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by Ashlee Rezin
12:23pm
Tue May 14

Abercrombie & Fitch's 'Exclusionary' Size Policy Draws Criticism, Triggers Protest (VIDEO)

The Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s “exclusionary” policies are perpetuating a culture that over-emphasizes the importance of thinness and acceptance, according to a group of approximately 20 protesters who took their message to Chicago’s Water Tower Place Monday afternoon.

“Abercrombie & Fitch represents what’s wrong with our society because they are emphasizing ‘you have to look this way or you can’t wear this; you have to have washboard abs’ and many people end up feeling inferior and bad about themselves,” said Dr. Maria Rago, a clinical psychologist and vice president of the Naperville-based National Association of Anorexia Nervosa (ANAD).

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PI Original
by Ellyn Fortino
6:40pm
Tue Apr 30

CPS Lunchroom Workers Call For Healthier Food In Schools (VIDEO)

About a dozen school lunchroom workers protested outside Chicago Public Schools’ headquarters today and called on the Board of Education to phase out its frozen food model and provide healthier meals for students. Progress Illinois was there for the rally.

Quick Hit
by Progress Illinois
1:25pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Op-Ed: Farm Bill Could Sow Seeds For Obesity

The following is an op-ed from Celeste Meiffren, field director with Illinois PIRG.

When Congress turns to reauthorizing the federal Farm Bill this summer, you might think that only farmers should care. But in reality, the decisions they make impact all of us, because there’s a real risk Congress will maintain a broken status quo that lavishes taxpayer dollars on the junk food ingredients that are helping to fuel the obesity epidemic.
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