MomsRising

MomsRising combines the best of American innovation and ingenuity. We are a transformative on-the-ground and online multicultural organization of more than a million members and over a hundred aligned organizations working to increase family economic security, to end discrimination against women and mothers, and to build a nation where both businesses and families can thrive.

MomsRising is also a new media outlet with over 1,000 bloggers and a combined estimated blogging and social media readership reach to over 3 million people.

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MomsVote

September 21, 2020

It’s #ElectionSeason, with many states already early voting -- and it’s all hands on deck for everyone to help get out the vote between now and November 3rd. Here are 5 top ways for you to help get out the vote now: 1- Make Your Own Plan to Vote - Get Your Local Voting Options for How & Where to Vote: Just like on airplanes where we’re urged to put on our own oxygen masks first, start by finding out what your voting options are and making a plan to vote that works best for you and your family. After you make your plan, then mark it on our calendar (and maybe even select a fun voting...

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September 18, 2020

The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a deep, painful, immense loss for the nation. Her contributions were greater than words can express and her legacy is a country that is more fair, more just, and more healthy for women, people of color, and others whose rights have long been denied. Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer, a pioneer, a mom, and a brilliant jurist whose body of work will live on and inspire us forever. She was rightly adored for her keen, unwavering commitment to justice. We take very seriously our responsibility to advance her vision of a country where we can all live with...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

July 2, 2020

All policies addressing this pandemic should center the growing racial disparity in COVID-19 morbidity throughout each issue area. Shocking new data has emerged that show African Americans, Latinx, and Native American people are dying at rates markedly higher than white Americans. Our elected leaders must develop and implement health equity interventions across all components of coronavirus response legislation, collect national health outcomes data by race, and ensure that all new policies urgently address these racial and ethnic disparities.

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Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsVote Politics & Policy

June 18, 2020

No mother should ever have to fear the death of a loved one at the hands of those charged with the duty to protect and serve. Ever. *Join in the mobilization being led by the Movement for Black Lives online and in communities by clicking here: https://www.sixnineteen.com In just the last few weeks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks – and a list of others too long to fit on this page – were killed by law enforcement. They were fathers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, and had people who loved them. Police brutality is part of the deadly systemic racism that is woven throughout...

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June 12, 2020

MomsRising stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and today's statewide general strike and day of action for Black lives.[1] We are calling on you, our members, to join in solidarity as well by: Joining a local march or demonstration. We encourage you to seek out and support Black-led demonstrations and marches in your community. Please also review Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County's protester safety guide.[2] Calling on your elected lawmakers to divest resources away from policing in local budgets and reallocate resources to the Black community for community-directed investments...

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Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Social & Emotional Development

June 9, 2020

George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmed Arbaury. We hear their names and their stories -- along with a tragic list of countless other names -- in the news and on social media, and we know it’s not just adults hearing and discussing this moment in our nation’s history. Our children at every age and stage are hearing these stories, too. Some of us have been talking about race in this country with our kids since they were born; others of us aren’t sure where to begin. Wherever you are in your conversations on race with the kids and people in your life, we hope these resources below will provide...

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MomsRising Politics & Policy

June 3, 2020

On Monday, moms across America were appalled, disheartened, aghast, stunned, unnerved, outraged, dumbfounded… (all the words!!) when law enforcement officers were ordered to deploy tear gas and shoot rubber bullets on peaceful protestors who were standing against police brutality while assembling near the White House before a curfew for President Trump. This is a violation of First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution, and a breach of our democracy. Then, President Trump doubled down, praising the attack on peaceful protestors, as he also went on to threaten to deploy the U.S...

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MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 29, 2020

We are grieving that George Floyd was killed by four police officers earlier this week. A father and a son, George worked security at a restaurant, where fellow employees say he was loved by all. "Knowing my brother is to love my brother," George's brother Philonise told CNN earlier this week. George was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who knelt on George’s neck for seven minutes until he died as he gasped the words we’ve tragically heard before, “I can’t breath” and called for his mother . Three of Chauvin's colleagues stood by and watched Chauvin end George's life. We...

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MomsRising

May 29, 2020

Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director and CEO of MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police: “The moms of America are grieving that George Floyd was killed by four police officers earlier this week. No mother should have to worry about the loss of a loved one at the hands of those charged with protection. No one should lose their lives. “MomsRising is calling for the police officers who killed George Floyd to be charged with murder and for the vicious...

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MomsRising MomsVote

May 9, 2020

We at MomsRising are here to offer a virtual embrace on this unprecedented Pandemic Mother’s Day. ❤️ It’s a tough one, we know. We’re mourning our loved ones. We’re trying to keep our kids occupied, healthy, and safe. Wondering how to keep our aging parents from evading social distancing rules. Worried about the future at 3:15 a.m. We are here for you, and for everyone struggling at this time. We are in this pandemic together, but the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the fact that though we are all in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat. Some of us are experiencing more trauma...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

May 8, 2020

This Mother’s Day, America’s moms are demanding that lawmakers listen to our concerns and priorities, and address them now.

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

April 28, 2020

Editor’s Note: This information is accurate as of today, 4/28/2020. These policies are continuing to evolve at the federal level, as well as at the state levels, and they may change, so please check back here on the MomsRising blog regularly for updated information. All policies addressing this pandemic should center the growing racial disparity in COVID-19 morbidity throughout each issue area. Shocking new data has emerged that show African American and Latinx peoples are dying at rates markedly higher than white Americans. Our elected leaders must develop and implement health equity...

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MomsRising

March 17, 2020

In this time of necessary social distancing, in this time of fearing for the health of our loved ones and our own, and in this time when our political leadership at the very top has been repeatedly failing to tell the truth and get us medical necessities like coronavirus testing kits that we desperately need, we want you to know that we are with you. We are here for you, and for each other. You are not alone. *So we invite you to take a moment to let other moms out there know that they too are not alone by virtually “raising your hand” by putting your dot on our map to show you are a beacon...

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Sick Days

March 11, 2020

Moms are scared. Families are hurting. And tonight we were angered as we watched President Trump utterly fail to adequately address the coronavirus pandemic. We may never have needed our government to step up with meaningful solutions more than we do now. But President Trump didn’t do that tonight. Contrary to what the President said this evening, his administration has not taken effective, immediate action. We do not know the scope of the problem because we haven’t had access to sufficient testing or other resources. The shameful disinformation and outright lies by President Trump,...

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Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

March 9, 2020

"America’s moms are thrilled that U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced emergency paid sick days legislation last week. The Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act is an urgently needed bill that would allow every employee to take up to seven paid sick days per year, with the option to add another 14 days for those dealing with COVID-19 or a future public health emergency. It includes time for quarantine, treatment and isolation if needed, and for caregiving if a loved one is ill. It also covers lost income in the event of workplace or...

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MomsRising MomsVote

September 27, 2019

America’s elections belong to America’s voters, and no foreign government should ever play any role in determining the outcome. The transcript and whistleblower complaint released this week seem to show that President Trump abused his power in conversations with Ukraine's president. They support allegations he tried to use his influence and taxpayers’ money to coerce Ukraine leaders into interfering in our elections and, further, that his administration then tried to cover up these illegal, thuggish, self-serving actions. This would be a blatant and horrifying abuse of power by President...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

September 10, 2019

We need to attack the challenges from multiple angles – better, fairer wages, updating our outdated policies, and making basic necessities more affordable. We need to move quickly to pass the FAMILY Act, the Childcare for Working Families Act, the Working Families Tax Relief Act, the MOMS Act, the Healthy Families Act, the Maternal CARE Act, and the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights; as we also raise the federal minimum wage and have it cover all workers, ensure everyone has access to health care coverage, make college and housing affordable, and more.

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration

August 19, 2019

“It is simply a lie for the Trump administration to claim that the public charge rule released today is about promoting self-sufficiency among immigrant families. This rule is designed to wage war on immigrants by weaponizing health, housing, nutrition and other essential programs that allow hardworking moms and families to thrive. Forcing families to choose between the services they need and the families they love is short-sighted, cruel, dangerous and simply unacceptable. “By putting admission to the United States and green cards at risk if an immigrant’s family uses Medicaid, Medicare,...

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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 sleep. Law-abiding families seeking sanctuary in churches. “Mere days after El Paso’s Latino community was targeted by a deadly assassin who was motivated by hatred for immigrants and Mexicans, the Trump administration chose to terrorize that community further with a series of heartless raids in...

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Gun Safety

August 5, 2019

It’s a gut punch. An unimaginable horror. More than 80 people were killed or injured in two brutal mass shootings over the weekend. Too many lives have been ended or forever altered. Too many mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters are mourning. There have been more mass shootings in our country than there have been days in 2019 ; many shooters have used military-style assault weapons , which must be banned; and in recent years white nationalist extremists have killed many more people in the United States than any other type of terrorist or extremist. *The time to act is NOW! Urge your members...

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5 Ways to Help Get Out the Vote

Mourning the Loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Pioneer for Women and Powerful Champion for Justice

MomsRising COVID-19 Urgent Relief Priorities

Juneteenth: Let’s mobilize for justice

Black Lives Matter: MomsRising stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter & the June 12 General Strike in Washington State

2020 Resources For Talking With Kids About Race

SIGN ON: Trump must resign, Congress must act

Justice for George Floyd

America’s Moms Grieve George Floyd, Demand Accountability and Justice for His Murder

Pandemic Mother’s Day 2020

We’re in the Same Storm But Not All In the Same Boat: A Mother’s Day Like No Other

MomsRising’s COVID-19 Priorities: April 2020

Show other moms they are not alone! #Coronavirus

Moms Are Scared. Families Are Hurting. President Trump Continues to Let Us Down.

As Impact of Coronavirus Grows, Congress Has No Higher Priority than to Pass the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act

Statement on the US House Impeachment Inquiry

Rowe-Finkbeiner Testifies on Making It More Affordable to Raise a Family

Trump Public Charge Rule Will Put Food, Housing, Health Care for Millions at Risk

Raids in Mississippi Show How Cruel Our Government Has Become

Quick Signature to End Gun Violence!