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Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine Lobby Day!
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| BPA| Women's Leadership
18 Feb 2010 This Tuesday- February 23, 2010 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Help the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine protect children, workers, and neighbors from toxic chemicals.
Get the toxic Deca flame retardant out of plastic shipping pallets to keep it out of our food supply.
Keep toxic products out of landfills and incinerators.
Protect workers [...]
Are you familiar with the Coalition for Maine Women?
The Coalition for Maine Women (formerly the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition) is working together to enact policies that benefit Maine women and girls. The Coalition is comprised of more than 30 groups that serve more than 40,000 women and girls! The group exists to ensure the the [...]
Coalition for Maine Women Day at the State House
11 Feb 2010Today dozens of women showed up at the State House for the Coalition for Maine Women Day. The morning began with networking, speeches and workshops and ended with our citizen lobbyists taking their new skills to the floor and lobbying their Senators and Representatives on: The budget, paid sick days, and Deca.
“ ‘An Act to [...]
Maine Women’s Lobby Co-hosts Roundtable Discussion with Secretary Sebelius
In: Congresswoman Pingree| Heath Care Reform| Maine Women's Lobby| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Secretary Sebelius| Women's Leadership
3 Sep 2009MAINE WOMEN TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS: HEALTH SYSTEM IS FAILING US
Congresswoman Pingree hears health care stories; says current system unacceptable
No one knows better about how the health care system is failing than the women-young and old-who met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius today in South Portland. The [...]
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- Tags: New York Times, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, WCSH, WGME, WMTW
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 [...]
Maine Groups Cheer Sotomayor Nomination
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Equal Pay| Maine Women's Lobby| Olympia Snowe| Supreme Court| Susan Collins| Women's Leadership
27 May 2009Maine Fair and Independent Federal Courts Coalition Lauds Historic Nomination
(Augusta) Today in a news release, organizations representing Maine people celebrated the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“In selecting Judge Sotomayor to be his nominee to the highest court, President Obama has chosen someone who is superbly qualified and has outstanding [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination, Equal Justice, Fair Federal Courts, Maine Women's Lobby, SCOTUS, Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Women’s Leadership Action Day a Success!
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Hannah Pingree| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Speaker of the House| Women's Leadership
13 May 2009Members of the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition spent the day at the State House – learning the ropes, understanding the impact of the state budget, and hearing from the Legislature’s trifecta of women leaders: Senate President Libby Mitchell, Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Marrache. Their advice: “let your legislators know you’re here!” Done. The [...]
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- Tags: Leadership, Maine Women's Policy Center, state budget, State House, Women's Leadership, Women's Leadership Action Coalition
Join the Maine Women’s Fund Celebration
19 Apr 2009The Maine Women’s Fund is celebrating 20 years of investing in the power of women and the dreams of girls with a weekend of events May 1-3, 2009!Check out their site for the details.
20th Anniversary Celebration
Join us for an inspiring weekend to honor Maine women and girls who are making change happen in our communities. [...]
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- Tags: Events, Maine Women's Lobby, Philanthropy, Portland Maine, women's issues
103 Girls Rock the House…and the Senate!
In: Girls' Day| Hannah Pingree| Maine State House| Maine Women's Policy Center| Speaker of the House| Women's Leadership
21 Mar 2009And what a day it was! The girls were guided through the day – and the State House – by 60 volunteers, including lawyers, journalists, lobbyists, professors, students, and social justice activists.
Reflecting on what life was like for me as an 8th grade girl – growing up on a farm in central Maine – I [...]
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- Tags: Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, Leadership, Maine Women's Policy Center, volunteers, YouTube
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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…
