Repost: Beth’s Blog on today’s new Red Cross app (pssst share this, you may help someone in need)

One of the first things I check in my in-box every morning is Beth’s Blog. I’m not alone, she has many followers because it’s always worth reading. It’s one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits.  Beth Kanter, is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media. She’s also the author of The Networked NonProfit; Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change with Alison H. Fine. A copy sits on my book shelf, I refer to it frequently and share it (but keep close track of who borrowed it).  Today’s post, ‘What To Do When There is An Emergency? Red Cross Has An App for that!” needs to be shared widely. You can install this app, text GETFIRST to 90999 to receive a link to download the app directly to your phone today. The Red Cross tag line for this new app is “Simple lifesaving information in the hands of smart phone users.”

Red Cross Video

One of the first things I check

Screening of Service: When Women Come Marching Home June 26 at Roosevelt House

The Center for Health, Media & Policy in co-sponsorship with Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College will be screening the documentary, Service: When Women Come Marching Home.  Barbara Glickstein, co-director of CHMP, is a member of the Advisory Board for the film.

SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home portrays women veterans as they transition from active duty to their civilian lives. The film sheds light on their personal battles with service trauma, their fight to overcome emotional and physical injuries, and the challenges they face in accessing health benefits and care. Click here to view film trailer.

To RSVP to this event, click here or call call  212.650.3174.

The Center for Health, Media & Policy

An Open Letter to the Supreme Court About Health Insurance by cartoonist & Illustrator Jen Sorensen

Political cartoons as a media form are brilliant. Kaiser Health News publishes great political cartoons. On June 1st they published a special multi-page cartoon, “An Open Letter To The Supreme Court About Health Insurance” by Jen Sorensen.  This cartoon was shared on the Women Action Media’s listserv, where many media activists are uninsured or under-insured. This community engages in feminist issues including health care policy that increases access to comprehensive health care. It’s also a community that generously shares personal experiences, tips and advice on where someone might find affordable health insurance care coverage.  The responses to this cartoon were universal – they related to the message. See if you do too and comment below.  You can see more of Jen Sorensen’s work at Slowpoke Comics.

Political cartoons as a media form are