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Have you, your children or family been affected by youth incarceration? Share your story.

August 8, 2019
Prison's and Jails are NO place for a kid. Still, the United States still incarcerates more young people than any other country. On any given day the U.S. incarcerates nearly 60,000 youth under age 18 in jails and prisons. Even worse is that approximately 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced or...
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Beatriz Beckford
Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy Podcast

Democracy, Debates and Dancing: All New Risers Radio

August 7, 2019
This week on a brand new episode of Breaking Through we are joined by another awesome panel of guests as we cover what’s happening with democracy in this country, the democratic debates and dancing. We’ll also hear about a powerful campaign to raise the minimum wage that’s gaining ground. There’s a...
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Amber Dorsey
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Childcare & Early Education

My Congressional Testimony: How Childcare Costs Impact Us

August 7, 2019
My name is Danielle Henry. I’m a MomsRising volunteer, a mother of two, a wife, and a former full-time employee. I’m here to discuss the fiscal impact of childcare costs on my family and my community.
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Danielle Henry
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Report: Effect of Trump Admin on Baltimore, Other Urban Areas

August 7, 2019
Residents of the city of Baltimore have endured days of racist tweets from President Trump attacking their popular congressman, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and their city, which Trump called a “rodent-infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.” There has been a lot of comment about...
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David Elliot
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Gun Safety

Quick Signature to End Gun Violence!

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...
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Gun Safety

Our Hearts Break for Victims of the Massacres: Lawmakers Can & Must Act NOW

August 4, 2019
"The brutal mass shootings in Dayton last night and in El Paso yesterday morning were two more heart shattering, preventable tragedies. 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...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Health Care

I'm Standing Up for the Women's Health Protection Act!

August 2, 2019
Now more than ever—reproductive rights are under attack across the country. There have been 400 needless abortion restrictions enacted since 2011 across the country, which is why Congress must act to stop these dangerous attacks. Currently, a bill in Congress called the Women’s Health Protection...
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Felicia Burnett
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

A New Parents' Guide to Using Social Media Safely, Responsibly, and Productively

August 2, 2019
Before baby, you were a Facebooking, Instagramming, texting fool, sharing everything from your perfect pasta dish to your hella-good manicure. Now, looking at your little bundle of joy, you may be wondering: What's OK to share, and what's TMI? What are the easiest tech tools for preserving those...
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Caroline Knorr
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Tell the US Senate: Act now to secure our elections!

August 2, 2019
Imagine this...It’s late on November 3, 2020. You are glued to the TV watching the election results come in and the candidates for President are neck and neck. Suddenly, there is a news flash – reports are coming in that a foreign country has hacked our elections and no one can verify the results...
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Donna Norton
Gun Safety Politics & Policy

Protect Children, Not Guns

August 2, 2019
Will our nation ever decide to prioritize children’s lives over guns? Once again the headlines this week were all too familiar: “‘Nothing short of horrific’: Three killed, including two children, in shooting at California food festival.” “Gilroy joins grim fraternity of communities terrorized by...
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Marian Wright Edelman

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