Realistic & Fair Wages

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

May 20, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's spending work, disaster aid on the horizon, a victory for LGBTQ Americans, attacks on immigrants, the poor, and workers, and more.

Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

May 3, 2019

Happy Friday and Happy Spring! We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions, featuring ways to speak out for affordable and high-quality childcare and equal pay, and against police brutality and family incarceration. Mother's Day is also coming up, and we're sharing an easy way to fuel our...

Karen Showalter

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

May 2, 2019

How your donation is making a difference Spring has sprung and this April has been as full of progress as it has been of wildflowers! From advancing equal pay in Washington, to moving the needle on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, to amplifying the second annual national Black Maternal Health...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care MomsVote Paid Family Leave Radio Realistic & Fair Wages

April 29, 2019

We're back with an all new podcast this week where we cover winning fair pay in the states (and how you can make your state a winning state) with our own Washington State MomsForce Director, Maggie Humphreys. Dana Bye Campaign Director of Tax march joins us to examine #TrumpsTaxScam and how we can...

Amber Dorsey

Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

April 26, 2019

Happy Friday and Happy Spring. This is a busy time of year, full of school breaks, holidays and the warm momentum that is spring-turning-slowly-to-summer. It's a busy time in Washington, too, with many of our top issues hurtling forward, or at the center of heated debate. So now is not a time to...

Karen Showalter

Red Alert!

MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

April 18, 2019

It's coming down to the wire for the Working Families Tax Credit and the Washington State Legislature needs to hear from you. With just two weeks left, time is running out to keep the Working Families Tax Credit part of the conversation in budget negotiations. Click here to send a quick email to...

Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 15, 2019

MomsRising, together with the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, organized the following sign-on letter for gender justice organizations in support of the Working Families Tax Credit. You can take action in support of the Working Families Tax Credit by sending your state...

Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

April 5, 2019

Happy Friday! Hot off the presses: Our latest list of top actions from the past week on everything from diapers to gun safety. We urgently need your support. Please scroll through and make sure you've added your voice to all. Then be sure to share with friends and family, too. Thank you! => 1...

Karen Showalter

Take Action!

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 4, 2019

Much like a post-sugar rush play area at daycare, the Washington tax code is a mess. But moms and parents know exactly how to take care of a mess: they call for clean-up time. Click here to send a quick message to your state lawmakers in Olympia urging them to clean up our tax code! The Washington...

Maggie Humphreys

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

March 29, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top actions, ready for you to sign and share. This is a busy time for lawmakers, as new bills and budgets are being proposed and voted on at the federal and state levels. We must remain vigilant and speak out about the proposals that help families and our economy...

Karen Showalter