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02/15/18

I write this through waves of tears. Florida is my home, Floridians are my people. This morning, my heart is again burning with pain and anger over a mass shooting that has devastated families and an entire community in my state. This time, it was at a high school. A high school. As a mother, the...

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Sili Recio

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

02/15/18

If I don’t make it I love you and I appreciate everything you did for me --Text message sent from a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida to her mother December 2017 marked the fifth anniversary of the indescribably horrible mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary...

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Marian Wright Edelman

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02/14/18

Actually happening: some in Congress are trying to dismantle the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities at work, in school, in public places, and more. It's true. HR 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act - is moving through the U.S. House...

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Karen Showalter

Food! Politics & Policy

02/13/18

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Karen Showalter

Environmental Health Food!

02/13/18

On Thursday, The Atlantic is hosting a livestreamed event called "Harvest: Transforming the Food We Eat". It looks to be a fascinating discussion of new food technologies, including making meat without animals and other cutting-edge ideas. And don't get me wrong, I have loved The Atlantic ever...

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Caroline Cox

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Realistic & Fair Wages

02/13/18

"We are strong, and no one can tell us we are wrong...about the wage gap." Ok, I know that's not how the classic Pat Benatar song goes, but what better way to inspire action than with a power ballad? Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I need your help to send a special message to lawmakers in Olympia...

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Maggie Humphreys

Food!

02/12/18

/*--> */ February is American Heart Month and it is a great time to chat about heart health. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women. Each year, 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke. Latina women are at a particularly higher rate for heart disease. According to the American...

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Diana Limongi

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Paid Family Leave

02/12/18

Because of you and MomsRising members like you, earlier this week, New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich announced his support for the FAMILY Act and signed on as a co-sponsor! → Please sign our card to Sen. Heinrich, thanking him for supporting New Mexico families! New Mexico MomsRising members were...

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Erin Bennett Leighton

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

02/09/18

With jobless rates at multi-year lows in the United States and many other countries, finding talent is becoming a bigger task. Overall employment is expected to grow year on year at 0.7% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the prior decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics . For the country...

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To-wen Tseng

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Paid Family Leave

02/09/18

Happy weekend! We hope you have some time to recharge before the start of a new week. We're making it easy to catch up on all of the top actions from the last week, with our latest #5Actions round up! As always, please forward and share with family and friends, too! 1. Don't Let the Dinosaurs Win...

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Karen Showalter