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Top Actions of the Past Week: Friday, May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024
Speak up for the immigrants who died building the Baltimore Key Bridge! There is no clearer indicator than the horrific Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, from earlier this year, to highlight the blood and sweat immigrants are giving every day to this country. Meanwhile, some of our...
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Sue Anne Reed
Maternal Justice

On World Maternal Mental Health Day We Demand Our Reproductive Freedoms

May 1, 2024
My son was barely three months old, and I was in the midst of feeling depressed, when I thought I was once again pregnant. My feelings of depression were now mixed with near panic at the thought of possibly being pregnant again. Although I had never had an abortion in my life I knew that if I was...
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Gina Arias
Childcare & Early Education

Child Care is a Mess: Is anyone listening to moms?

April 30, 2024
A few weeks ago, my nail artist came back to work from maternity leave. I was so excited to have my nails done for the first time in months but that excitement was drained away when she told me her child care problem. Shanna, my nail artist who prefers not to use her last name, asked me if I had...
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To-wen Tseng
MomsRising MomsRising Near You

A Love Letter to Our Volunteers

April 26, 2024
Dear MomsRising Volunteer, It’s National Volunteer Week, and MomsRising is appreciating – raising a glass to, applauding, sending huge waves of love to – YOU! Thank you for being a member of our amazing, powerful, and inspiring community of more than a million moms and caregivers who make...
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Health Care

Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the Medicaid gap!

April 15, 2024
Everyone—regardless of race, class, or zip code—deserves to have health care coverage. Everyone. Yet, there are still 10 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 1.6 million people in a Medicaid “gap” and uninsured. Quick signature:...
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Felicia Burnett
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Top Actions of the Past Week Friday, April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024
Check Out Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide! With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's time to celebrate the incredible force that is “Mom Power.” Whether you’re celebrating your mom, partner, sister, friend, or any mom figure in your life, there's no denying how special and important they are - and...
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Sue Anne Reed
Podcast

Breaking Through: The Latest in the US Supreme Court, Health Equity, & More

April 1, 2024
On the radio show this week we cover the latest in the attack from far right extremists on access to abortion, birth control, IVF, and why access to mifepristone is being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court; then we cover health equity, healthcare coverage, and a new report, Lowering Costs for Black Americans: How the Inflation Reduction Act Makes Health Care and Prescription Drugs More Affordable ; after that we dive into culture change and how laughter can change minds and public policy; and we close the show hearing the latest from Color of Change, how you can get involved, and why your voice is needed right now more than ever.
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Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

PTO Act - Time Off Workers Deserve

March 26, 2024
Almost 27 million Americans in the private sector do not have access to annual paid vacation leave, and members of Congress have the solution. U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced the Protected Time Off (...
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Namatie Mansaray