Check out this TalkPoverty radio piece, and listen to a really interesting take on the uprising.
Meanwhile, in Flint, Michigan:
Whatever happened to see the problem, fix the problem. I believe I can say without reservation that this would not fly in Madison, Conn. Why is it OK for Flint?
Meet the Burkes.
They’re a lovely young couple living with her folks in East Hartford, Conn. They’re ready for a place of their own, and they’d like a diverse neighborhood.
Can you help them?
I wrote this for NEXT New England.
Photo by Ryan Caron King
The Women’s March was incredible. And it’s just the beginning.
I wrote this for C-HIT.
Onward.
Did you march? Did you want to?
The organizers of the marches around the world that brought out millions have an action plan that starts now. They’re suggesting ten actions in the first 100 days of Donald J. Trump’s administration.
The first act is above, in the screenshot. The website includes a place where you can, if you don’t already know, learn the names of your senators. If you marched, don that pussy hat again. If you didn’t, you are still a vital part of this movement.
Swords up!
Ladies? Check your zip code
If the new president and his minions succeed in repealing Obamacare to replace it with…uh…we’ll they’ll have to get back to us on that, but: If they take away contraceptive coverage, they’re going to be angering more than a few of their constituents.
From Kaiser Family Foundation:
For the first time, the ACA set federal preventive services rules, including no-cost contraceptive coverage, for all insurance plans. If the Trump Administration modifies or eliminates the ACA contraceptive coverage rule, scope of coverage will depend on where a woman lives, where she works, and her insurance plan. Millions of women could lose no-cost coverage for the full range of contraceptive methods. Insurance companies and employers will be the ones to make choices about coverage and cost-sharing. For some women, their choices will be limited, and some of the most effective and costly methods will be out of financial reach.
Give all adoptees all-access
Connecticut has a semi-open policy on giving adult adoptees access to their birth certificates — any one adopted after October 1983 has access, and anyone adopted beforehand does not.
The date was arbitrary, and it needs to be abolished. I wrote this for Mother Courant.
Just a taste of the Boston Women’s March
And thanks, Jac!
Saw this on Facebook. Leaving it here.
So imagine: Daily acts of resistance, to add to your daily acts of kindness. I like this idea. I like it a lot.
Ladies? Did you buy a SmartTrip card on Saturday, and you didn’t use it?
Martha’s Table could use it.
