MomsVote

November 4, 2014

TODAY is Election Day!!! Don't know where your polling place is? Not sure what your ballot looks like? Want to share why you are voting this year? Don't worry....MomsRising has you covered. We have all the tools you will need to OWN your voice this Election Day.

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Elyssa Schmier

MomsVote

November 3, 2014

¿Cuál es la razón principal por lo cual los Latinos en los Estados Unidos no votamos? La respuesta mas común es... "¡Estamos muy ocupados para votar!" (1) ¿Demasiado ocupado para votar?! Cuando nosotros los Latinos no votamos, nuestras voces no son incluidas en asuntos críticos como la educación,...

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Elisa Batista

Pledge to Vote YES on 4!

Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Sick Days

November 3, 2014

November 4th, Election Day, is your chance to make sure earned sick days win big in Massachusetts!

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Sara Alcid

Pledge to Vote YES on Measure FF!

Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Sick Days

November 3, 2014

November 4th, Election Day, is your chance to make sure earned sick days AND raising the minimum wage win big in Oakland!

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Sara Alcid

MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 3, 2014

By Rhonda Briggins-Ridleyand This election cycle presents a unique political situation in Georgia; we have five African American women running for statewide positions. This historic political time has also brought nationwide attention to our state’s elections, highlighting a potential shift not...

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Erin Vilardi

Family Economic Security MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 3, 2014

This post, authored by Tracy Sturdivant , originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org . Voter-id laws systematically undermine constitutional rights of women of color. TalkPoverty.org is dedicated to demonstrating that we know how to dramatically reduce poverty; we just need to build the political will...

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Alyssa Peterson

Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

November 2, 2014

With the General Election coming up in two days (Tuesday, mark your calendars!), articles, blog posts, emails, and tweets have been focusing on the importance of the female vote -- as both key to particular candidates securing elections, and also as a way for women and parents to ensure that issues...

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Shay Chan Hodges

MomsVote

October 31, 2014

I have been canvassing 20 hours per week to help get people to the polls. During this canvassing, I can't tell you how many new mothers with babies have told me that they aren't going to vote because they don't have time to register, or to get the ID that they need, or to get a babysitter to take...

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Pamela John

MomsVote Politics & Policy

October 30, 2014

Over the past decade, we’ve seen a rise in strong female political leaders on television. President Laura Roslin in the 2004 remake of Battlestar Galactica comes to mind. Not to mention Leslie Knope of Parks and Rec, as well as a slew of others who are bringing the political savvy and talent of...

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Erin Vilardi

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsVote Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

October 30, 2014

The other day I read a statistic that made me laugh a little. It said women’s issues are shaping up as the second-biggest issue among voters this year, behind only the economy. Really? I don’t think so. We are the economy. Women’s issues, family issues, are economic issues. And, as we know every...

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