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Media contact: National Consumers League \u2013 Carol McKay, carolm@nclnet.org, (412) 945-3242\u00a0or Taun Sterling, tauns@nclnet.org, (202)\u00a0207-2832<\/span><\/p>\n Washington, DC\u2014The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation\u2019s pioneering worker and consumer advocacy organization<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0has launched a podcast called\u00a0<\/span>We Can Do\u00a0<\/span><\/em>This!,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>produced by District Productive and\u00a0<\/span>hosted by NCL Executive Director Sally Greenberg and other members of NCL\u00a0<\/span>policy\u00a0<\/span>staff.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In\u00a0<\/span>We Can Do\u00a0<\/span><\/em>This!,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>NCL<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>justice-minded,\u00a0<\/span>expert\u00a0<\/span>guests\u00a0<\/span>explore current socioeconomic issues at the heart of America<\/span>n political and cultural battles<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>before a<\/span>\u00a0backdrop of<\/span>\u00a0the historic<\/span>\u00a0and ongoing advocacy and activism<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>hel<\/span>p<\/span>\u00a0p<\/span>ave the way for meaningful\u00a0<\/span>policy\u00a0<\/span>reform.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We Can Do This!<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>e<\/span>pisodes<\/span>\u00a0span the breadth of NCL\u2019s wide mission and issues, including; healthcare, data and privacy, food and nutrition, labor, finance, and other topics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A first batch of episodes featuring individuals who are helping to shape the nation\u2019s social and economic reforms have been released<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n E1-2: Crashing through the glass ceiling with two dynamos of women’s rights law\u2014part<\/span><\/strong>s<\/span><\/strong>\u00a01-2<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n W<\/span>ith\u00a0<\/span>Judith Lichtman<\/span><\/strong>, president emeritus and senior advisor of the National Partnership for Women and Families and\u00a0<\/span>Marcia Greenberger<\/span><\/strong>, founder and co-president of the National Women\u2019s Law Center<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n E3: Ending the scourge of child labor<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n W<\/span>ith\u00a0<\/span>Kailash Satyarthi<\/span><\/strong>, anti-child labor crusader and Nobel Laureate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n E4: Measles, it\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ain\u2019t<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0over until it\u2019s over<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n W<\/span>ith\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Linda Fu<\/span><\/strong>, general pediatrician at Children\u2019s National Health System<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n E5: Sorry, fair pay and a safe workplace aren\u2019t on the menu<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n W<\/span>ith\u00a0<\/span>Diana Ramirez<\/span><\/strong>, federal senior policy advocate at Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC United)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These f<\/span>ive episodes are available now<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>on\u00a0<\/span>Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a>, and the remainder of the 11-episode series will be released in early 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n About the National Consumers League (NCL)<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. 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