Toys “R” Us has responded to the worried parents (customers) in light of the recent rash of recalls.  Including a list of recalled toys, safety FAQs, and helpful safety tips and links, this site is sure to be a well used resource for parents trying to reconcile their toy box, confused kids, and recent headlines.

Great and timely response, Toys “R” Us.  How about the rest of you corporations?  We consumers are ready for some life-friendly products.

I sure am.  In the past weeks I’ve learned about the poison in my baby’s toys, his bath soap, his formula, his bottles.  I’m tired of hearing about them, reading about them, and - above all - worrying about them.  I’m tired of watching warily as my infant son inevitably puts everything in his mouth.  And its not over.  Expect more toy recalls! we hear again and again.  And I know the hazards and chemicals are everywhere, not just in the things popular to discuss this month.

In the past weeks, I’ve come to realize more fully that we cannot expect the world to be safe for our children, yet at the same time, we cannot stop the fight to make it more safe than we found it.  If we did not face post-industrial terrors, we would face pre-industrial terrors.  And in North America at least, we live in a countries of peace.  Our children are still amongst the safest of all time. 

But that is no excuse.  No excuse for government or business to turn a blind eye to injustice and health risks in the name of economy and capitalism.  No excuse for us as citizens and parents to slide along with a culture that produces more and more damage. 

And that’s why we’ve come together here.  To educate ourselves together, to encourage each other, to speak up and let our voices be heard.  Please join in - how do you find peace and hope?  How do you pursue justice and health?