News release On Wednesday, September 18, the National Women’s Law Center, members of the Strong Start Campaign for Children and moms and preschool children from MomsRising.org will join legislators to participate in an unexpected activity in front of the U.S. Capitol: Playing an over-sized game of Chutes & Ladders to call attention to the critical role early education plays. The game visually demonstrates how our children can move forward with affordable, high-quality early learning opportunities.
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September 16, 2013
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September 9, 2013
News release MomsRising.org, the national online and on-the-ground grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, today announced that Donna Norton, a longtime advocate for women’s equality and women’s rights, will serve as the organization’s deputy director.
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August 29, 2013
Statement “With childhood obesity at epidemic levels, and related health problems like diabetes and hypertension on the rise, it is deeply disappointing that instead of doing more to serve children healthier meals, a few school districts are deciding to opt out of the National School Lunch Program, which features more whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
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August 28, 2013
News release In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the historic civil rights march on Washington, MomsRising.org, the online and on-the-ground grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, is holding a blog carnival on the state of civil rights in our nation today – how far we’ve come and how much further we still need to go.
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August 12, 2013
News release MomsRising.org, the online and on-the-ground grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, will deliver an invitation signed by thousands of moms, dads and others across the country to National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell asking the NFL to team up with MomsRising.org and join the organization’s Wellness Wonder Team to spread the word about the new health insurance options that
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July 14, 2013
Statement “As mothers, we stand with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mom, and with all the moms who've lost their children to gun violence. We stand for advancing gun safety policies and for eliminating dangerous gun laws, like the "stand your ground" law in Florida that contributed to Trayvon Martin's untimely death at age seventeen.
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July 3, 2013
News release With little kids dressed in cow suits and wearing cow ears themselves, moms from across the DC area will be urging U.S. Senators to “mooo-ve” forward on gun safety legislation and choose families and communities over the gun lobby when they get the chance to vote on meaningful gun policy reform. The moms and kids will be delivering constituent messages, along with toy cows and cow keychains that say, “Don’t be cowed by the gun lobby! Let’s get moooving on gun safety legislation” to Senate offices.
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June 27, 2013
Statement “Moms understand how important it is to make sure that their kids have a nutritious diet and they do their best to provide it, but too often their efforts are undermined by junk food sold at school. That’s why the USDA’s Smart Snacks in Schools rule is so important to families and to ensuring our kids grow up healthy.
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June 27, 2013
Statement “It’s been a long fight, but today more than a million of New Yorkers are a step closer to being able to take earned sick days to recover from their own illness or to take care of a sick child or other family member. Mayor Bloomberg’s veto was a disappointment, but it was not a defeat. The New York City Council’s override of that veto will allow this important bill to become law in New York City.
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June 26, 2013
News release Joining a coalition of partner organizations working to facilitate implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), MomsRising.org today announced its “Wellness Wonder Team” of moms, dads and other concerned community members who will be informing family, friends and the general public about new affordable health care options and opportunities under the new health care law. Wellness Wonder Team members will let people know about new preventive care and consumer protection opportunities, and also educate people about how they can sign up for new health care coverage under the ACA.
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