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Posted January 26th, 2012 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
It was beautiful to see Representative Gabrielle Giffords–the Congresswoman who’s been making a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head last year in Arizona–standing to receive an embrace from the President at his State of the Union address last night. While Representative Giffords has come such a long way from where she was a year [...]
Posted January 12th, 2012 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
You have a tremendous opportunity to help shape what the President addresses in the State of the Union and to offer your thoughts on what our country’s priorities should be in 2012. *Click here now to share what you’d like the President to cover in the State of the Union and what you think our [...]
Posted December 31st, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
There are less than 24 hours until the end of this year–and the first official 2012 Presidential election nominating process is happening this coming Tuesday. The time is now. We need to move quickly to launch MomsVote 2012 to bring forward the voices (and power!) of women and moms in the national political conversation. The [...]
Posted December 28th, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
WOW! The outpouring from MomsRising members to help launch MomsVote 2012 has been jaw-dropping. But we haven’t reached our goal of $30,000 yet. This launch is so important that a private donor–a mother of two and grandmother of three–just stepped forward with $10,000 in matching funds for MomsRising members who contribute to the launch of MomsVote [...]
Posted December 22nd, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
At MomsRising we’re always looking out to make sure that mothers and families are treated fairly in our nation. In 2009, we saw a video that shocked us: two young children crying, alone in a car, reaching out for their mother who’d been taken away by deputies wearing ski masks after being stopped for a [...]
Posted December 21st, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Parents can always use extra hands–and while we can’t give you extra hands, we can help you out. This holiday season we’re doing a limited run of MomsRising tote bags as a gift for our holiday donors:Any donation of $35 or more will be mailed a gift of a free tote bag of your choice to [...]
Posted December 15th, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Snow, sparkles, winter light, and… voting? Wait a minute. What does voting have to do with the holidays?! This holiday season at MomsRising we’re announcing the launch of…. drum roll please…. …MomsVote 2012! And we need your support, your help, your good wishes, and all of your holiday cheer to help launch MomsVote 2012 [...]
Posted December 14th, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Something really amazing has been happening. Amidst the bickering in Washington D.C., some voices are rising above the din. And guess what? They’re ours!! MomsRising members from around the country have been raising our voices, sharing our personal stories, sending in messages to leaders, and… even winning! Moms like Desiree Rosado from Connecticut who shared [...]
Posted December 8th, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Welcome to the #HERVotes Blog Carnival, this time focused on the need to extend unemployment insurance. Why? One reason is that far too many children in our nation (nearly 1 in 4) live in families who are struggling to put food on the table because of poverty. And for them, this holiday season will be [...]
Posted November 24th, 2011 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
I asked my daughter, “What’s your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?”
She answered in one exuberant word, “Eating!”
Eating. While many celebrate by eating together on Thanksgiving, far too many children in our nation (nearly 1 in 4) live in families who are struggling to put food on the table because of poverty. And [...]
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