Conscious Woman of the Month

As a liberal Democrat in a Republican-dominated state legislature, Senator Rupert faced many challenges. While in office, she focused her energies on services for women and children, access to health care and education, the environment, prison reform, civil rights for minorities, the lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgendered community, hate crimes, and crisis intervention for youth.
Recent Blog Posts
Corn vs. Sugar Industries Legal Battle Heats Up Over “High Fructose Corn Syrup” Name Change
October 3, 2011 By Raquel Lazar-Paley Leave a Comment
For Immediate Release October 3, 2011 Contact: Glenn Turner, 917-817-3396 glenn@ripplestrategies.com New Website FoodIdentityTheft.com Provides Background for Reporters and Consumers Expert Legal Spokesperson Available For Interviews WASHINGTON, October 3, 2011 – High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a man-made sweetener used in thousands of grocery store products and it has a serious image problem. Consumers [...]
A Message to Jewish Americans on Circumcision
June 21, 2011 By Raquel Lazar-Paley Leave a Comment
JEWISH CIRCUMCISION RESOURCE CENTER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ronald Goldman, Ph.D. Executive Director 617-523-0088 jcrc@jewishcircumcision.org A Message to Jewish Americans on Circumcision The Jewish Circumcision Resource Center, an educational organization in Boston that is connected with the Circumcision Resource Center, released a statement on circumcision intended for Jewish Americans. The statement, which is signed by [...]
Recorded Programs

Childhood Vaccination: Questions All Parents Should Ask Part I: Myths vs. Realities
What are the present legal requirements for mandatory vaccinations? How effective are vaccinations? Are vaccinated children healthier than non-vaccinated children? Are vaccines safe? Do the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks? How is … [Read More...]

Thinking Twice About Cesarean Surgery
Sarah J. Buckley, MD reveals the latest medical evidence about the risks, benefits and side effects of cesareans, including little-known research on the altered physiology (body processes) of cesarean newborns. One of six lectures in our Gentle … [Read More...]

Induction of Birth
If only one change happened in North America - the end of 41 week inductions - the cesarean rate would immediately drop. This workshop explores the history, the misinformation campaign, and the tools needed to end the routine practice of labor … [Read More...]
Resources
Informative, Accurate & Supportive Books and Other Resources
Arms, Suzanne, Immaculate Deception and Immaculate Deception II Baker, Janine Parvati, Prenatal Yoga and Natural Birth Block, Jennifer, … [Read More...]
Legal Ethics
Bell, Derrick, Ethical Ambition, Bloomsbury (2002). Professor Derrick Bell, the first African-American tenured law professor at Harvard Law School, … [Read More...]
Solace After Challenging Childbirth
Training for "warmline" staff and volunteers. With Sharon Storton, MA, CHT, LMFT. … [Read More...]
Online Presentations (Videos and Selected Resources)
Here are a few short video segments from some of our online presentations. For those whose browsers could not support the media files during the … [Read More...]
Parenting/Childcare
Parenting Grille, Robin, Parenting for a Peaceful World Baby Care Karp, Harvey, The Happiest Baby on the Block Mendelsohn, Robert, How To … [Read More...]
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