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03/26/14
Today, the Massachusetts Legislature sent a resounding message: stop shackling pregnant women. The Massachusetts House voted 146-0 to ban the shackling of women giving birth and establish other minimum standards for pregnant women in jail and prison. The vote came just one week after the Senate's...
Rachel Roth's picture
03/26/14
Beginning in January, more than 300,000 people – moms and dads just like us – who care about the food they eat and the food they feed their families signed a petition asking federal officials to keep chicken from China out of our supermarkets and school lunch . The petition was directed at...
Laura Trivers's picture
03/26/14
Here at MomsRising, we're extremely excited about this week's #FoodFri tweetchat. We'll be discussing a hot topic, healthy school fundraising ! Join @MomsRising and @CSPI this Friday, March 28, at 1 p.m. EST for a fun and informative #FoodFri tweetchat that will prepare you for the coming school...
Migdalia Rivera's picture
03/26/14
Finally!! After three long months of raising our voices, making calls, sending emails, and sharing our experiences with leaders, the U.S. Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits. This deal—if passed— will restore jobless aid to the more than 2 million...
Elyssa Schmier's picture
03/25/14
So far, over 5 million people have enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act! But millions more are eligible but not enrolled. It’s critical we alert our communities that this year’s deadline for getting coverage through healthcare.gov is March 31st – next Monday! Please help us...
Felicia Burnett's picture
03/25/14
Are you PreK in PA ? Please use your voice for those too young to advocate for themselves. This past weekend longtime early childhood education advocate, Sharon Easterling of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC) stood in front of over 1200 people and asked...
Mary E. Mannix's picture
03/24/14
You have a phone call waiting from Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States of America. What!? It's so important to get the word out about the March 31st deadline to enroll in healthcare coverage this year through the Affordable Care Act that Dr. Jill Biden is getting on the phone with...
Felicia Burnett's picture
03/24/14
If you're a mom, you know well enough that companies target your kids with ads for everything from sports drinks to sneakers. Sixty-five percent of parents believe the fast food industry has a negative influence on their children's and teen's eating habits. And it's no surprise really - US teens...
Karen Showalter's picture
03/24/14
Two weeks ago I posted the first part of my interview with Brigid Schulte, Washington Post reporter and author of Overwhelmed; Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, her just-published study of the effect of living at warp speed and the unrealistic and unnecessary expectations of workers...
Valerie Young's picture
03/24/14
I’m really peeved with the media. I’m getting tired of seeing these so-called “Obamacare horror stories” when I watch TV or read the news when, in reality, over five million people have gained healthcare coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and many millions of people are getting financial...
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