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Flowers are nice. Now add EQUALITY!

Mother’s Day is coming, and we’ve got an awesome new way to help you honor or remember a mom you love. Celebrate a mom with a MomsRising Mother’s Day tribute gift! More powerful than flowers, longer lasting than brunch, and more delicious than a box of chocolates; this unique and meaningful Mother’s Day gift does more than honor moms. It empowers them, every day, all year long as we work hard: Protecting healthcare for our families Winning fair pay for women Defending immigrant children, moms,...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
May 2, 2019
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Love, Power, Mother's Day!

Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Honor or remember a mom you love by sending a gift that stands up every day for women, moms and families. Check out these gorgeous e-cards!
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
May 9, 2019
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Award-winning, FREE training for aspiring candidates near YOU!

The 2018 election swept a record number of women into elected office, but that would never have happened without a massive spike in women candidates , many of whom said they were driven to run because of the Trump presidency. Well, Trump is still President. And even with 102 women now serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, that’s still just 24% of the seats when we need at least 50% for equal representation. So if you have been thinking of running for office – locally, statewide, or at...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
May 8, 2019
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Quick signature! Tell Congress to lower drug prices now!

Prescription drug prices are continuing to rise and many families are struggling to afford life-saving prescriptions. In a recent survey by Kaiser Family Foundation, about a quarter of Americans said they’ve had trouble paying for a prescription. A QUARTER! It doesn’t have to be this way. There are solutions and our government can fix this. Thankfully, more and more people (across party lines) support government action to help cut the cost of medications — so now we have the momentum to make...
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Health Care
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Felicia Burnett
May 8, 2019

Brand New: Fight For Love on #RisersRadio

On the #radiopodcast this week we cover what’s happening with asylum protections for children and hear early reports on the Presidential race from New Hampshire and more on policies that are rising. We'll also give you the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association and discuss how music is changing our culture with Kyroman and his new album, Fight for Love why he made it, and how he was inspired by MomsRising. *Special guests include: Jennifer Podkul, Kids in Need of...
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Amber Dorsey
May 8, 2019
Hunger Delivery

NC Moms on the Ground Spreading Awareness about Hunger!

On the morning of May 7th, MomsRising members & their children showed up at the NC General Assembly to spread awareness about the large number of hungry families in our state. At the same time, many of our 47,000 members across North Carolina were backing us up with emails to their lawmakers asking them to be on the lookout for us and letting them know that we were speaking for them. Lawmaker We delivered a fact sheet busting myths about what hunger looks like in NC along with artwork...
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Food!
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Jessica Burroughs
May 7, 2019
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Living Atul Gawande…

If there is one book I have recommended over the last five years, it is Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal. Immersed as I am in caring for an older parent and surrounded as I am by friends and colleagues sorting out the same questions, this is no surprise. But what is surprising is that in spite of how much this book has helped me, I have to return to its lessons again and again. When my parents entered their nineties, I would return home to the house they shared since 1973. But instead of envying my...
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Mimi Chapman
May 7, 2019
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Building a better open source community

Last fall I gave a presentation with a fellow Drupal Diversity and Inclusion leadership team member. Below is a video that shows our slides with audio of our talk. Enjoy!
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Ruby Sinreich
May 6, 2019

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