MomsRising’s SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad Lands in Baltimore
MEDIA ADVISORY
August 17, 2009
CONTACT: Gretchen Wright, 202/371-1999
MomsRising’s SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad Lands in Baltimore
Faster than a toddler crawling toward an uncovered electrical outlet and more powerful than a teenager’s social networking skills, moms across the country are fanning out to dispel the unfounded rumors, misperceptions and lies about healthcare reform. The effort, the SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad, is spearheaded by MomsRising.org, the online and on-the-ground grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom. Baltimore will be among the first cities to witness this “mom power,” when the SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad arrives:
Gallery at Harbor Place
200 East Pratt Street, Baltimore (corner of East Pratt and Calvert/Light Street
SuperMoms dressed in red capes will distribute powerful truth flyers to passersby to educate them about what healthcare reform will really do and how it will help to ensure the economic security families across the country. The SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad is debuting in Baltimore, Chicago and San Francisco on Wednesday. Across the country over the next several weeks, thousands of other MomsRising Truth Squad members will do their part by talking to friends, neighbors and other community members about what healthcare reform will really accomplish; sending emails that explain the real purposes and plans for reform and dispel the myths; and using their school lists, soccer team lists, and Facebook and Twitter accounts to spread the truth.
This summer, MomsRising members across the country are also meeting with their U.S. Senators’ offices to share their experiences with the healthcare system and convey the message that moms will “not be pacified” until our healthcare system is fixed.
MomsRising.org is an online and on-the-ground grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to achieve economic security for all families in the United States. MomsRising is working for paid family leave, flexible work options, affordable child care, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes so many mothers. MomsRising also advocates for healthcare for all, toxic-free environments, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families.
