TUESDAY APRIL 4TH ‘EQUAL PAY DAY’-EQUITY PAY GAP AWARENESS

Posted on April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 by Tonya R

Tuesday April 4, marks Equal Pay Day for 2017. A Tuesday in the month of April that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year according to The National Committee on Pay Equity, who originated the 'Equal Pay Day' in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. In June 1963, John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), calling it a "significant step forward". The stipulation of the law sta...

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH: HELP BRING AWARENESS

Posted on April 3, 2017April 25, 2017 by Tonya R

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Below are some alarming statistics (more…)

NOW ACCESS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS IS ONLY A TEXT AWAY-INTRODUCING RESISTBOT

Posted on March 23, 2017April 3, 2017 by Tonya R

RESISTbot Makes It Easy To Contact Your Elected Officials Via TEXT

RESISTbot.io is an organization that describes itself as a 'A group of volunteers deeply opposed to the direction of the country'. In response, RESISTbot is the 'voice of the grassroots to congress'. With this program, access to your elected officials is only a TEXT away. CITIZENS: Easy access to politicians, whose decisions impact your day to day. TEXT #Resist 50409 #VoteAllElections https://t.co/yC42J8OK5w — ExpressYourselfBlog (@EYBVote) March 16, 2017 American citizens now more t...

SPEAKER RYAN’S PUSH TO REPEAL OBAMACARE RECEIVES PUSH-BACK

Posted on March 18, 2017March 24, 2017 by Tonya R

'GET INVOLVED': Visit 'White House.gov/Obamacare Share Your Story' , or TEXT 'RESIST' from RESISTbot, the voice of the grassroots to congress. The current GOP Administration is seeking to repeal, and eventually (The operative word) replace what has been dubbed 'ObamaCare', which in actuality is the 'Affordable Care Act (ACA)'. A fact that has confused or alluded many Americans. As a result, has led many to vote against their own best interest, and coming to the realization too late that t...

A DAY WITHOUT A WOMAN: PARTICIPATE IN GENERAL STRIKE MARCH 8TH

Posted on March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 by Tonya R

The month of March is 'Women's History Month' and Makers organization, the largest collection of women's stories is asking women to #BeBold and continue the momentum in the spirit of the 'Women's March On Washington' and the 2017 'Makers' conference. On Wednesday March 8, International Women's Day takes place and the Womens March is honoring it with "A Day Without a Woman" campaign strike. Interntional Women's Strike USA offers an answer to the question and hashtag #WhyIStrike? "In the sp...