Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

January 10, 2024

Lurie Daniel Favors, activist, author, and attorney has a long-standing commitment to racial and social justice. She currently serves as Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College in New York. Catch the Lurie Daniel Favors Show live Monday - Friday 10 AM ET...

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

December 20, 2023

Our Top Ten Wins of 2023 are wrapped, mapped, and ready to show the power of MOMS! You can read the full list of our 2023 top ten wins together with you below. Spotify Graphic 1 New 1.jpg All told, against weighty odds, we were able to win big legislative battles, move mom voters, shift the...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Breastfeeding

August 1, 2023

This National Breastfeeding Month we are celebrating!!! This year's theme is - This is Our Why. Our why - Supporting public policies that support pregnant and lactating families. And this year pregnant and pumping workers have new rights in the workplace. This is HUGE!! Gone are the days of...

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding

July 1, 2023

On June 27, the White House hosted a celebration of two historic laws signed by President Biden—the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. These victories are very personal to me, and it was my great pleasure to share my story at the event. I have been advocating for...

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To-wen Tseng

PHOTO of MomsRising for Immigrant Women and Families poster at San Antonio Event

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising

February 1, 2023

Todos queremos lo mismo, un lugar seguro donde nuestras familias puedan vivir y prosperar. Eso es exactamente los que buscan los padres de familia que llegan a nuestra frontera a pedir asilo. Todos queremos proteger la vida y la salud de nuestros hijos. Para algunos padres de familia esto requiere...

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Xochitl Oseguera

Breastfeeding Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

September 15, 2022

Ahora que los niños han estrenado las mochilas y han empezado un nuevo año escolar, ¡MamásConPoder también tiene algo que estrenar! Este mes comenzamos una nueva serie de artículos de blog "Poderosas Rising" que ayudarán a informar a nuestra comunidad de todas las maneras en que estamos en el medio amplificando los asuntos más críticos que enfrentan las mujeres, las madres y las familias.

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Selina Maldonado

Breastfeeding

August 25, 2022

Every August, the lactation community joins together to celebrate and uplift this natural (and sometimes incredibly hard) journey of infant feeding. The month is kicked off with a World Breastfeeding Week Celebration and and follows with weekly celebrations centering historically underrepresented...

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Selina Maldonado

Sometimes we as moms don’t realize just how important our role is – the seriousness of keeping another mammal alive.

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

August 17, 2022

I live (and work) with a herd of animals – horses, dogs, chickens and more. I spend long hours with them, learning their way of life, their state of being, and their patterns in relationships – including motherhood. In June, we welcomed a beautiful litter of six healthy Border Collie pups. (That...

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Beth Anstandig

Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice

July 6, 2022

Summer is in full swing – and the fight for our rights is still very much on. So while you soak in some sun, we ask that you take these quick health and justice related actions: We must ensure everyone who needs abortion care has access to this care, that healthcare remains affordable and prices...

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Selina Maldonado

We Are MomsRising

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

June 30, 2022

Being a parent is a selfless act. For many, advocacy is reimagined here. The dreams of a brighter future for our children and communities is our motivation. Our Washington state Fellows of 2022-2023 encompass selflessness, determination, and vulnerability as they step more deeply into the shared...

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