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It's time to close the Wage Gap for Black Women.

July 10, 2025
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Join in on the action by calling on Congress and the Trump Administration to pass policies that close the wage gap! Right now, Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and are among the most educated groups! ( Yet we are largely...
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Announcing our 2025-2026 Washington State MomsForce Fellows || Anunciamos a nuestro Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026

July 7, 2025
MomsRising and MamásConPoder are thrilled to announce our sixth cohort of Washington State MomsForce fellows. // MomsRising y MamásConPoder estamos encantados de anunciar nuestro sexto cohorte del Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington.
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WHAT just happened in DC? Health Care, Child Care, Taxes, and Paid Family & Medical Leave

July 7, 2025
On the radio show this week, we cover the negative repercussions from gutting healthcare through the passage of the Trump and Republican leadership’s recent reconciliation bill; we cover what happened in Washington DC this last week and how it impacts you; we dive into Black Women’s Equal Pay Day;...
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Stopping the Big Budget Betrayal Bill: Fighting for Families, the Economy, and Medicaid

June 30, 2025
DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week, we highlight a buzzing bee activation at the US Capitol where parents and kids protested the "Big Bad Betrayal Bill," a Republican budget proposal which could kick 16 million people off health care and lead to an estimated tens of thousands more deaths per...
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Breaking Through: National Victories & The Fights Ahead for Moms in the Workforce, The Billion-Dollar Unpaid Labor Industry, Families Belong Together, Closing the Wage Gap.

June 16, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into wins for Paid Family Medical Leave at the state level, as well as the decades-long fight for a national paid family medical leave program and recent legislative wins like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act. We hear about the economic impact...
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Breaking Through: Planned Parenthood Under Attack, Our Democracy Emergency, Motherhood Pay Penalty, Health Care At Risk

June 9, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the attacks on Planned Parenthood and how the Republican budget could close 200 health centers and impact over a million people's access to reproductive health care. We hear about the unprecedented emergency happening right now to our democracy and how the...
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Breaking Through: Moms Equal Pay Day, Families Over Billionaires, How Medicaid Supports Rural Moms.

May 19, 2025
On the radio show this week, we discuss how the wage gap moms experience impacts our families and our economy, with May marking not just Mother’s Day, but also Moms Equal Pay Day. We talk about how the Trump administration is using our tax dollars for human rights abuses against immigrant families...
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Write a letter to the editor to say NO Medicaid Cuts to Pay for Human Rights Abuses

May 13, 2025
Thanks to our collective action, Republican leadership has been forced to delay their plans to cut essential programs to fund tax breaks for the billionaires and human rights abuses. But the fight is far from over—and we need your voice now more than ever. ***Send a letter to the editor telling...
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ENVÍA TU SOLICITUD HOY PARA SER PARTE DEL: Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026

May 6, 2025
Es con mucho entusiasmo que les anunciamos que MomsRising está ahora aceptando solicitudes para nuestro Programa del Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026. Creemos que las familias más afectadas por las políticas y los sistemas, ya sean buenos o malos, deberían estar al frente del cambio y de la creación de las nuevas políticas que generen un bienestar para TODAS las familias en el Estado de Washington, desde La Push hasta Walla Walla.
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Breaking Through: Saving Democracy, Protecting Medicaid, Advocating for Immigrant Families, Defending Public Education.

May 5, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job...
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