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The Coalition for a Livable Future has partnered with Sockeye Magazine to recruit articles that address the issue of equity in relation to forum topics. Below are three such articles. We appreciate this partnership and welcome your comments and perspectives. |
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Published on Web - Future Topic These articles are in their original form and should be concerned a work in progress.
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Equity: A Partnership with Future Generations Jill Fuglister and Jo Ann Bowman
Social equity is a contentious and vital issue for both Oregonians and our society as a whole. What is it? Why is it important? How does it affect us? Why should we care? As the first in a regular series on equity, we will explore these questions and begin to suggest answers...
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Breastfeeding and Health Equity: Why Oregon advocates pursued workplace protections Amelie Psmythe, Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon When women entered the workforce in droves during the 1970’s and 80’s it was with the idea, perhaps, that by trading off biological imperatives, they could achieve “equity”. That these same women happened to be the ones also carrying on the human race was secondary to the demands of commerce...
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The Low-Income Household and Sustainability Alan Hipolito This is a story about a low-income community whose situation repeats itself in city after city, economy after economy--including economies making a purposeful transition to sustainability. It is also a story about connecting this community to the economic benefits of environmental protection.... |
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