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We are excited to introduce MomsRising’s new class of national Beacon volunteer leaders. This year we have expanded our Beacons network to one hundred and seventeen moms and caregivers from across the country – from Alaska to Alabama, from New Mexico to Tennessee – who have committed to this ten month leadership development and power-building program. One volunteer described the orientation this way: “I had an amazing night meeting new people and seeing old friends. Sisterhood and sharing our...
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Jessica Burroughs
Tell Congress to Pass the People’s Response Act! The People’s Response Act emphasizes an inclusive, holistic, and health-centered approach to public safety by creating a public safety division within the Department of Human Health and Services — because communities and experts agree that public safety is a matter of public health. It adopts a new approach to public safety that will save lives, and build systems of care that are rooted in improving the well-being of all communities. This...
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Sue Anne Reed
On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening (already!) with care policies and the upcoming November 2024 elections; how IVF, birth control, and abortion are all under attack and how we can protect our rights; the latest with gun violence prevention from the White House; and the power of moms in music.
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The 2024 Washington State legislative session just wrapped, and we are celebrating some mom-umental wins. None of these would have been possible without MomsRising members meeting with their lawmakers , speaking out , testifying , testifying some more , and even mobilizing in Olympia (kiddos and all!) to bring the voices of moms and families into the capitol . Here's what we were able to accomplish together: Banning Book Bans in Public Schools (ESHB 2331) : This bill was introduced by...
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Maggie Humphreys
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The secret’s out, friends. We’re CRUSHING on your latest MOMentum.
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Kerri Karvetski
Black History Month serves as a moment to reflect on the intricate and diverse essence of the Black journey within the United States. Afro-Latinxs, with their distinctive viewpoints and contributions, play a vital role in shaping the rich tapestry of Hispanic and Black American identity. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in May 2022, approximately six million individuals, constituting 12% of adult Latinos, self-identified as Afro-Latinx. Although Afro-Latinxs have...
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Vanessa Mota
Join us for #CareCantWait #SOTU BINGO at 9pmET/6pmPT on Thursday, March 7! Get your card, check off important victories for the care movement as President Joe Biden speaks, and celebrate as policies that are important to us make it onto center stage during the State of the Union! Download your MomsRising Bingo Card here or share this link: momsrising.org/2024SOTU-Bingo-MR What’s happening? In order to make watching engaging and powerful, we've updated our BINGO card for 2024. Last year,...
TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS! Nonpartisan report shows immigrants make the economy stronger! A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that thanks to the uptick in immigration, following the pandemic, the U.S. economy will grow an additional $7 trillion!!! U.S. revenue is also estimated to be greater by $1 trillion than it would have been without immigrants coming to this country. Even Trump-appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell recognizes the massive...
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Sue Anne Reed
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Day-after-day immigrant caregivers help keep families and children healthy and safe! They are truly unsung heroes! "I have personally benefited from the work of immigrant home health aides. During this pandemic they made it possible for me as an elderly disabled person, to stay home when New York City was ground zero for the disease. They braved the risks of the pandemic to come to work, and therefore keep me alive." - MomsRising member from New York City Across the country immigrants make up...
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Claudia Tristán