Maternal Justice

A protest poster that says 'I am not free while any woman is unfree'

September 17, 2020

I’m sitting here in tears of outrage reading the whistleblower report from an ICE detention facility: This brave nurse is exposing not just the appalling medical neglect by ICE at this facility, but that an “ inordinate amount of hysterectomies are taking place .” In a report by The Intercept, “...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote

September 17, 2020

ICYMI: It's six weeks until Election Day, and the MomsRising movement is more engaged than ever in defending families, rising for women and getting out the vote, and the posts you liked, loved and shared shows it! Check out this hot MomsRising content for the week ending Sept. 18., 2020. 1...

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Kerri Karvetski

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September 15, 2020

To mother is to transform. Each and every day moms are shaping a more just future for us all through small and big acts alike -- whether it’s helping a tantruming toddler understand their feelings or advocating for their community with elected leaders, moms have superpowers that move us all forward...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

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September 15, 2020

Ser madre significa transformar. Todos los días las mamás crean un futuro más justo para todos nosotros a través de pequeñas y grandes acciones por igual –ya sea ayudando a un infante que está en medio de una pataleta a comprender sus sentimientos o abogando por su comunidad ante sus líderes...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice MomsVote

September 13, 2020

Thank you again for reviewing the top actions for this week with us to amplify momentum toward change. We have 5 easy ways that you can power up, including: Helping to get out the vote in November, sharing why you’re voting with your friends on social media, getting a Moms Vote face mask, and also...

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Sue Anne Reed

Health Care Maternal Justice

August 28, 2020

Most of the women and families navigating pregnancy and the pandemic were pregnant before shelter ins and restrictions began. And while there were memes sprinkled all across social media about a baby boom ringing in 2021, there was significant truth lying beneath that joke.

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Lisa Quattlebaum (Tall Poppies + Co. and The Homesteadista)

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

July 2, 2020

All policies addressing this pandemic should center the growing racial disparity in COVID-19 morbidity throughout each issue area. Shocking new data has emerged that show African Americans, Latinx, and Native American people are dying at rates markedly higher than white Americans. Our elected leaders must develop and implement health equity interventions across all components of coronavirus response legislation, collect national health outcomes data by race, and ensure that all new policies urgently address these racial and ethnic disparities.

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Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

July 1, 2020

We are living in extraordinary times. Nationwide mobilizations in the aftermath of too many police killings have renewed an important conversation about police accountability and the role police play in our lives. Even further this conversation has called into question the role police play in the...

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Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

July 1, 2020

Elijah McClain -- a young Black man who loved animals, a violinist, a highly regarded massage therapist, and a person beloved by his community -- was simply walking home from the store after buying iced tea when police officers in Aurora, Colorado detained and murdered him nearly a year ago. The...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

July 1, 2020

Being pregnant and giving birth can be scary and raise lots of questions even in the best of times. At MomsRising, we’ve heard your concerns as you navigate this uncertain moment and your desire to make sure expecting families and providers are on the same page when it comes to ensuring positive...

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