Budget Priorities & Democracy; National Childcare Solutions; Censorship in National Parks; Advancing Paid Family/Medical Leave
On the Radio Show This Week
- We delve into federal budget priorities, discussing we’re all needed to make democracy still work despite the economic squeeze families face.
- After that, we look at the National Childcare Convention, exploring solutions to the ongoing childcare crisis.
- Following that segment, we highlight the importance of protecting our national parks from censorship and other threats.
- Finally, we close the show with an update on efforts to make paid family and medical leave a reality for all.
Watch & Listen
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Episode Chapters
- Democracy & Budget Priorities w/ Valeria Carranza
- National Childcare Convention w/ Jennifer Wells
- Censorship in National Parks w/ Melissa Dalley
- Advancing Paid Family/Medical Leave w/ Dawn Huckelbridge
Special Guests
- Valeria Carranza — Senior Director, Government Relations, MomsRising
- Jennifer Wells — Director of Care Economy, Community Change Action
- Melissa Dalley — Volunteer Organizer, America433+ and Resistance Rangers
- Dawn Huckelbridge — Director, Paid Leave for All
Segments & Quotes
Democracy & Budget Priorities w/Valeria Carranza ()
“That's why I love policy and legislation. It's the possibility that good, impactful legislation can be meaningful for so many families like mine. I grew up with the understanding that families can work incredibly hard and still need a little help from the systems around them. That's exactly what we can do through our advocacy — especially right now more than ever — to make sure that the decisions that Congress makes about where we spend our money actually positively affect moms and families.”
— Valeria Carranza, Senior Director, Government Relations, MomsRising
National Childcare Convention w/Jennifer Wells ()
“The care economy is the heart of our economy. Without care, folks cannot go out and actually do their jobs. Before this nation was even started, it was rooted in care, but it was rooted in a very tragic and traumatic way that extracted care from Black and Brown communities and Immigrant and Indigenous communities. Our work is to right the wrong. Our work is to bring folks to the front that have long deserved to be in the front.”
— Jennifer Wells, Director of Care Economy, Community Change Action
Censorship in National Parks w/Melissa Dalley ()
“Wherever you are, there is a National Park site near you, and it is being affected by the staffing cuts, censorship, and a general attack on the National Park Services. The research that the National Park Service does is the gold standard for historical and natural scholarship. It is crazy to change these things — because of a couple of political appointees and on a political whim — which are established scientific and historic facts. But that is the very visible tip of the iceberg.”
— Melissa Dalley, Volunteer Organizer, America433+ and Resistance Rangers
Advancing Paid Family/Medical Leave w/Dawn Huckelbridge ()
“We talk about paid family and medical leave in terms of health and the economy, but it's also about having dignity and freedom over your time. We should be able to control the trajectory of our lives, whether we're caring for a new child or we're getting a promotion at work. It's about opportunity and how much of that we get in our lives.”
— Dawn Huckelbridge, Director, Paid Leave for All
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