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June 9, 2020

UPDATE: Last week, thanks to the actions taken by people across the country -- including MomsRising supporters like you-- Louisville’s Metro Council voted unanimously to pass Breonna's Law. The bill was rightfully named in honor of Breonna Taylor, an award-winning EMT, essential worker, and...

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Beatriz Beckford

Politics & Policy

June 5, 2020

Last week, a man was murdered. He was murdered by the State, by those whose job it is to “protect and serve.” He was murdered because they suspected him of something. Anything. Everything. I watched that video play again and again. In it, I saw someone’s child, one who could have been my own. This...

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Jamila Perritt

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety MomsRising Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

June 5, 2020

ICYMI: Here are 5 worth-your-time posts that the MomsRising community liked, shared and viewed for the week ending Friday, June 5, 2020. 1. BLOG: Justice for George Floyd We grieve, we’re angry, and we cannot stop holding leaders accountable. justice for George.jpg 2. BLOG: Ten Tips for Teaching...

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Kerri Karvetski

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June 3, 2020

On Monday, moms across America were appalled, disheartened, aghast, stunned, unnerved, outraged, dumbfounded… (all the words!!) when law enforcement officers were ordered to deploy tear gas and shoot rubber bullets on peaceful protestors who were standing against police brutality while assembling...

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MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 29, 2020

We are grieving that George Floyd was killed by four police officers earlier this week. A father and a son, George worked security at a restaurant, where fellow employees say he was loved by all. "Knowing my brother is to love my brother," George's brother Philonise told CNN earlier this week...

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Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 15, 2020

This was a tough Mother’s Day. Not just because of the pandemic. We were also all thinking of Ahmaud Arbery’s mother Wanda, who was grieving the loss of her son at the hands of two men who literally hunted down and killed him while he was jogging. Just last week — ELEVEN WEEKS LATER — Gregory and...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 14, 2020

No matter where we come from, or what our color, all of us should be able to access health care when we get sick. Now more than ever, the COVID-19 crisis has shown us that our health depends on the person next to us, and the person next to them. Ensuring that we all can access health care is how we...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

May 8, 2020

Cada mamá recuerda el día que sostuvo a su(s) pequeño/a(s) por primera vez, un momento lleno de alegría y cierta ansiedad por lo que el futuro pueda traer. Me convertí en madre (y en padre) de una hermosa niña, Rosita, en septiembre de 2009. Al igual que muchas otras mamás, antes de darme cuenta,...

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Lizette Escobedo

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

May 8, 2020

This Mother’s Day, America’s moms are demanding that lawmakers listen to our concerns and priorities, and address them now.

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

May 8, 2020

As Mother’s Day approaches, this year feels different. In a time of coronavirus, we need more than flowers and a day off. We need more than traditional self-care. We need recognition, deep and lasting recognition, that the work we do as caregivers is invaluable. We need recognition from society as...

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