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Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

04/27/18

Whether or not you smoke cigarettes or support legalizing marijuana, you probably don't want your kids lighting up. But the rise of e-cigs , vaporizers like the Juul , and decriminalized pot may make your standard anti-smoking arguments -- "it causes cancer," "it's illegal" -- feel a little shaky...

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Caroline Knorr

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

04/27/18

Hacking breast pumps AND talking public policy solutions to support breastfeeding moms!?!? I am looking forward to this weekend's Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon & Paid Family Leave Policy Summit !! I'll be surrounded by moms, babes, engineers, advocates, and innovators all working to...

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Tina Sherman

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Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy Podcast

04/27/18

Join us on the radio show this week! Listen in as we cover the Farm Bill and SNAP; the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon at MIT: how to talk across political differences; and the best tips for organizing. *Special guests include: Ellen Vollinger, FRAC, @fractweets , @emv52 ; Catherine D'...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Social & Emotional Development

04/27/18

We want to tell the truth, because we believe in truth and reconciliation but we know that truth and reconciliation are sequential. We can’t get to where we’re trying to go if we don’t tell the truth first. --Bryan Stevenson On April 26 I was deeply honored to participate in the opening summit of...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/27/18

For the rich and corporations, working more means investing their money. For the poor, it means increasing hours of work.

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Debbie Weinstein

Health Care Social & Emotional Development

04/26/18

I don’t know about you, but I can tell when my kids haven’t had enough physical activity during the school day. It shows up in ways like bouncing off the walls because they have energy to burn, difficulty focusing because they haven’t moved enough, or being cranky or tired because they had to try...

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Beth Messersmith

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/26/18

Calling all Durham parents and caregivers of kids 0-8: we need your opinion! What’s been your experience with preschool or other childcare arrangements? What would your preferences be for early care and education for your children? We want to know! Can you quickly share your thoughts? These are...

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Beth Messersmith

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Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Podcast

04/24/18

This week we're taking it back, (not so) way back, on the #RisersRadio show! We're revisiting a popular, and timely, radio show, Reaching for Equity, Equality and Justice. On this show we cover the latest in the fight for fair treatment of all immigrant families; we hear how some countries have...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Gun Safety

04/24/18

In the wake of the Waffle House shooting, take action to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines for good.

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Gloria Pan

Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

04/23/18

From April 11-13, I, along with a few other MomRising staff, attended the Advancing Justice conference in Washington DC. The conference is run by Asian Americans Advancing Justice , a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocating for civil rights, providing legal...

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