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Your commitment to taking actions with MomsRising has been instrumental in driving positive change at both the state and national levels, and we want to express our deepest gratitude. We have recently decided to change the name of this weekly newsletter from 5Actions to “Risers Update!” The actions and their importance remains the same. We are so inspired by you and the work you do every day – including taking action on the top priorities for American families. Thank you for being an essential...
Having two kids here, I know all too well the struggles that parents face when it comes to child care in New York. All over the state, parents struggle to find child care that is affordable and available in their communities. In fact, according to the Center for American Progress, 64 percent of New York families live in a child care desert (defined as any census tract with more than 50 children under age 5 that contains either no child care providers or so few options that there are more than...
Did you hear? MomsRising moms, partners, champions and YOU were heard by the White House, with President Biden sending a request just last week to Congress to pass the $16B in supplemental funding needed to save child care! You did that, we did that! Now let’s keep up the momentum by urging Congress to save child care for millions of families by passing emergency child care funding! Stabilization dollars that saved the child care industry from collapse during the pandemic have already expired,...
On the radio show this week, we cover the steps that leaders need to take to end gun violence in America; why your voice is needed to help stabilize the childcare system, which is a big part of what makes our economy run; how the national budget fights impacts you; and what’s happening with the increase in maternity ward closures – and how you can help.
You brewed a batch of bewitchingly strong October MOMentum, friends!
Scary Halloween: Comprehensive gun policy reform NOW, starting with a ban on assault weapons and high-cap magazines! Over Halloween weekend, a series of mass shootings across the country left at least 11 people dead and 76 others injured - and last week, headlines were captured by the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, where a military-style assault weapon was used to shoot to death at least 18 people and wounding many more in the worst mass shooting this year. The number of mass shootings terrorizing...
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November 3, 2023
Anti-abortion conservatives would love for all of us to believe that the general public agrees with them - They are 100% wrong. New polling shows the vast majority of people in America are pro-choice ! 69% of Americans believe that abortion should be legal within the first trimester and 85% of Americans believe that access to abortion is imperative in dire circumstances.[1] *Sign our petition and tell Congress to defend and support any legislation aimed to protect reproductive rights including...
Imagine this: You or someone you love just found out that they’re pregnant. Immediately, one wonders, “What are my next steps?” So naturally, you begin to search online for your nearest physician, only to find out that the nearest maternity ward has closed down and you have to travel nearly 50 miles for care. Now what? This is the current reality for many women in communities across the country. We need Congress to step in immediately to ensure that every woman has access to affordable, high-...