A one-year-old baby boy is ripped out of his mother’s arms with no assurance that they will ever see each other again. A second grader in Minnesota ended up home alone caring for his toddler brother. Every day, kids come home wondering if their parents will be there. As a mom, I know that children’s [...]
To join MomsRising.org and blog in support of LGBT families, click here. The other day, something happened on my Facebook page that gave me hope for our children and our country’s future. My mom, a socially conservative evangelical Christian, hit the “like” button after I swapped my profile photo for the Human Rights Campaign’s red [...]
Photos from left to right: From rolling out bike stations to increasing the number of salad bars in schools, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro’s Administration has made public health a top priority; a photo of a bike station in San Antonio — something I have never seen anywhere else. SAN ANTONIO, Texas — I just [...]
Photo on right: Many of us who participated in the rally waved signs that read, “Immigration Reform Is Central to Women’s Equality.” The amazing artwork on the signs is by Favianna Rodriguez. Washington, D.C. — MomsRising.org has long advocated for the needs and dignity of all women, children and families in our country, regardless of [...]
This blog post is also part of the National Women’s Law Center Equal Pay Day Blog Carnival. (Photo on right: My hubby and I at his surprise 40th birthday party a year ago. It’s not only women who are affected by the wage gap.) Working as a campaign staffer at MomsRising.org, I have known about the wage gap, [...]
(Photo: In a packed Presbyterian church in D.C., the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health brought down the house with chants for dignity and respect of all immigrant women. The event, held on March 18, 2013, brought out 500 people, including NLIRH members, Congressional leaders, partner organizations and the media.) Last week, I had the [...]
Photo: I am holding my son, then a baby, at my parents’ home in New Hampshire in 2004. At the time, my parents, grandparents and youngest sibling lived in the same three-bedroom townhouse. Growing up, I always lived with extended family or family members stayed with us for extended periods of time. -Elisa Any day [...]
Knoxville, Tennessee…McAllen, Texas…Little Rock, Arkansas…Albuquerque, New Mexico…Los Angeles, California. Besides L.A., many of these southern U.S. cities wouldn’t normally be considered the center of a green tech revolution. Yet, they are, and are also employing large numbers of Latinos and other workers disproportionately affected by the recession, according to a recent report by National Council [...]
(Photo courtesy of the Rio Arriba Community Health Council blog.) Ever since New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez said she would support making Medicaid accessible to more uninsured New Mexicans, healthcare workers and advocates working in communities around the state have been identifying ways in which they may link the uninsured with new coverage opportunities available [...]
Para español, haga clic aquí. Last week on Valentine’s Day, MomsRising.org held an event in a DC church that included MomsRising staff members — I gave a speech in Spanish! — a performance by the World Children’s Choir, and speeches by victims of gun violence. A staff member of Gabby Giffords, who was shot twice [...]
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