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#Radio This Week: Never Stop Speaking Out

June 13, 2016
On this radio show we cover the U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's “Poverty Plan” and what it’d really do; discuss mom shaming; cover the #FreeJasmine campaign where a Black woman protestor has been convicted of "lynching"; and uncover what you can do to help make high quality childcare more...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Gun Safety

Statement from MomsRising on the Orlando Shooting

June 12, 2016
There are no words. We are heartbroken for the victims, their families, the city of Orlando, the LGBTQ+ community, and for our nation. Gun violence is never the answer. Today we mourn, tomorrow we rise for gun safety policies that bring real safety and real change. And we rise to stand against all...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education

Child Watch® Column: "The Crucial Need to Expand the Non-White Teacher Pipeline"

June 10, 2016
The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has just completed a week of national training for nearly 2,000 college students and recent graduates preparing to teach in CDF Freedom Schools® summer literacy programs across the country. Most come from the communities they serve and are role models for the children they serve.
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Marian Wright Edelman
MomsRising MomsRising Near You

Send some Washington MOMentum to Congress from your keyboard!

June 9, 2016
Next week, thousands of women from across the country will gather in Washington D.C. for the first-ever United State of Women Summit to celebrate how far we have come and rally support for the broad agenda we need to achieve true gender equality. Our Executive Director will even be a speaker at the...
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Maggie Humphreys
Family Economic Security

Dile al Presidente y al Congreso EE.UU.: ¡Apoyen a las familias puertorriqueñas, no a los financieros de Wall Street!

June 9, 2016
Una maravillosa y hermosa comunidad de EE.UU.—Puerto Rico— se enfrenta a un colapso financiero , en el que las mujeres, niños y familias correrán el mayor riesgo. Para comprender lo que sucede, llamé a un par de familiares que viven allí. Lo que me dijeron fue inquietante. Mi prima, Sandra Castro,...
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Elisa Batista
Food!

Food recall season is off to a big start

June 9, 2016
Once again the shift from spring to summer has carried with it a string of contamination-related food recalls. Twenty in the last month, and climbing.
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Anya Vanecek
Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

Rep. Mark Takano reads MomsRising member story at Congressional briefing on overtime

June 9, 2016
MomsRising members are being heard! Soledad, a member in California, shared her personal story on needing overtime protections. We delivered it to her Congressperson, Rep. Mark Takano, who read her story as part of a Congressional hearing on the overtime rule. Rep. Takano said, "It's important not...
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Elyssa Schmier
Health Care

Climb out of the Darkness this June to end stigma around postpartum mental health

June 8, 2016
Postpartum Progress’ Climb Out of the Darkness® is the world’s largest event dedicated to raising awareness of maternal mental health, removing stigma from postpartum depression, and building a strong community of support for mothers. Climb Out of the Darkness is held on or near the longest day of...
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Maggie Humphreys
Take Action!
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Zika has arrived in the US! Tell Congress: Take action!

June 8, 2016
The Zika virus has officially arrived in the U.S. There are now 472 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in the U.S. and while all the infections so far have been contracted or associated with travel to South or Central America, there is reason for concern: A few days ago we learned that two babies...
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Elyssa Schmier
Health Care

Self-care & risk-taking: tea with Jennifer Louden

June 7, 2016
When I was about to release the first edition of The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life in 2005, I reached out to a few wise voices for an endorsement. Jennifer Louden was at the top of my list. Not only did she write a glowing review, she continued...
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Renee Trudeau

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