Activism CPSIA: MEDIA

[Meg]

Here is the Seven Days article (Burlington, VT) that Kathleen is quoted in. I think it needs a little public comment!

http://www.7dvt.com/2008new-safety-law-no-fun-vts-artisan-toymakers

[mollyodesigns]

I never heard from the WP reporter that was going to call me either.

But, here is the column that ran in the Vegas Journal. And, he is trying to do a follow up this Sunday as well!

http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/36126779.html

[Lisa DOWNTOWN JOEY]

I "think" this goes here:

Guerilla Consumer Groups Testing Toys for Lead in Stores
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With friendship,
Lisa
DOWNTOWN JOEY INC.

[Kiki allthenumbers]

From Parents magazine blog:
http://www.goodyblog.com/playing_house/2008/12/the-handmade-toy-question-safe-or-not.html

!

[Kiki allthenumbers]

http://culture11.com/article/34090?page_view=1

From www.culture11.com

[Eric H]

How many have read this from Seven Days?

[Kathleen F.]

Eric is far too subtle. I say give it to David Arkush with both barrels. Spread his email address everywhere darkush@citizen.org. Tell everyone to email him their ire. Don't forget to include your web addresses so he can see all these dangerous products you're inflicting on the public. I say it's time to go after the special interest groups who lobbied for this thing and stubbornly persist in negating the unintended consequences of their actions.

[Melissa McKeagney]

Someone on the etsy forums posted this:

http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081216/government-grinch-handmade-toy-alliance-decries-cpsia-legislation-that-harms-small-toy-makers.htm

Melissa
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dress 'em cute!
http://www.littlegirlpearl.com

[Kiki allthenumbers]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122001878.html

Washington Post article

[mommyof4]

A man in Washington interviewed me (stay at home mom who makes hair bows , sells on Ebay and Etsy)~ he writes for the Winston Salem Journal. It is suppose to be in the paper Monday Dec 22. I will let you know if I can get a link

[Kathleen F.]

Moved from another thread:

[momto4]

Just emailed this man:
darkush@citizen.org

Got my quote to test a 8.95 hair bow! A total cost of 415.00!

WOO HOO! I would have to make 46 bows to even get my head above water to start showing a profit !

[Kathleen F.]

I just got off the phone with Alana Semuels of the Los Angeles Times. Thank god she gets this isn't just about toys. She specifically asked how many of you were getting out of business. I said it wasn't so simple as that, that many of you were sitting out the next season in a holding pattern hoping things look up. Still, she wanted a figure of how many were sitting it out. I said I couldn't say. What I could say is that of our over 900 members, at least a third were doing kid's apparel and of those, only five or six said they would continue to produce. I didn't get the chance to explain that of these producers, they're producing very limited items style wise and have minimal testing.

[Tina HD]

I emailed Dick Morris.

Just got a copy of his book "Fleeced" from the library, and noticed as I was skimming the table of contents a chapter on toys poisoning kids. It's basically a rant on the ineffectiveness of the cpsc, and a plug for the upcoming new cpsc law (the book was written prior to it taking effect.

Thought he might be interested to see how it all turned out.

dickmorris.com if you'd be interested in passing along some info as well.

Tina

[Eric H]

I feel like the pirates in Pirates of the Carribean every time I see one of these stories about handmade toy makers: BLOODY TOYMAKERS!

http://www.mlive.com/annarbornews/business/index.ssf/2008/12/law_alarms_toy_companies.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toys23-2008dec23,1,1740590.story

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/shopping_blog/2008/12/tough-luck-for.html

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97219

Not a single mention of apparel in any of them. However, the reporter, Alana Semuels -- alana.semuels@latimes.com --, at the LA Times seems to get the basic message. Maybe she could use some sources for the follow-up stories.