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Anthony Green

Chief Advocacy & Network Officer

Tony Green started his career as an award-winning reporter for a magazine, and has been involved in public service most of his career. A non-practicing, in-recovery attorney, he has worked in senior roles in the Congress, at the U.S. Embassy in Rome and as a “founding father” of the National Constitution Center on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall.

Blogs by Anthony Green

Batter’s Up for Advocacy

By Anthony Green

August 22, 2013

While working at Safe Kids, regardless of whether we have children or not, we develop a parents’ radar for ways kids are vulnerable to injury. I am no different. Earlier this summer, I visited my family in Santa Cruz, California, and spent a lot of time watching my then 8-year-old nephew, Logan, play baseball with his team, the Mets.

Tags: concussion, head injury, sports safety, baseball, youth sports injury prevention, state laws, legislation, public policy

Take Action: Kids on the Cliff, Again. Call Congress, the White House.

By Anthony Green

February 26, 2013

Albert Einstein once said that “doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results” is not consistent with good mental health. But here we are eight days before the fiscal cliff kicks in, just as we sat on the cliff on New Year’s Day.

Tags: sequestration, Federal funding, budget cuts, fiscal cliff, public policy, advocacy, child safety programs

Take Action: Let’s Pass a Tough Booster Seat Law in Florida

By Anthony Green

February 26, 2013

A car crash happens so quickly, but the pain can last forever, especially when it’s the pain of losing a child. Last April, 5-year-old Jason Santamaria went for a drive with his Aunt Florencia. Based on Jason’s size and weight, the safest place for him to ride was in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat of the car.