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Risers & Shakers: Using Your Influence for good!

June 14, 2017
In the last few months, we've had a growing number of influencers ask about how you can help and want to get more involved in the work that MomsRising does to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can...
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Sili Recio
Immigration

Write A Letter To The Editor in Support of Our Immigrant Families

June 13, 2017
On Friday May 12, I joined MomsRising members from across the country to deliver mini Statues of Liberty to all 100 Senators. I went as an immigrant and as a mother because I wanted to make sure that my children and the children of all immigrants were remembered and protected by our legislators...
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Khadija Gurnah
Paid Family Leave

SuperMom Sonja testifies before Massachusetts lawmakers about the importance of paid leave

June 13, 2017
Good afternoon, and thank you for allowing me to speak today. My name is Sonja Darai and I'm from Somerville, Massachusetts. I’m a member of the group MomsRising and I'm the mom of two teenage boys. I'm also a daughter, and I’m here today to tell you how paid family and medical leave helped me care...
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Tina Sherman
Childcare & Early Education

Parents Share Why Bilingual is Better #BilingualRisers

June 12, 2017
*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog Since May, mamás poderosas have been participating in MomsRising's campaign, #BilingualRisers. Through their personal...
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Diana Limongi
Childcare & Early Education

Reflections on Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook: A Great Teacher and Role Model

June 12, 2017
When Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook passed away May 29 our nation and world lost a very creative and distinguished political scientist, trailblazing Black scholar, and towering oak role model for his students. I was blessed to be among them as a Spelman College student in his political theory course at...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Radio!
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Stay Plugged In & Fired Up

June 12, 2017
The #RADIO show this week covers what’s really going on in America, in the Trump Administration and in Congress… and what YOU can do to fix it! Topics covered include: #StatusOfBlackWomen #MuslimCommunity #PaidFamilyLeave #Medicaid #HealthcareForAll *Special guests include: Alicia Garza , Domestic...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Health Care

URGENT: Sign NOW to STOP Senate Republicans From Cutting Health Care!

June 12, 2017
As parents, we know when there’s silence, there’s often some sort of trouble happening. And soon after the silence—we hear that inevitable crash!! Well, right now there’s a whole lot of silence happening behind closed doors in the U.S. Senate. The extremist Republican members of the U.S. Senate,...
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Felicia Burnett
Military Families

#MilitaryMonday: Army Birthday, More than Just Cake

June 12, 2017
Each time I tell my children they are attending an official ceremony, they immediately ask if there will be cake. They’ve quickly learned that Army ceremonies almost always include cake, even those that occur before most of the rest of the world is awake. Army Birthday The Army celebrates its...
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Rebecca Alwine
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Human Needs Report: Senate health care bill moves, FY18 budget and spending work, $15 minimum wage bill and more

June 12, 2017
Read the Coalition on Human Needs' latest Human Needs Report for articles on the Senate health care bill, budget and spending work, efforts to gut consumer protections, a $15 minimum wage bill, and more.
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Lecia Imbery
Food!

Healthy Eating during Cancer Treatment and Survivorship: Simple, Wholesome, Easy Chard Recipe

June 12, 2017
Cancer patients are recommended to follow the same healthy diet as the general public. The emphasis should be on eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, whole grains, and lean proteins. But side effects of treatment can make this difficult, and cooking a meal can seem daunting when...
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Ann Ogden Gaffney

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