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How Far Would You Push A Stroller To Protect Your Child?

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

by Janelle Sorensen, Chief Communications Officer, Healthy Child Healthy World

On August 10th, moms across the country will join together, pushing strollers, to make a very important point: We shouldn’t have to worry about toxic chemicals in our homes, drinking water and environment!

Will you join us? You won’t need to walk far - it’s not a statement of endurance (though I’m sure you’d go miles and miles to protect your child). You’ll just meet-up, maybe fill out some post cards, let your kids dress up in red capes (to make the point that we need some superheroes in Congress to protect our health), and generally have some fun for a good cause.

Let’s make it loud and clear that we want Congress to protect us from chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, asthma, and other serious illnesses!

Experts across the board; including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Public Health Association, and the 2010 President's Cancer Panel; have expressed the need to better regulate chemicals. The time to act is NOW.

Find all the state actions listed below (we’ll update as the list grows). Not listed? Coordinate your own! Contact Lindsay Dahl to learn how. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Hartford, Connecticut 12:00 PM

Hartford's Bushnell Park, near the Carousel
Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); 860-232-6232

Wilmington, Delaware 11:00 AM

301 North Walnut Street, Suite 102L-1,  Wilmington, DE 19801
Sign postcards and letters, kids put on capes Brief address from event organizers
11:30 AM Walk to Senator Carper’s office
12:00 PM Meeting with Senator Carper’s staff
Contact: Laura at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Lexington, Kentucky 10:00 AM

Woodland Park: Meet at Woodland Park parking lot at the corner of Kentucky Ave and E High Street
10:15 March with strollers the the picnic shelter. Hear KY parents call for safer chemicals. Write your own letters and record video messages to our Senators McConnell and Rand
11:30 Send off a parent delegation to deliver the letters to our legislators
Free snacks and fun for kids! RSVP and contact: Greg Capillo, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Portland, Maine 11:30 AM

Downtown Portland at the Canal Plaza - the courtyard space in front of the offices of Senators Snowe and Collins
Contact: Emma at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Baltimore, Maryland 11:00 AM

Thames Street Park at the corner of Thames St and S Wolfe Street
Gather for letter writing and then walk to Sen. Mikulski's office to deliver your hand written letters. Capes available for kids!
RSVP and contact: Heather Quick, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Boston, Massachusetts 11:00 AM

Boston's City Hall Plaza
Contact: Cindy Luppi, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 617/338-8131 x208

Missoula, Montana 12:00 PM

12:00 PM – Meet at fish statues in Caras Park
12:00-12:30 PM– Hand-write letters to Senators Baucus, sign petition & hand out capes for kids
12:30 PM– Walk to Senator Baucus’ office to deliver letters
Contact: Cassidy Randall at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

New York, New York 10:30 AM - Gather at Greenacre Park‎

217 East 51st Street, NY, NY
11:00 AM- Walk to Senator Gillibrand's office (780 3rd Ave)
Contact: Bobbi Chase Wilding at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Portland, Oregon 10:00 AM

North Park Blocks NW Park Ave Portland, OR 97209 (Between Couch and Davis St - meet at the playground)
Here is a link to the location on Google Maps.
Contact: Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); (503) 222-1963 X 110

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12:00 PM

12:00 PM at the Mr. Rogers statue across from Heinz Field located on Allegheny Avenue
From there we will walk along the North Shore and end at the fountains behind Hyde Park restaurant. Bring a few items from your child’s toy bin. We will have an XRF Analyzer gun on hand to scan toys and jewelry. You will learn exactly what metals are contained in your children’s products including lead and cadmium!
We will also have capes for kids to wear. They can participate in the fun and ask their Senators to be a hero by supporting the Safe Chemicals Act!
Contact: Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 412-420-2290

Seattle, Washington 10:00 AM

Location: 915 Second Avenue Seattle, WA (In front of federal building where both Senators' offices are)
Contact: Ivy Sager-Rosenthal, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); 206-632-1545 ext. 122

This event is a part of our work with the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition. Learn more about our collective mission.

Posted by Baby Strollers on 08/03/2011 at 11:44 AM

This is a brilliant idea. Nothing like getting the rank and file middle aged tax payer out of the street to express opinion and outrage. The time to think about reducing the mercury in our deep waters and the chemicals in drinking water has long since past. Time to act and time to organize somethink like this in my state!

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