SOUL e-Newsletter
Monday, October 24, 2011
HERvotes
Lately it seems that women's rights have been under attack and a group of women's organizations have decided it’s time to mobilize women voters and fight back. HERvotes (Health and Economic Rights) was created by a coalition of women's organizations and introduced on August 24th, 2011 as a "year-long, multi-organizational voter registration and get-out-the-vote project." The goal of HERvotes is to "mobilize women voters in 2012 around preserving women's health and economic rights." The coalition assembled a list of what they consider to be the Top 10 of historic laws that provided a positive impact on the lives of women that are now in jeopardy of being weakened, cut or eliminated. To see the list of laws and how they are being attacked, click on the following link:
"The top priorities of HERvotes are to educate and engage more women to use their voices and their votes to urge lawmakers who seek to represent them to:
- Stop attacks on historic advances for women;
- Preserve successful policies, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act;
- Respect women's contributions to the economy; and
- Act on jobs at livable wages and equal pay for our families' economic security."
HERvotes plans to use a "blog carnival" and social media on participating groups websites in addition to a national Get Out the Vote and voter registration effort. Speaking of voter registration, are you registered to vote? If not, I encourage you to do so. Its important to educate yourself on issues that can affect you and your family and vote for those who will look out for the best interest of your family.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Seeing pink everywhere? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Do you know the signs to look for? How about how often you should be checked or when you should begin having a mamogram done? Attached to this e-Newsletter is a fact sheet put out by the Susan G. Komen titled, "Facts for Life: Breast Cancer Detection." Your health is important, so do what you can to take care of it!
Flu Season
Its that time of year again--the dreaded flu season! And with flu season comes the great debate--to get a flu shot or not. Flu is caused by the influenza virus that can cause fevers, coughing, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headaches, body aches, chills and fatigue. Those most vulnerable to the flu are people over 50, young children, pregnant women, individuals with heart or lung disease, those with diabetes or those that have a chronic medical condition and health care and child care workers.
The CDC recommends that those eligible to receive a flu shot get one. These days flu shots are widely available. If you have concerns about the flu shot, talk with your physician. Other ways to protect yourself from the flu include: washing hands with soap and water often, cough or sneeze into a tissue, avoid touching, your eyes, mouth or nose and avoid contact with sick people. If you do come down with the flu be sure to stay home until you are fever free for at least 24 hours without the help of fever reducing meds. More information can be found at www.flu.gov.
SOUL Update
SOUL 1140 will receive their charter Tuesday, October 24th! Congratulations ladies!
Thank you to all the SOUL members that attended the Keystone XL Pipeline hearings! Your support is greatly appreciated!
If you haven't already, join SOUL's Facebook page! Simply sign onto your Facebook account, search for Sisters of Union Laborers, then click on the request to join button.
Sincerely,
Megan Hardy
Researcher
Midwest Region LECET
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