VALENTINE’S DAY OF ACTION

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Momsrising’s Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and a MomsRising volunteer at our Valentine’s Day of Action in Washington, D.C. 

This February, MomsRising led a powerful, multi-layered campaign to tell Congress to show some love for families and our economy on Valentine’s Day. Our volunteers across the country called on Congress to pass policies we, our businesses, and our economy love: affordable childcare, nutrition programs like WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), fair treatment of immigrants, and an expanded Child Tax Credit.

In Washington, D.C., we delivered story and policy books to every member of Congress – and also handed out Valentines, custom candy hearts, and storybooks to senators and staff as they arrived at work in the morning. Volunteers wore eye-catching heart costumes to help us spread the love and add some cheer to the morning rush while others held signs that said, “Save Child Care,” and “Don’t go breaking our hearts! Pass policies that families LOVE!”

Echoing our message across the country, MomsRising’s incredible local volunteers delivered messages to over 30 Congressional in-state offices in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Thank you for igniting this MOMentum with your support!

Feel the MomsRising Valentine’s Day love for families on Instagram.

FAIR TREATMENT FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

MomsRising opens avenues and provides platforms and resources for Ecuadorian immigrants to share their immigrant journeys with lawmakers and advocate for permanent solutions for the undocumented community.

With your help, MomsRising is building public will for the fair treatment of immigrant families while lifting the critically important role immigrants play in our families, communities, economy, and especially the care infrastructure.

To honor National Caregivers Day, Feb. 16, the MomsRising community wrote letters to the editor and shared stories about the important work of immigrant caregivers. Thousands of members also signed our petition (in English and Spanish) calling on Congress to fix America’s broken immigration system so every family can thrive.

Also in February, MomsRising quickly launched a national coalition calling on Congress to grant Temporary Protection Status to migrants from Ecuador who are unable to return to their home country due to ongoing violence, chaos, and instability. Our campaign included tapping social media influencers to amplify our message plus a series of in-person national press events. At our Utah event, five immigrants, including a prospective TPS holder, passionately shared their stories highlighting the vital contributions of the immigrant community to Utah and the broader national economy.

SEE: Instagram recap of TPS for Ecuador event in Utah (Spanish and English)

READ: Empowering Immigrant Voices: Recap of the TPS for Ecuador Event at UT Capitol

BRIGHT SPOTS & CELEBRATIONS

In other MOMentum, we celebrated Black History Month and Children's Authors and Illustrators Week with a powerful exploration of Banned Children's Books penned by Black authors, had fun with our “We’re Moms in America” reel skewering the lack of societal support for moms and families, and applauded the Washington State legislature for passing a ban on book bans, which members like you helped to make happen!