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Family Economic Security

Support Dads by supporting the EITC and Child Tax Credit!

June 19, 2015
Read these stories from dads that are boosted by the EITC and Child Tax Credit and then honor them this Father's Day by reaching out to your members of Congress!
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Elyssa Schmier
Gun Safety

MomsRising Reacts to the Racially-Motivated Shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston

June 19, 2015
On the evening of Wednesday, June 17th, nine men and women - mothers, fathers and grandparents - were shot and killed inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, an iconic African American house of worship known for centuries of human and civil rights activism. As executive...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Politics & Policy

Book Launch! Pro-Voice: How to Keep Listening when the World Wants a Fight

June 19, 2015
Pro-voice is a practice of nonviolence rooted in conflict-transformation principles. It is a process to create fundamental change in the way our culture addresses personal experiences with abortion. Our pro-voice approach creates, replicates, and sustains strategies that grow culture change. Our...
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Joan Blades
Politics & Policy

“We Just Came for a Birthday Party”

June 19, 2015
We just came for a birthday party,” pleaded one Black male teen that had been forced to the floor. I watched the video from Craig Ranch North Community Pool in McKinney, Texas four times. Honestly, when I first saw the video I thought it was a joke. With the overly excited officer doing a jump and...
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Epyana Smith
Politics & Policy

How Radically To Uproot The Root Of Our Political Misery

June 18, 2015
By Joan Blades and Ralph Benko What's really at the root of America's political misery? We say: people just are not listening to each other. It's not merely at the level of elected officials. Elected officials are only the tip of the iceberg. And the iceberg is ... us. (The good news? We can...
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Joan Blades
VICTORY!
Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

Let's Celebrate the Paid Sick Days VICTORY in Oregon!

June 18, 2015
CONGRATULATIONS and thank you! Last Friday, the Oregon legislature — your legislature — said YES to paid sick days and passed a state-wide paid sick days bill!
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Sara Alcid
Food!

Healthy Ramadan Toolkit Features Champion Moms!

June 18, 2015
Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, introspection, charity, and prayer for Muslims around the world. This year, Ramadan starts on June 17th and ends on July 17th. In our newly released Healthy Ramadan Guide , in partnership with Values Partnerships and Muslim Wellness Foundation , Kameelah Rashad,...
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Epyana Smith
Paid Family Leave

Let's Make New York State Next!

June 17, 2015
You shouldn’t have to get lucky to get paid family (maternity, paternity, and medical) leave in New York state but it sure feels like you do. That’s because right now only 12% of employees in the U.S. have access to paid family leave through their employer. But, good news! We can change this! We...
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Sili Recio
Family Economic Security

Pittsburgh Moms: Join us for a meeting with Senator Toomey!

June 17, 2015
MomsRising is going to be meeting with Senator Toomey and his staff on July 8th and we want YOU to come!
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Elyssa Schmier
Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

Safe and Private Isn't an Option

June 16, 2015
I don't have to tell any parent that, once you have a child in your life, privacy goes out the window. From the minute baby can walk, nowhere is sacred. You can't pee, shower, or dress without at least the threat of imminent interruption. Life gets all the more interesting when the child learns to...
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Rev. Eliza Buchakjian-Tweedy

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