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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.

...young artists. Witness the future Mamets at Young Dramatists’ Project ’08 at the Gorilla Theatre in Tampa May 29-June 8. See full-scale professional productions of this annual playwriting competition for Bay area teens. The top five plays are presented during the theatre’s final week of the season. 7pm. gorillatheatre.com.

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...your heart around your wrist. Buy the Women’s Empowerment Bracelet from AVON Cosmetics and support efforts to empower women around the world and end violence against women. The first $500,000 in bracelet sales will be matched by the company for a total donation of $1 million to UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women. $3. avon.com.

...the power of the pocketbook. Attend the United Way of TampaBay’s 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Art of Giving dinner and auction at T. Pepin Hospitality Center in Tampa May 8. Author of “The Devil Wears Prada” Lauren Weisberger serves as guest speaker and will sign books after the program. Event also includes dinner and “Power of the Purse” auction. $100. 5:30-9pm. unitedwayoftampabay.com.

...steps to beat lupus. Sign up for the 3rd Annual Tampa Walk with Us to Cure Lupus event at Al Lopez Park in Tampa May 3. Proceeds from the 5K (3.1 mile) walk support the Florida Suncoast ALR. Check-in is at 9am, walk begins at 10am. walk.lupusresearch.org.