Get active on children's issues

Lots of advocacy events are heading our way this spring -- great ways to get active for children and families, or if you're already active, here's some events you can use to get other folks involved! Here's some info on the ones I know about so far ... but sign up for our monthly email bulletin to keep up-to-date.

Mar 30: Eliminating Childhood Obesity Town Hall Meeting is an opportunity to discusses strategies for reducing childhood obesity and supporting children's health through communities and schools. Los Angeles. For more information, contact the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, la@rwjf.org

Apr 22: Week of the Young Child is a day to bring attention to the needs of children and their families. For more information, contact the National Association for the Education of Young Children, (800) 424-2460; http://www.naeyc.org/about/woyc

Apr 22: Earth Day is a day for children to learn about and participate in activities related to the environment. For more information or events in California, contact Earth Day Network, (202) 518-0044; http://www.earthday.org

Apr 30: Día de los Niños is a day to honor and celebrate children. For more information, contact National Latino Children's Institute, http://www.nlci.org/DLN2004/dlnmain.htm

Apr 30: National Healthy Schools Day is a day to support school environments that are clean and in good repair to better foster health and learning. For more information and a guide with event ideas, contact Healthy Schools Network, Jen Sentar, 202-543-7555, http://www.healthyschools.org/nhs_day.html

May 1: Worthy Wage Day is a day to increase awareness of the need for adequate wages for child care providers to ensure quality care for children. For more information, contact the Center for the Child Care Workforce, 202-662-8005; http://www.ccw.org/about_wage.html

May 2: Stand for Children with Parent Voices is an opportunity to advocate for quality early childhood programs with hundreds of parents from all over California. Sacramento. For more information, contact Parent Voices at 415-882-0234

May 15: ENACT is an opportunity for advocates to talk with legislators about nutrition and physical activity. Sacramento. For more information, contact California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Alyssa Walker, 530-297-6000, http://www.cfpa.net/ENACT2007/index.htm

May 24: California Afterschool Challenge is an opportunity to thank legislators for recent laws that have expanded and enhanced afterschool programs -- and to call for additional afterschool funding. For more information, contact California School-Age Consortium, Annie Nogg, (415) 957-9775, http://calsac.org/events_page.asp?eventID=546