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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

Paid leave is a racial justice issue

January 13, 2020
Since 2013, Families of Color Seattle has worked to build a loving community for Black, Brown, and Indigenous families in Seattle. Our work has connected 3,000+ families through parent affinity groups, workshops, community events, and more. As an organization dedicated to supporting families of...
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Christine Tang
Health Care

Surviving After a Stillbirth

January 13, 2020
In July 2011, we faced every expectant parents’ worst nightmare when when we learned that our unborn daughter had died. From the moment that I found out that Autumn was stillborn, my life drastically veered off course. I have since spent the past eight years trying to find my way back on track. I’...
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Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya
Politics & Policy

Thank You Dyslexia Moms: Now Can We Get Some Back Up?

January 4, 2020
This new year, I raise my glass to dyslexia moms everywhere. L ike many parts of parenting —moms are often expected to take the lead. # 10millionmoms . Reporters from Emily Hanford of APM to Stephen Sawchuck of Ed Week to linguists and reading and curriculum experts like Lyn Stone and Karen Vaites...
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Tara Sarathy
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MomsRising MomsVote

Hello 2020: Here comes MomsRising Together!

January 4, 2020
Happy New Year! Thank you for being a part of this joyful, kind, winning, and powerful MomsRising movement. As 2019 came to a close, hundreds and hundreds of donors from every corner of our nation stepped up with contributions, helping us raise many thousands of dollars to power up MOMentum in 2020...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration MomsVote

2019 Year In Review: MOMentum Wins!

December 15, 2019
From start to finish, 2019 has been a year of rip-roaring, unstoppable, joyful MOMentum! Just to name a few of the major wins we accomplished together this year: MomsRising leads a coalition that won commitments from major national and regional banks to quit financing private prisons, including the...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
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Family Economic Security MomsRising

[VIDEO] YOU Are Our Superpower!

December 26, 2019
Like a flame, passion needs fuel to keep burning. At MomsRising, we are on FIRE about opening avenues for women, moms, and families to rise! For over 10 years, we’ve been on the front lines making progress on the issues that matter most to America’s families — healthcare, gun safety, fair pay,...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Childcare & Early Education Food! Health Care

LAST #5Actions of 2019!

December 26, 2019
It has been an historic week. Thank you to all who joined our call demanding that the U.S. Congress protect our elections and our democracy by holding President Trump accountable for his abuse of power and his undeniable obstruction of the congressional investigation. Read our press release on...
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Karen Showalter
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Immigration

We’re all in for immigrant justice. Join us.

December 24, 2019
This year we dealt a big blow to the private prison industry — and we couldn’t have done it without MomsRising supporters like you. Working with the powerful Families Belong Together coalition, the MomsRising community won the commitment of Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America,...
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Donna Norton