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As national debates around immigration grow increasingly heated, schools, which should be sanctuaries of learning and belonging, can unintentionally mirror the hostility, fear, and discrimination seen in broader society. As parents, caregivers, and protectors of our children, we have a responsibility to ensure they feel safe, seen, and heard. If we are not intentional in the ways that we show support to immigrant students and families, the consequences can be dire. School environments that...
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June 26, 2025
On Saturday, June 21, MomsRising hosted A Motherlovin’ Good Time — an afternoon filled with laughter, joy, and powerful community connection in New York City. With a packed room at Caveat NYC, moms from across the city showed up not only to laugh but to build collective power. The comedy lineup, featuring the hilarious Negin Farsad, Carolyn Castiglia, and Casey Balsham, had us laughing out loud and nodding in recognition of the real, raw, and joyful experiences of motherhood...
On June 14, 2025 Ohio County, West Virginia experienced a deadly flash flood. As one of four counties in the state’s northern panhandle, Ohio County is no stranger to flooding. The Ohio River regularly breaches its banks. But this flood, this flood was something different. Various sources estimate that between three to five inches of rain fell within thirty minutes over the city of Wheeling and the nearby towns of Valley Grove and Triadelphia. Residents who were home that evening describe...
“I receive a government subsidy for my Marketplace (Affordable Care Act) insurance. I could not afford any insurance without it. I am stretched very thin financially as I have all the regular bills a person has. I barely make my mortgage, pay the gas, electric, and water bills along with my health insurance.” - G in Chicago, IL Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect our health care! Say no cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid! What’s happening? Tens of millions of us rely on the...
This Sunday, families will presumably gather to honor the fathers and father figures in their lives; they’ll celebrate fatherhood and paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society. Maybe they’ll be a special dinner, maybe they’ll be gifts of socks, ties, “the best dad ever” aprons, and hand drawn pictures by a 5 year old budding artist. Or perhaps the gatherings will be overshadowed by all of the no good, horrible, terrible, very bad things that have been taking place since the year...
Welcome to the June Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with ideas on how to self-organize and take action; as well as to process and make sense of all that’s going on; AND also ways to remain calm, find joy in community, and recharge as we build a brighter...
May was Maternal Mental Health Month and to close the month out I sat down with Carrie Banks to discuss the mental health challenges faced by moms in rural communities of the United States. Carrie is the Peer Support Programs Director at Postpartum Support International. After the birth of her first child, she was diagnosed with postpartum depression, anxiety, and OCD. It was a life-changing experience that led her to switch gears from land conservation work to perinatal mental health. Raised...
On the radio show this week, we dive into the attacks on Planned Parenthood and how the Republican budget could close 200 health centers and impact over a million people's access to reproductive health care. We hear about the unprecedented emergency happening right now to our democracy and how the SAVE Act could disenfranchise 69 million women voters and threaten fundamental voting rights. We cover the expanding wage gap for moms and the economic implications, and how Republican budget cuts...
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June 9, 2025