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So that horrible, very bad, awful, terrible bill that provides a legislative framework for advancing book bans, censorship, and hate that we shared with you last week? IT PASSED THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED U.S. HOUSE!!! UUGGGHHHH! But hope isn’t lost. Now the bill is moving onto the U.S. Senate, which is controlled by a Democratic majority, so that harmful bill (H.R. 5) is unlikely to pass – thankfully! BUT WE STILL NEED TO USE OUR OUTSIDE VOICES to tell all of Congress that we won’t be fooled by...
Send a Letter to the Editor to protect SNAP! Our families are struggling enough as it is to afford the rising costs of food. But now extremist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to make it even harder for many families to feed their children by making massive cuts and restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps). Members of Congress are home right now for their April recess and we want to flood local newspapers with messages on...
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Sue Anne Reed
Would you like to see healthier, more nutritious school meals served up in your child’s school cafeteria? You now have a window of opportunity to make that happen by supporting the nutrition standards just proposed by the Biden-Harris Administration for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. The Biden-Harris Administration is currently accepting public comments on a proposed rule to make nutrition standards for school meals healthier. The scientifically-based nutrition...
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Jessica Burroughs
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Despite what you may have heard, we’re still in the fight to pass paid family and medical leave for every worker! So be prepared to be sick of us because we’re fighting for paid leave in the halls of Congress, we’re meeting our legislators in district offices, we’re posting on social media, and we’re posting in newspapers across the country. We’re talking to moms and members just like you and we’re not going to stop until we have paid family and medical leave for all.
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Namatie Mansaray
MomsRising delivering storybook to Senator's staff
Here at MomsRising, we're often delivering packets of constituent signatures and stories to our elected officials. It's a great way for parents to voice their opinions and concerns. However last week in Pennsylvania, we had a much different kind of petition to deliver, one delivering caring and thoughtful messages during a difficult time for one of Pennsylvania’s most well known politicians: Senator John Fetterman. Following our request for messages of support, we heard from close to 5,000...
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Stephanie Lane
Last week, the 2022-2023 Washington State MomsForce Fellows met for the first time in Olympia for their in-person retreat and to participate in our annual lobby day! Fellows connected in real life, filmed their capstone MomTalk projects, and bonded over their growth throughout the year-long leadership program which exposes them to policy, advocacy, and organizing. During our lobby day, fellows got the full experience with a tour of the capital, connecting with their representatives and powerful...
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Mandy Kwan
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As humans, we live in and through stories. Neuroscience shows that our brains like stories —we actually crave stories—and when we hear a well-told story, it helps us to cut out distractions, helps people remember concepts with greater accuracy, and as hearts are changed as stories are told and heard, minds can be changed about the need for public policy. Let’s face it numbers don’t lie, statistics paint a picture, but stories are incredibly effective when it comes to moving change. Our stories...
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Felicia Burnett
On the radio show this week, we cover direct democracy, ballot initiatives, and how you can help shape our nation; we also hear the latest in the fight for fair immigration policies and how you can help; discover how build the bench of local leaders and why that’s so important; and we hear about tactics for supporting LGBTQIA+ students and rights. *Special guests include: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, @ballotstrategy; Claudia Tristan, MomsRising, @MomsRising...
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