Immigration

January 3, 2017

Screen Shot 2017-01-03 at 7.01.44 PM.png Evento publicado en vivo el día 14 de diciembre de 2016 con nuestras anfitrionas, Mariaelena Hincapié, Directora Ejecutiva del Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración e Ignacia Rodriguez, Defensora Política del Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración...

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Xochitl Oseguera

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

December 9, 2016

How Grassroots Organizing and Popular Protest Defeated NC’s Bathroom Governor As a lifelong North Carolinian, I really appreciated this data-based analysis from Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling on how the Governor lost his re-election effort (the first to do so in NC history). First, polls show...

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Ruby Sinreich

Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

December 5, 2016

I am a Muslim mom. My family is probably a lot like yours. I joined MomsRising because I was concerned about our kids having access to healthy school lunches. I signed up to support paid family/medical leave because I knew from experience working mothers had to make hard choices after giving birth...

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Khadija Gurnah

Immigration Politics & Policy

November 21, 2016

Although it was often tempting, I did not “unfriend” anyone during this US presidential election. Despite my deep disagreement with President-elect Trump and his campaign, I have many friends and neighbors that supported him and voted for him, and I understand why. Many are concerned about Supreme...

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Phoebe Farag Mikhail

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

November 12, 2016

Hemos escuchado de padres de familia con niños en edad escolar de todo el país que están sintiendo ansiedad como resultado de la elección. Padres de familia que tienen dificultades para tratar de asegurar que los niños en sus comunidades se sientan seguros ante el aumento de la intimidación y el...

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Khadija Gurnah

Immigration

June 23, 2016

Moms and their families across the country are deeply disappointed at the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, which aimed to keep immigrant families together and strengthen our nation’s economy with their contributions. The Court’s decision to let stand...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Immigration

May 31, 2016

Author Note: For those who do not live in the Bay Area, MomsRising plans to host a #FoodFri Twitter chat on the film and the farmworkers who grow and harvest our food, June 10th, 2016 at 1pmET/10amPT. Join us and RT! -Elisa Every time my family passes through California’s dusty Central Valley, all...

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Elisa Batista

Immigration

May 25, 2016

WASHINGTON – A national TV and radio public service announcement (PSA) campaign created by the bipartisan children’s advocacy group First Focus will begin appearing in nine states and Washington, D.C., this month. The campaign encourages voters to support common-sense immigration policies . The My...

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Wendy Cervantes

Immigration Politics & Policy

May 9, 2016

May is a beautiful time of year. We have the opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day and enjoy the full bloom of spring. But there’s another reason May is significant for us: it’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Unfortunately, few people have an understanding of our communities. California is...

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Aarti Kohli

Immigration Politics & Policy

May 7, 2016

Mother’s Day is bittersweet for tens of thousands of families separated by incarceration who wish they were together. A majority of women in prison and jail are mothers; more mothers are locked away in “detention facilities” for immigrants and refugees seeking asylum. Some organizations are...

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