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08/20/20

Practicing “pressure awareness” is a game changer in how we lead and show up for our children, spouses, and others. I’ve been a lifelong student of pressure and my teachers have been my animals. Dogs and horses are always sensing and adjusting to pressure in themselves, their groups, and their...

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Beth Anstandig

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MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

08/19/20

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is under attack—and with it, our democracy, access to prescription medicine, and other essential mail during a pandemic. In fact, the failure of U.S. Senate Republicans to fund the USPS is threatening vote-by-mail programs and also is threatening the delivery...

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Gloria Pan

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MomsVote

08/18/20

The 2020 General Election is going to be an important one and we are doing our part to share as much relevant information to help you with early voting. The process to request an early ballot may be a multi-step process depending on your state’s requirements. Stick with it and exercise your right...

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Lucrecer Braxton

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MomsVote

08/18/20

UPDATE : I have an exciting update for you on the note below: we’ve reached our NEXT goal and TWO MILLION handwritten voting reminder postcards will be sent to women and moms! We urgently need you! Here are two quick ways to get involved: 1. If you haven’t donated yet and you would like to support...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

08/13/20

Last week, we saw the deadline to extend key unemployment benefits expire and the week before that our families lost the protection of the federal eviction moratorium . Our families are hurting in this COVID economy, yet U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republicans in the Senate...

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Elyssa Schmier

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

08/12/20

It’s a back to school season like none we have ever experienced before. Instead of reviewing school supply lists, we’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty and scrambling to figure out what to do if (!?!?) or when (!?!?) our schools and child care centers reopen. This year the supplies that we need...

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Taylor Austin

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

08/11/20

Kansas mom, Kaylee, just about summed up the crisis families are facing with child care with MomsRising: “It sucks. I'm afraid to send them to a grandparent, but also afraid to send them to a [formal child care] situation where we don't know the risks of them bringing home COVID to those same...

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Jeannina Perez

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

08/11/20

Before the coronavirus forced me out-of-work, I had been a bartender at Philips Famous Seafood at CLT Airport in Charlotte, NC for 3 years. I loved my job and hope to return as soon as it becomes safe. But the hospitality industry may not recover for years — and my family needs to eat now. When my...

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Britney Andrews

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MomsVote

08/10/20

Not only is our country facing unprecedented public health and economic crises, but our democracy is in crisis, too. We have seen the devastating effect of voters forced to choose between their health and their vote in the Wisconsin and Georgia primaries, where thousands of voters had to wait in...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration

08/07/20

ICYMI: The MomsRising community continued to raise our voices for justice and economic security for families hurt by the COVID-19 crisis this week. Check out these three important items that you loved, shared or might have missed for the week ending Aug. 7, 2020. BLOG: Mitch better have my money...

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