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MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

May 29, 2019

Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able to sit down) because of loopholes in the 35 year old Pregnancy...

Sara Alcid

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

March 11, 2019

I can barely contain my excitement! Last Thursday, the CO FAMLI Act (Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act) was introduced in the Colorado State Senate as SB19-188. After 5 years of this bill being introduced and discussed, this could FINALLY be the year it passes! But we can’t take anything for...

Erin Bennett Leighton

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MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

March 5, 2019

This is huge. Just last week, the Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor! [1] Next, the bill is headed to a floor vote, where it could pass the House of Representatives. And it can’t pass a moment too soon! Why not a moment too soon? Because TODAY is a...

Sara Alcid

Equal Pay Now!

MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

March 4, 2019

As the former Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum , current board member of MomsRising, and most importantly, being a mom to two incredible daughters myself, fighting for equitable treatment of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls is my lifelong...

Miriam Yeung

Paid Leave for CO!

MomsRising Paid Family Leave

January 25, 2019

Are you looking for a way to make sure your voice is heard when it comes to important issues being discussed at the Colorado State Capitol, but you don’t live in Denver? Well if so, you’re in luck -- we’re coming to YOU! MomsRising and Good Business Colorado would like to invite you to be an...

Erin Bennett Leighton

#MomsVote!

MomsRising MomsRising Near You MomsVote

October 4, 2018

Forget Wonder Woman’s lasso, ignore Black Widow’s fighting skills, and never mind Storm’s ability to control lightning… it’s time to talk about YOUR super powers. You might be thinking, "Who, me?!" Yes: YOU! You have secret super powers to turn out the vote! Click here to activate them! ***It turns...

Sara Alcid

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[photo of 3 children, 2 adults crossing street with text: Back-to-School for Maryland With Earned Sick Days (FINALLY!)]

Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

August 31, 2018

The pencils are purchased and lunch boxes are ready to be packed! It’s back-to-school time in Maryland! This year, kids and families across Maryland are returning to school with something extra exciting: EARNED SICK DAYS!!! That’s right, this is the first back-to-school season since we passed the...

Ruth Martin

Fight Climate Change!

Environmental Health MomsRising MomsVote

August 22, 2018

“The air is literally unsafe to breathe . I've had a pounding headache for two weeks straight. My four year old has had a sore throat, constant cough, and and is wondering why he hasn't been able to play outside in a week. My one year old keeps sneezing and trying to play with the *three* new air...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

MomsRising

November 13, 2019

When moms rise, BIG things happen. Like igniting democracy! In fact, for the recent elections last week, MomsRising members like you generated a MASSIVE amount of get-out-the-vote energy — by sending thousands upon thousands of hand-written voter postcards to infrequent mom voters, by making...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care MomsRising MomsVote Radio

October 29, 2019

This week on an all new #BreakingThrough we are LIVE and direct from Washington, D.C. !! We’re discussing BIG ideas for big solutions to help move our nation forward. We’ll also be discussing what’s going on in regard to healthcare and learn about some new organizing strategies. *Special guests...