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Take Action! The DOJ just deleted the National Police Accountability Database!

03/03/25
In response to President Trump rescinding an executive order that created a national database for police misconduct, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database. [1] Why is this important? This database helped ensure that officers with a history of...
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A Safer Future For All: Investing In REAL Community Safety Storybook

12/04/25
In times like these, it can feel like our legislative leaders are placing more emphasis on the militarization of our police, instead of investments in community safety. It can feel like the priority is the criminalization and harassment of our Black and Brown neighbors, instead of public safety...
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Event Recap: Congressional Community Safety Caucus Launch

12/02/25
As the year comes to an end, it’s important to highlight the achievements that further community safety in a time when our communities are under constant attack. MomsRising has stood with community advocates and experts to expand federal legislation to prioritize community safety and police...
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Breaking Through: Fighting Back Against Health Care Cuts, Education Under Threat, Pushing Back Against False Crime Narratives, National Breastfeeding Month

08/18/25
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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Community Safety Legislative Agenda 2025 Reintroduction

08/13/25
In a political landscape where excessive policing and military force are becoming routine, civil and human rights organizations from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C. to fight for public health and alternatives to policing. The Community Safety Working Group is a joint project of...
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RECAP: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in Hostile School Environments Webinar

06/26/25
As national debates around immigration grow increasingly heated, schools, which should be sanctuaries of learning and belonging, can unintentionally mirror the hostility, fear, and discrimination seen in broader society. As parents, caregivers, and protectors of our children, we have a...
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Justice for Sonya Massey!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/41616/?source=action">Justice for Sonya Massey!</a>

On July 6th, Sonya Massey called the Sangamon County Police in need of safety and protection. Instead, they fatally shot her. Mothers, like Sonya, deserve safety, dignity, and respect, not violence. Mothers, like Sonya, deserve safety, dignity, and respect, not violence.

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Justice for Sonya Massey! Sonya Massey needed help. Instead, a police officer killed her.

Tell Congress to Support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/42296/?source=action">Tell Congress to Support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act</a>

We ALL want schools to be safe but we also must be clear that there is no evidence that increasing the number of police in schools actually improves school safety. Instead it takes critical resources from what actually keeps schools safe and helps ALL kids thrive.

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SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act!

Tell Congress: End Police Violence!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/33238/?source=action">Tell Congress: End Police Violence!</a>

It is time to end police violence and demand accountability from police. Too many of our communities have been overrun with police and too many of us have been the victims of police brutality. Our children deserve to be able to grow and flourish is spaces not dominated by police.

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Tell Congress: End Police Violence!

Tell Congress to Support the Counselors Not Criminalization Act

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/14747/?source=action">Tell Congress to Support the Counselors Not Criminalization Act</a>

We ALL want schools to be safe but we also must be clear that there is no evidence that increasing the number of police in schools actually improves school safety. Instead it takes critical resources from what actually keeps schools safe and helps ALL kids thrive.

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Together we can END the criminalization of kids in schools. Tell Congress to support the Counseling Not Criminalization Act!