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“It Sucks.” Infants, Toddlers, and the COVID-19 Child Care Crisis

August 11, 2020
Kansas mom, Kaylee, just about summed up the crisis families are facing with child care with MomsRising: “It sucks. I'm afraid to send them to a grandparent, but also afraid to send them to a [formal child care] situation where we don't know the risks of them bringing home COVID to those same...
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FAQ: MomsRising GOTV Postcards

August 7, 2020
Answers to frequently asked questions about our GOTV postcard campaign. The sign-up period for GOTV postcards closed on Monday, August 17th because we officially reached our updated goal of sending 2 million voting reminder postcards!
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Participa en el programa Beacons of Hope (Faros de Esperanza)

August 4, 2020
Es nuestro turno de brillar. Las mamás están hoy más comprometidas y entusiasmadas que nunca. Faltan menos de 100 días para las elecciones y ha llegado el momento de hacer uso de nuestra pasión y energía para contactarnos y ayudarnos mutuamente –¡y asegurar que la mayor cantidad de mamás posible...
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Explaining social distancing to kids

March 24, 2020
After screaming into the void about the desperate need for massive testing and rapid social isolation , we are now living that quarantine life. Like many parents I am trying not to terrify my child (and myself), but unlike many parents I will not sugarcoat things. Especially after spending decades...
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Library of Recordings: Beacons of Hope weekly meetings

January 1, 2020
September 15 meeting , passcode: P%Sk90di September 22 meeting September 29 meeting , passcode: +0%8^+@Q October 6 meeting , passcode: xw8mDx&@ October 13 meeting , passcode: iKGp25R? October 20 meeting
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A Mom’s Abortion Story

October 21, 2019
I’m able to give my son a global perspective and help him find his own ways to grow up and give back. This year he started 5th grade and I am so grateful that I was able to bring him into the world intentionally and give him a life where he is well cared for and free to explore and become the creative whirlwind he is destined to be. He is all the proof I need that I made the right decision three decades ago.
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15 mamás que están poniendo las políticas a trabajar para las familias

July 11, 2019
Ser madre significa transformar. Todos los días, las mamás forjan un futuro más justo para todos nosotros a través de actos pequeños y grandes por igual –ya sea ayudando a un niñito a comprender sus sentimientos en medio de una pataleta o abogando por su comunidad ante los funcionarios electos, las...
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Building a better open source community

May 6, 2019
Last fall I gave a presentation with a fellow Drupal Diversity and Inclusion leadership team member. Below is a video that shows our slides with audio of our talk. Enjoy!
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Don't always believe what you see

October 16, 2018
As soon as I RSVP’ed to a Facebook event for the 2019 Women’s March in Raleigh, NC back in August, I knew something didn’t smell right. The page owners were posting unintelligent memes that seemed totally out of character, and no-one would reply to my messages asking who was in charge. Knowing how...
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#MomsVote!

Get women voters to the polls with pre-stamped, pre-addressed postcards

October 4, 2018
Forget Wonder Woman’s lasso, ignore Black Widow’s fighting skills, and never mind Storm’s ability to control lightning… it’s time to talk about YOUR super powers. You might be thinking, "Who, me?!" Yes: YOU! You have secret super powers to turn out the vote! Click here to activate them! ***It turns...
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