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Mobilize with MomsRising for National Juvenile Justice Month!

Every year the “school-to-prison pipeline,” a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, continues to deny too many kids the opportunity to grow, learn, make mistakes, and still reach their full potential.
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MomsRising Social & Emotional Development
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Beatriz Beckford
October 4, 2021

Recap of "Students, Safety, and Solutions: An Honest Conversation about Police Free Schools"

October is Juvenile Justice month and to kick off the month, the Youth and Family Justice team held a Facebook Live event to educate folks on the issues of police free schools and the school-to-prison pipeline. One our main objectives was to have a group of panelists who would bring a wide array of perspectives to the conversation. In the end, we found six amazing organizers and leaders from across the country to speak on the issues of police free schools and the school-to-prison pipeline. Our...
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Kelsey Reyes
October 27, 2021

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Friday, October 22, 2021

It’s go time! Congress is negotiating now to decide what will be in the care infrastructure package that they hope to pass within weeks. We need to keep the pressure on!
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice
MomsRising Together
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Sue Anne Reed
October 22, 2021

Brand New Breaking Through Episode: Building Power #CareCantWait!

On the radio show this week we cover Juvenile Justice Month and the importance of getting police OUT of schools and counselors IN schools. Special guests include: Essence-Jade Gatheright, Chicago Freedom Schoo; Donna Norton, MomsRising; Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center; and Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All.
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave Podcast
MomsRising Together
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Amber Dorsey
October 27, 2021
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ICYMI: Care Advocates, ASSEMBLE!!! "This is a moral reckoning." - Sen. Booker

Who came to the #CareCantWait rally? Click the headline to see!
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MomsRising
MomsRising Together
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Kerri Karvetski
October 25, 2021

3 Things You Can Do TODAY to Encourage Congress to Pass the Budget Reconciliation Package

Call. Tweet. Sign!
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy
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Selina Maldonado
October 21, 2021

A wage gap → a wealth gap → an opportunity gap

It’s mission critical that equal pay becomes a reality for ALL women and people because when we experience a wage gap in our paychecks, the overall wealth gap widens across gender and race. When the wealth gap widens for communities already experiencing systemic forces of oppression, like racism, transphobia, xenophobia, and/or ableism, the opportunity gap for our lives and families *also* worsens.
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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages
MomsRising Together
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Sara Alcid
October 21, 2021
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Quick signature: Tell Congress that everyone deserves to have health care coverage!

There are still 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the over 2 million people who are currently in this “coverage gap” in these states are people of color. Tell your members of Congress to pass a federal solution to close the Medicaid coverage gap!
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Health Care Maternal Justice
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Felicia Burnett
October 19, 2021

Families Can't Be Let Down. It's Time to Pass the PUMP Act.

“With this bill enacted, mothers will no longer be forced to choose between themselves, their infant’s health and their income.” - Rep. Carolyn Maloney
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Breastfeeding
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Selina Maldonado
October 19, 2021

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