Join us in Olympia for a joyful mini-rally for the whole family! Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 12pm
We’re planning some fun, joyful action outside the Washington State Capitol Building in the name of protecting child care and early learning from unfair budget cuts – and we hope you can join us!
RSVP here now so we know how many kids’ superhero capes, posters and snacks to order!
WHEN: Wednesday, February 18th at 12pm - 1:30pm
WHERE: The “Territorial Sundial” outside the Washington State Capitol in Olympia
MomsRising, families, and caring adults of all ages will be there to unroll a GIANT receipt to show our legislators just how much child care is already breaking our family budgets – and that we can't afford to absorb the $322 million in additional cuts to child care and early learning that they are considering this session, as proposed by Governor Ferguson!
We will have signs, superhero capes, snacks, and lots of fun to go around.
What's happening in our state legislature that calls for action? Well, Washington lawmakers are considering budget cuts that would roll back decades of progress on child care, making it harder for ALL families to afford child care, whether you receive a subsidy or not.
Meanwhile, our families are already squeezing everything we can out of our household budgets while we weather the affordability crisis on all levels.
Taken altogether, the Governor and state legislators are considering a budget measure that would amount to early learning shouldering 40% of the budget cuts when early learning takes up just 1% of our total state budget!
Not on our watch! So, here’s the plan: During our lawmakers' lunch break, when they typically walk past the "Territorial Sundial" outside the capitol, we'll be there with child care receipts (and family joy) to ensure they know families are watching and will be devastated by unfair cuts to child care and early learning!
Families like yours and mine have the receipts: the cost for child care is too damn high and we need our state to protect investments in child care, not make deep cuts into the budgets of real, hardworking families across our state.
RSVP here now so we know how many kids’ superhero capes, posters and snacks to order!
Thank you for all that you do!
In solidarity,
Sara and the entire MomsRising team
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