Immigration

Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Politics & Policy

August 10, 2019

This week we mourn the victims in Dayton and El Paso and stand with all those affected by the senseless gun deaths and domestic terrorism that are devastating our communities virtually every day -- and we will not rest until the epidemic of gun violence and hate in America ends. We also stand with...

MomsRising Together

Karen Showalter

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Immigration MomsRising

August 9, 2019

“Terrified children sobbing as they beg for their parents. A distraught little girl crying out that her father is not a criminal. The schools and agencies that might be able to help caught completely off guard. Volunteers stepping in to try to comfort traumatized children and give them places to...

MomsRising Together

MomsRising

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Immigration

August 9, 2019

Hearing 11-year-old Magdalena Gomez Gregorio begging - BEGGING - for her parents after a raid in Mississippi, where over six hundred people were detained by ICE, is beyond devastating. As a mother, I think of my 11-year-old...I just can’t. We should be ashamed. This would be immoral and wrong on...

MomsRising Together

Beth Messersmith

Immigration Politics & Policy Podcast Social & Emotional Development

July 31, 2019

Have you been looking for mor4e MomsRising in your life? We’ve got another diverse panel of guests for a brand new episode of our Risers Radio show Breaking Through this week. We cover how the power of our stories can change the nation and we address why telling someone to “go back” is so racist...

MomsRising Together

Amber Dorsey

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Family Economic Security Immigration MomsVote Realistic & Fair Wages

July 30, 2019

July has been HOT, and not just because of the temperature! MomsRising supporters have been celebrating our wins all month long, including major wins protecting immigrant families’ rights; gaining Congressional support for better wages; and amplifying women’s and mothers’ voices in presidential...

MomsRising Together

Anita Sarah Jackson

Immigration

July 29, 2019

Private for-profit prisons are a key component of President Trump’s plan to incarcerate immigrant children and families, and are also part of the system of mass incarceration that has particularly devastated communities of color.

MomsRising Together

S. Nadia Hussain

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 26, 2019

Happy Friday. Summer is racing by, and we hope you've had some time to relax and recharge. To make your action-taking as smooth and easy as possible we're sharing our latest list of top actions in urgent need of your support. This week we're talking about financing private prisons, immigration, tax...

MomsRising Together

Karen Showalter

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

July 22, 2019

Check out the Human Needs Report for the latest on Congress's spending deal, a victory for minimum wage workers, a new attack on migrants, and more.

MomsRising Together

Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

July 19, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions from the past week, including hot items on taxes, family separation, childcare, and more. Your voice is urgently needed; please scroll through to be sure you've signed them all. Then share with friends and family, too! 1. Speak Out: Every Member of...

MomsRising Together

Karen Showalter

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 19, 2019

MomsRising members from across the country are telling us that they are scared. Members who are women of color and immigrants, and those based in North Carolina, in particular, found the chants of ‘send her back’ at President Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville last night to be terrifying. Moms...

MomsRising Together

Beth Messersmith