J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol.

A full list of the recalled products can be found at Tylenol.com.

HipMama.com takes revolving submissions all year long on whatever strikes your fancy.
We want to hear from you so you can be heard.

This Summer we'd love our fancies struck by your perspectives on the following:

• The First 100 Days of the Obama Administration
• Economic Downturn - in your family, in your community,in the big big picture
• Hip Daddies - got one? lack thereof? raising boys?
• Grandparents - boon? bane?
• Urban Homesteading, Farming, Self Sufficiency
• Reproductive Rights
• GLBT Families and Marriage
• Travel Broadens the Mind

Submissions to the online zine should be emailed to tinker@hipmama.com.

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

The Prids

First Ricky Lake made a movie, the Business of Being Born, inspired by her own homebirth and actor John C. McGinley (Scrubs) and his wife Nichole had a baby at home and People magazine wrote a nice blurb about it.

Then ACOG (the American College of Obs and Gyns) felt so threatened they issued a press release reiterating their "long-standing opposition to home births" in which they state:

"Childbirth decisions should not be dictated or influenced by what's fashionable, trendy, or the latest cause célèbre. Despite the rosy picture painted by home birth advocates, a seemingly normal labor and delivery can quickly become life threatening for both the mother and baby."

Apparently childbirth decisions should only be influenced by celebrities choosing planned cesareans, despite that being a much riskier option.

After 15 years, the print version of Hip Mama is getting a new editor!

The Spring '08 issue--the one I'm working on right now--is the last issue of print zine the Hip Mama I'll edit. I plan to stay on as Yo Mama & a consulting editor.

Yo Mama Says The Parental is Political
[Producer's note: we first published this way back in the late 90's.... no, come to think of it, it only seems that old, actually maybe it was the early oughts. Anyway, seems like a good moment in time to republish it... --S]

So you’re tired of politicians who never listen, administrations that ignore public opinion? Well, if Yo Mama were president, she’d revolutionize government from top to bottom. What’s her platform? It isn’t her platform: it is YOUR platform:

Good news! We're migrating to a new server so we'll have lots more space!

Bad news - we're migrating.....

The plan is to start with the smallest sites and build up to do GM and HM last. Everything will start tomorrow, with estimated finish about seven days later.

So there will be lots of trouble and troubleshooting. Please be patient with us -- we're hoping this solves the late week & weekend crashes, as well as a lot of the random problems that have been popping up lately. Don't forget to back up anything that you treasure just in case

Thanks!

addendum from techMama Lynn:

The migration is going better in some ways than expected--at least faster! So you may be seeing turbulence on HM and GM within the next 24 hours--"now" being 4:30 pm PDT on Friday. You'll see a migration notice go up on the site just before I start moving stuff. I need prayers, lit candles, good wishes incense, whatever it is you do for luck. My altar looks like the Fourth of July AND Guy Fawkes Day right now...

Happy Mother's Day mamas! Tired of feeling like it's yet another commercialized thing to participate in? Here's an option for you!

This year's theme for taking back Mother's Day from Mothers Acting Up is Mother Leadership. "Children's wellbeing is at the top of every mother's agenda. It's time to bring it to the top of our political agendas." For information about the Mother's Day Parades and to find out if there's one in your area, visit the Mothers Acting Up website at MothersActingUp.

Community Update:

Allison Crew's funeral will be this Saturday, June 18, 1 p.m. at Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, 463 S. Stagecoach in Fallbrook, California. You can call the church at (760) 728-5804. Fallbrook is a one hour drive from San Diego and an hour and a half from Los Angeles.

Additional memorials are:

Seattle
Saturday evening June 18
email sal at community.hipmama.com for details

Minneapolis
Saturday, June 25
email rebexxx at gmail.com for details

Austin
BookWoman (918 W. 12th St. Austin, Tx.)
Sunday June 26th at 6:30 pm

All public. Kids welcome.

If Alli touched your life in any way, you are invited to write a letter (or post a picture) for Cade--for now or for when he is older--letters that tell him things about his mom or about him that he might not know or remember.

It is with profound sadness and a wrenching sense of loss that the staff of Hip Mama have learned that our valued colleague Allison Crews has died.

Allison was the producer of Girl-Mom for nearly five years. During that time she worked endlessly hard to build a strong, dynamic community. Through her work on the site, her accomplishment in creating the National Day to Support Teen Parents, her writing, and her life, Alli created social change. Alli was brilliant, forceful, and talented. She changed lives; she helped people. We will miss her.

The Girl-Mom moderators are collecting money to be used to help Alli's young family in this profoundly sad time. If you would like to contribute, please send a donation via paypal to: girlmom@gmail.com

The Milky Way of Doing Business
by Katie Allison Granju

November 3rd, 2003 was a big day for Alabama emergency room pediatrician, Dr. Carden Johnston. On that date last month, he was installed as the new President of the 66,000 member American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at the prestigious organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans. It was also the date that he sparked what has emerged as a major ethical controversy by inadvertently pulling back the curtains on the powerful influence that a particular corporate interest appears to have in shaping AAP policy and action.

DEMOCRACY NOW! SPECIAL ALERT

[The following is a message written by Democracy Now! producer Ana Nogueira who was arrested Friday evening while covering the FTAA protests in Miami. We thank the listeners and viewers who responded to our action alert last night and called officials demanding her release. She was released early Saturday morning. For full coverage on the FTAA protests tune into Democracy Now!]

On Wednesday, armed officers stormed a public school and, in the course of a "commando" sweep, forced students face down on the floor while performing a raid.

Click here for CBS News report on the raid

Where did this happen? Iraq? Afghanistan? One of the many countries controlled by dictators where citizens have no constitutional protections?

No. This attack happened at a high school in South Carolina.

K Records band Dub Narcotic Sound System had a rollover accident last week in Montana. Please check out the K Records site for updates on their health and information about benefit shows and donations to cover medical costs:

http://www.kpunk.com

The Elizabeth Seton Birthing Center, the first free-standing birth center in the USA, is being forced to close after almost 30 years of service. Malpractice insurance premiums have soared to unprecendented levels leaving the center with no option but to close its doors.This is a disaster for the thousands of families who have relied on the center for vital healthcare options and community services.