yeah, I can’t explain the donuts reference except that I’m hungry, and I mentioned bagels last week – figure I better give donuts their proper due.)
Anyway, I’m pretty psyched about a recent editorial by the Bangor Daily News called “Equal Pay Helps All.”
“The fact that women in the same job make only 78 percent of [...]
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- Tags: Bangor Daily News, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Gap
Sarah says, “the Commission got it right”
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Press Link| Uncategorized| transgender
18 Jun 2009The Maine Human Rights Commission decided that a transgender woman was discriminated against at a Denny’s restaurant in Auburn when management would not let her use the ladies room until she had sex reassignment surgery.
The Sun Journal editorialized against the decision.
And here’s what Sarah said, “The Sun Journal editorial stating that a transgender woman should [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Sun Journal, transgender
And Longitudinal data passes t…
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009And Longitudinal data passes to be engrossed in the senate! Great session everybody! It’s a wrap!
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L.D. 1356 Longitudinal data ju…
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009L.D. 1356 Longitudinal data just came off the sp. Aprops table and passed to be engrossed! Now back to House for concurrence. Almost there!
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They are frying donuts in the …
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009They are frying donuts in the senate majority office. I’m not kidding. Oh, and aprops is voting on bonds.
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
- Linda Cleary: These young women are incredible! The best of luck to them. This is an important project and it's so [...]
- Jason Sabo: Visit SafePhaseOut.org to support the national phase out of deca-bde, not just in Maine! [...]
- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- And on the edge of our seats we shall remain…
- On the edge of our seats over here…
- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
- Back from Caucus…
- “I haven’t had a door slammed in my face yet”
- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
- Providing paid sick days would not be hard for business owners to keep track of
- Representative Cushing Questions about Calendar Days
- Superhero Lobbyist Laura Harper Answers Questions…
