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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration MomsVote

June 21, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions from the past week, featuring hot items around defending health care, gun safety, family separation, and more. We also still eager for your input on which issues are most important for you so we can create our "Mom Platform" as we head into the next...

Karen Showalter

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Childcare & Early Education MomsVote

June 21, 2019

Check out the best from the blog in the past week: a single mom speaks out; Marian Wright Edelman lifts up another hero for children's rights; and we share a great action opportunity for you!

Anita Sarah Jackson

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Family Economic Security MomsVote

June 17, 2019

I am a single mother to a teenage boy, and I relocated from the east coast to the west coast due to a great business opportunity. Unfortunately once we relocated we experienced a series of unfortunate events. Our new apartment fell through, there was a rain storm that flooded our storage unit and...

Va’rai Unique

Gun Safety MomsVote Paid Family Leave

June 14, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions from the past week, featuring hot items around defending equal pay, pregnant workers, and gun violence. We also need your input on which issues are most important for you so we can create our "Mom Platform" as we head into the next presidential...

Karen Showalter

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MomsVote

June 11, 2019

You know. Moms know. I know. We all know what’s happening in our families, our lives, and our communities. We know the truth about dealing with our healthcare system, about the cost of childcare, about what it takes to raise a family. The candidates for President need to know our truth too. It’s...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave

May 30, 2019

Happy spring! May has been an amazing month for our movement, from the joy and honor/memorial messages we shared with each other on Mother’s Day, to the legislative progress we celebrated on paid family and medical leave and maternal health. We also stood up and spoke out to protect our rights and...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote

May 22, 2019

Having a child always seemed overwhelming even though I have worked in education throughout my career. I was terrified to bring a black child into this world, knowing how hard it would be for them. However, when your father dies and mother suffers a stroke, your priorities change. I was blessed to...

Angela Andrews

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

May 9, 2019

Every mom remembers the day she held her little one(s) for the first time – a moment of both great joy and some anxiety about the uncertainty the future may bring. I became a mother (and father) to a beautiful baby girl – Rosita in September of 2009. Like many moms, before I knew it, I found myself...

Lizette Escobedo

Gun Safety MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

May 8, 2019

On the #radiopodcast this week we cover what’s happening with asylum protections for children and hear early reports on the Presidential race from New Hampshire and more on policies that are rising. We'll also give you the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association and discuss...

Amber Dorsey

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MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

May 8, 2019

The 2018 election swept a record number of women into elected office, but that would never have happened without a massive spike in women candidates , many of whom said they were driven to run because of the Trump presidency. Well, Trump is still President. And even with 102 women now serving in...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner