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Posted July 30th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Mary Olivella
“All mothers want their children to live a better life than theirs; to give them the opportunity to fulfill their hopes and dreams. Throughout my childhood my mother worked countless double-shifts flipping burgers and scrubbing toilets at the local fast food joint. We never talked about the cockroach-ridden apartments or the yearning to see our [...]
Posted July 28th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Welcome to the MomsRising.org blog carnival on paid sick days! We’ve invited advocates, moms, and workers (and many contributers wear all three hats) to contribute their unique voices to this dynamic national conversation about the urgent need for for everyone to be able to earn paid sick days. This blog carnival pulls together dozens of stories, [...]
Posted July 21st, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Join us tomorrow for a fun and live streaming video event that you can participate in from your living room or your desk! We’re bringing questions about health care reform from MomsRising members straight to the world’s expert on health reform — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius! So pull up a chair, grab [...]
Posted May 28th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Welcome to the MomsRising blog carnival about the human and civil rights impacts of current immigration law enforcement practices on children, mothers, and families. Our goal is to facilitate an online conversation on this topic by bringing together the voices of many people together in one online venue. We thank the many bloggers who are [...]
Posted March 21st, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
UPDATE: Last night health reform passed the House. Representative Loretta Sanchez voted YES. Interested in what passage of this bill means for you and your family? Here’s a terrific, interactive article from the New York Times today, titled, “How The Healthcare Overhaul Could Affect You”. One big part of the bill is that with full [...]
Posted March 8th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
A friend called me today, sharing her delight that her 10-year-old daughter came down to breakfast and wished her a “Happy International Women’s Day!” We wondered how her daughter knew about this important day without her mom telling her, and shared some happy thoughts about our strong, growing, young daughters. Then the conversation turned: We [...]
Posted January 27th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
What do you think of tonight’s State of the Union address? Did the President touch on the issues you care about? What do you think of the policies he discussed and his vision for family economic security? Share your thoughts on all this and more here! Join in the conversation now by sharing your comments [...]
Posted November 17th, 2009 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
“He comes back with dinner, and he has shot it! They are happy. American women don’t have anyone hunting for them–that’s the real problem,” wrote author Michael Silverstein in the October 26th issue of the New Yorker. That’s what he’s got: Men hunting for dinner? Well then. Over the last month, men like Silverstein and [...]
Posted May 21st, 2009 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
We’re telling legislators to get real healthcare reform done immediately, and get it right for kids and families. But we want to know what that means to you! Let us know what it would take for health reform to be meaningful for your family. Also, if you or your family has a healthcare story to [...]
