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DC/VA/MD: Join us on April 10th!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

04/05/19

This is HUGE! And we want YOU to celebrate with us. We are bringing a mom, Julie, from Arizona to tell her story at a press conference and we want YOU and YOUR KIDS to literally back her up! You will be standing alongside Julie and the Senators at the press conference. Afterward, we'll deliver stories and letters from moms around the country to the key Senators who haven't co-sponsored the bill yet, giving them essential info on how working family tax credits are important to families leading up to Tax Day.

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Abbie Gately

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

04/05/19

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...

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Karen Showalter

Politics & Policy

04/05/19

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently took the strong step of declaring a moratorium on the death penalty in California, saying: “Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can’t afford...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

04/04/19

Last month, for perhaps the first time in history, a congressional briefing featuring indigenous women leaders discussing Native Americans and Maternal Health was held in the halls of Congress. This groundbreaking event was hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the U.S. Human Rights...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Take Action!

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

04/04/19

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...

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Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

04/03/19

Since the Internet has become the go-to source for entertainment, socializing, news, information, and more, we rarely think about how it actually works. But the essential sites you visit every day or find through search engines such as Google and Yahoo are actually only a fraction of the total Web...

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Caroline Knorr

Childcare & Early Education

04/03/19

Queremos invitar a Raleigh a bebés, niños, padres, educadores de la primera infancia y a otros defensores de la educación temprana para crear consciencia sobre lo que necesitan los bebés, niños y familias de Carolina del Norte para prosperar. ¡Nos vamos a divertir mucho! Tendremos una hora del...

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Linda Stone

Superhero kids advocating for family-friendly policies and programs

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

04/02/19

Eastern Washington MomsRising members gathered last week for two incredibly powerful Play-Ins in Pasco and Spokane in partnership with Child Care Aware of WA and Community Minded Enterprises . The events were focused on the early supports families need to thrive. MomsRising shared information about...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Maternal Justice

04/02/19

In this month's #MaternalJustice tweetchat, we join with partners on Twitter discussing Supporting Doula Care in our States. #MaternalJustice 3.25.19

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Tasmiha Khan

Paid Family Leave

04/02/19

¡¡¡BUENAS NOTICIAS!!! ¡La Cámara de Representantes APROBÓ la Ley de Equidad Salarial justo a tiempo para hoy que es el Día de Igualdad Salarial! >>> Ahora necesitamos la aprobación del Senado de EE. UU. para alcanzar igualdad salarial! Diles a tus senadores que copatrocinen y apoyen la Ley...

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Linda Stone