young women from having to decide: dinner or pills? A legislative error made the price of birth control skyrocket for low-income and college-age women. It was an unintended mistake, but Congress has been slow to fix it. Contact your representative through www.ppaction.org/campaign/birthcontrolprice/.

ahead while you run errands. On the walk to lunch, in your office window, or on your bike ride home your phone or iPod is ripe for rejuvenation. www.Noonsolar.com sells tote bags with solar panels stylishly incorporated on the outside to catch the sun’s rays and convert them to iPod juice. The bags are made of sustainable materials and are hand-dyed using natural pigments.

your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. It’s already passed the House, but Senate Republicans prevented the bill from moving forward. Afterwards, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), said, "Women of America: Put your lipstick on, square your shoulders, suit up… The revolution starts tonight." Start our revolution at www.nwlc.org/fairpay/.

mail-order catalogs that you’re only using to line the bird cage. Sign up at www.catalogchoice.org and they’ll get the message to the mailbox busters that you’re not particularly in need of metallic man thongs.

state-sponsored censorship by publishing fragments of censored material on your blog. Irrepressible.info is an Amnesty International campaign to protect freedom of expression. Internet repression occurs in countries like China, Vietnam, Tunisia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria, and IT companies like Yahoo! have become compliant in handing over users’ private data.

and dine in your best denim on Saturday, May 17 for Deliver the Dream’s Jeans and Dreams event at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa. Enjoy comedy, cocktails and live and silent auctions in support of Florida non-profit Deliver the Dream, which provides relief retreats for families affected by illness.

fine wines and hors d’oeuvres on May 1 from 5:30 to 7pm at Pablo Creek Reserve’s Central Park. Tasting is complementary with the purchase of a Symphony Showhouse ticket, which benefits the Jacksonville Symphony Guild in its support of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as well as The Guild’s music education programs.

in a silent auction to benefit the Children’s Home Society of Florida at Matthew’s in San Marco on Sunday, May 4 from 5:30 to 8pm while tasting fine food and wine.

other families at Moms On The Move Fitness Expo and Family Festival Saturday, May 3 at 9am at PepsiCabanaVillage in raising funds to benefit Lupus research.. The expo features advice from fitness experts, spa treatments, healthy cooking tips, prizes, games and giveaways.

to cure Cystic Fibrosis at one of the five Northeast Florida Great Strides walks through May 17th.  Register on the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s website at cff.org\great_strides.  Check-in for Great Strides begins at 8am, excluding the