Immigration

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Maternal Justice

September 21, 2018

Happy Friday! We're back with this week's list of top actions, and it is robust. As fall and school kick into high gear, so does our work! From telling Congress *no* to more tax breaks for big corporations, to demanding banks stop funding for-profit prison and detention corporations, we've got work...

Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Social & Emotional Development

September 20, 2018

Many parents worry that cyberbullying, trolls, and rude behavior have taken over the internet. While it may seem that the online world has worn away our empathy, many studies show that kids and teens develop strong, supportive online bonds both with known friends and those they've met online. And...

Caroline Knorr

Immigration

September 19, 2018

Every child deserves to be tucked into a safe bed to sleep. But for-profit prison and detention corporations are profiting off taking parents away from children and putting families behind bars. It’s time for Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase to stop financing Geo Group and and CoreCivic, two of the...

Xochitl Oseguera

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Immigration MomsVote

September 14, 2018

This week all of our thoughts are with those in the path of Hurricane Florence. Many of our MomsRising staff and members are in the path of the storm, and we know first-hand how intense the experience can be. We are thinking of you today. Please see this week's list of top actions below, including...

Karen Showalter

Quick Action!

Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

September 13, 2018

As I sit in my home here in Raleigh, NC awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Florence, I have an overwhelming and anxious feeling about all of the unknowns yet to come. We know there will be a huge amount of rain, wind, and downed trees, but we don’t know yet whether the impact will be a couple days...

Felicia Burnett

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Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

September 12, 2018

With Hurricane Florence on our doorstep, we’ve learned that t he Trump administration has diverted $10 million from FEMA ‘response and recovery’ to spend on ICE incarceration . This diversion of precious funding from disaster relief in order to pay for the separation and incarceration of families...

Khadija Gurnah

Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Radio

September 4, 2018

On the radio show this week we talk about how we can work to end mass shootings, stop 3D guns, and deal with the ridiculous idea of arming teachers; we also cover tips for getting the support you need when you become pregnant and a mom; the latest in the fight for fair treatment of all immigrant...

MomsRising

Breastfeeding Food! Gun Safety Immigration

August 31, 2018

We hope you have some time to relax and recharge this holiday weekend, before September kicks into full gear. This week's list of top actions includes sharing why you can't wait to vote, speaking out for SNAP, celebrating breastfeeding, and sharing thoughts on going back to school. Please make sure...

Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Social & Emotional Development

August 27, 2018

On the #radio show this week we cover the new “As You Are” campaign; the Kavanaugh nomination to the US Supreme Court and what's at stake for women; the latest on the #FamiliesBelongTogether fight; and how to help revolutionize education and end the school to prison pipeline. *Special guests on the...

MomsRising

Environmental Health Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration

August 24, 2018

Children are already back to school in many parts of the country... wow! Summer has flown by. It's a busy time of year, so we'll get right to the point: We need all hands on deck to fight the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, oppose guns in schools, demand Congress do...

Karen Showalter