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Beacon Hub Leader Anna Knapp dropped off a MomsRising storybook at Rep Tony Wied’s office (WI-08).

Back-to-School Rewind: MomsRising Members Take Action in Their Districts to Defend Schools, Medicaid, SNAP, and More

September 22, 2025
Across the country, MomsRising gathered this summer to push back against the Trump administration and GOP-led Congress’s “Big Bad Budget Bill.”
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Breaking Through: Free To Be, Saving WIC, #Trumpflation, GOP Burning Down Reproductive Health Care

September 22, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into Dr. Jack Turban’s new book Free To Be and how to bust the myths and disinformation about the trans community. We hear about what is happening with the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program WIC and how you can help make sure that does not sunset. We...
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Breaking Through: How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Making the Child Care & Health Care Crisis Worse, Why Humor Breaks Partisan Divides

September 10, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump's inconsistent policies on child care, which exacerbate the child care crisis by creating uncertainty and underfunding programs. We discuss the role of humor and storytelling in breaking partisan divides and fostering empathy. We hear about the harmful...
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Breaking Through: Fighting Back Against Health Care Cuts, Education Under Threat, Pushing Back Against False Crime Narratives, National Breastfeeding Month

August 18, 2025
On the radio show this week, we cover the cuts to our health care pushed through by Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, with many of the most harmful cuts delayed until after the midterms. We dive into Trump’s cuts to public education -- and tips on fighting school funding cuts and...
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Protecting & Supporting Immigrant Children & their Families in Early Learning Spaces

August 12, 2025
Spanish Language Version/En Español Note: This post is intended as a clearinghouse for early learning/child care and immigration resources, especially for providers, activists and parents. The links and information included here are informational only and should not be considered a substitute for...
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Protección y apoyo a los niños inmigrantes y a sus familias en los espacios de educación temprana

August 12, 2025
Nota: La intención de este artículo es suministrar información sobre los recursos disponibles para educación temprana, cuidado infantil e inmigración, en especial para los proveedores, los activistas y los padres de familia. Los enlaces y la información que aparece a continuación son solo para...
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Protección y apoyo a los niños inmigrantes y a sus familias en los espacios de educación temprana

August 12, 2025
English Language Version /En Inglés Nota: La intención de este artículo es suministrar información sobre los recursos disponibles para educación temprana, cuidado infantil e inmigración, en especial para los proveedores, los activistas y los padres de familia. Los enlaces y la información que...
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Breaking Through: Direct from Netroots Nation in New Orleans with Rising National Leaders

August 11, 2025
This week the show comes to you directly from Netroots Nation in New Orleans where rising and visionary leaders come together to help build a better world. *Special Guests include: Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of Ultraviolet, @ultraviolet , @ultraviolet.bsky.social‬ ; and Angel Padilla, National...
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Breaking Through: Pride Month Every Month, The Value of Unpaid Care, Families First Activations, and Narrative Power

July 21, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the power of Pride and its roots in protest, plus get tips on how to continue to learn and grow as an LGBTQIA+ ally. We also hear about the massive economic value of unpaid care work, totaling $1.1 trillion annually. We cover how you can be a part of the...
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Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started 

July 18, 2025
As movement lawyers at Advancement Project , w e support grassroots organizers around the country fighting for community con trol and a liberatory education in schools. Last summe r, we wrote an op-ed in TIME to sound the alarm of a dist urbing trend —we were hear ing from the ground that once...
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