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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

August 1, 2019
6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 28 days - the length of time I breastfed my four boys! From an efficient nurser to the NICU and pumping every two hours to the baby who I never kept track of how often and for how long he nursed; I am proud of every second of that 6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 28 days...
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Tina Sherman
Immigration Politics & Policy Podcast Social & Emotional Development

All New Risers Radio: #HOPEtimists !

July 31, 2019
Have you been looking for mor4e MomsRising in your life? We’ve got another diverse panel of guests for a brand new episode of our Risers Radio show Breaking Through this week. We cover how the power of our stories can change the nation and we address why telling someone to “go back” is so racist...
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Amber Dorsey
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El Paso, Texas Launches Nation’s First County-Level Healthy Food Financing Initiative

July 31, 2019
Through a new initiative, El Paso county is actively working to improve food retail infrastructure and bring grocery stores, community markets and mobile food stands to areas of the county with high poverty, few living wage jobs and lack of healthy and affordable food.
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Stephanie Vaughn
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Your July MOMentum!

July 30, 2019
July has been HOT, and not just because of the temperature! MomsRising supporters have been celebrating our wins all month long, including major wins protecting immigrant families’ rights; gaining Congressional support for better wages; and amplifying women’s and mothers’ voices in presidential...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
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ICYMI: MomsRising at the First 2020 Democratic Primary Debate!

July 29, 2019
Moms were in the room where it happened last month during the first 2020 Democratic Debate. This is crucial because as moms, we know what’s happening in our families, our lives, and our communities. We know we’re not alone. We know the truth about dealing with our healthcare system, about the cost...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Immigration

Cut off the corporate money behind President Trump’s cruel immigration policies!

July 29, 2019
Private for-profit prisons are a key component of President Trump’s plan to incarcerate immigrant children and families, and are also part of the system of mass incarceration that has particularly devastated communities of color.
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S. Nadia Hussain
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Immigration Politics & Policy

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019
Happy Friday. Summer is racing by, and we hope you've had some time to relax and recharge. To make your action-taking as smooth and easy as possible we're sharing our latest list of top actions in urgent need of your support. This week we're talking about financing private prisons, immigration, tax...
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Karen Showalter
Health Care

Vaccines, Preventable Diseases and Children’s Health: A Call to Action

July 25, 2019
I’ve never forgotten my family’s sadness over the senseless death of my childhood neighbor little Johnny Harrington, who lived three houses down from our church parsonage in segregated Bennettsville, South Carolina. Johnny stepped on a rusted nail and died of the resulting tetanus infection because...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Breastfeeding

Photo exhibit launched to combat breastfeeding stigma in Asian-American communities

July 25, 2019
August is National Breastfeeding Month. My colleagues at the Asian Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles are hosting photo exhibits in the San Gabriel Valley and downtown Los Angeles, in which 17 local moms joined this movement. Los Angeles is home to the largest Asian American population in the...
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To-wen Tseng
Family Economic Security

El programa de permisos pagados es una gran oportunidad para mi amada ciudad, estado, y negocio

July 24, 2019
Soy fundadora y CEO de The Derschang Group , un grupo de restaurantes, cafés y bares de Seattle, Washington. Mi primer negocio fue Linda’s Tavern, establecido en 1994, un bar de barrio que se ha convertido en una institución en Capitol Hill. En las décadas siguientes, abrí once bares y restaurantes...
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Linda Derschang

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