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March 6, 2019

MomsRising super mom, Jessica Morrison, spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill about how the American Family Act would help her growing family. Read her story below and watch her speak here ! Good afternoon. My name is Jessica Morrison. I live just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I...

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Abbie Gately

MomsRising MomsRising Near You Social & Emotional Development

February 27, 2019

This event that was organized, run by and that featured Bangladeshi American women is a powerful testament to the dynamics of a culture that has woven itself through the fabric of a city so many Bangladeshis call home. Connecting and celebrating our languages and cultures can be a light during dark times for many of our communities and a reminder that no matter what challenges we may face, we are here to stay, thrive and be proud of who we are and where we come from.

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S. Nadia Hussain

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February 2, 2019

Sometimes advocacy is about getting together. And so, we gathered over tea and coffee at our local café-bookstore to dedicate our postcard writing to an issue that tugs at all our hearts, the cruel separation of families and treatment of asylum seekers. Piles of colorful postcards provided by...

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Regan Lamphier

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 15, 2019

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Joan in Washington, D.C. about how the government shutdown is impacting her and her family. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I didn’t know it then, but December 21st would...

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Abbie Gately

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January 10, 2019

Por noveno año consecutivo, MomsRising/MamásConPoder y sus colaboradores han organizado un evento GRATUITO para honrar y celebrar el nacimiento del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. y recordar los esfuerzos de todos los que impulsaron el movimiento de los derechos civiles. El Día de Martin Luther King es...

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Linda Stone

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You

December 21, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jamie in Washington about how being able to access a childcare subsidy helped her and her two daughters. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . For me, my childcare story, started...

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Abbie Gately

MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

December 18, 2018

On October 2, the Graham County School Board quietly joined all the other 114 local school districts in North Carolina by voting to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in the public schools. Thus, for the first time in the history of our state (as well as the colony before it), no students...

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Tom Vitaglione

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November 27, 2018

Hace poco preguntamos a nuestros miembros sobre cuáles son las razones que les inspira a continuar luchando. Recibimos más de 800 respuestas que nos motivaron y llenaron de energía como lo que nos compartió Marie Edna en California. “Yo continuo luchando porque a los 75 años, me niego dejar esta...

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Linda Stone

Premature Awareness Month

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November 14, 2018

Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to have kids. My husband and I married somewhat young, and we decided to try having kids when we were in our twenties, just in case it might not work out if we tried in our thirties. With our chosen professions in the food industry, there would have been no...

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Nicole Stoddard

Programa de permisos familiares pagados de WA

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November 14, 2018

Desde niña, supe que quería tener hijos. Mi esposo y yo nos casamos cuando éramos relativamente jóvenes y decidimos tratar de tener hijos cuando teníamos veintitantos años, por si acaso no podíamos si tratábamos después de los treinta. Como trabajamos en la industria alimenticia, no íbamos a poder...

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Nicole Stoddard