News release Ten DC-area moms sporting “Magnificently Overqualified Mother” banners, some of them accompanied by their kids, were up on Capitol Hill today to send a message to Senator John McCain about his opposition to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. That message came in the form of some 9,000 resumes from mothers across the country underscoring women’s skills, training and education, and it was crystal clear: “women are well-trained, educated and qualified and should be paid the same as men for doing the same work.”
MomsRising Newsroom
June 12, 2008
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June 11, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the online grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, will deliver Compass-Grams (compasses with messages attached to them) to encourage California legislators to “get back on track” and ensure that all children in the state receive health care coverage:
11 AM, Monday, June 16
North side of the State Capitol (on L Street)
Sacramento
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June 10, 2008
News release ADVISORY: Tuesday June 10th, 11:30 AM, Capitol Building, South Steps
For more information, contact:Joe Dinkin 860-523-1699 or 978-223-5868 (cell) or jdinkin@workingfamiliesparty.org
Who: Representative Joe Aresimowicz, Representative Kevin Ryan and other legislators, along with Members of Working Families, Momsrising.org, ACORN, labor unions, public health advocates and other members of the Everybodybenefits.org coalition in support of the Paid Sick Days bill (SB 217).
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May 7, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the online grassroots organization for moms and everyone who has a mom, will deliver Orange-Grams (oranges with messages affixed to them) to the California Assembly to urge legislators to support paid sick days legislation:
Noon, Wednesday, May 7
North side of the State Capitol (on L Street)
Sacramento
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MomsRising
Together
May 2, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the grassroots and on-the-ground online organization for moms (and anyone who has a mom), today applauded New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine for making New Jersey the third state in the nation to adopt paid family leave. New Jersey MomsRising.org members lobbied, testified before Assembly and Senate committees, and made hundreds of phone calls, as well as sent tens of thousands of letters to legislators.
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April 7, 2008
News release MomsRising.org, the grassroots and on-the-ground online organization for moms (and anyone who has a mom), today hailed New Jersey legislators for passing a strong paid family leave bill, which Governor Jon Corzine has committed to sign. New Jersey MomsRising.org members lobbied, testified before Assembly and Senate committees, and made hundreds of phone calls and sent tens of thousands of letters to legislators.
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April 2, 2008
News release HARTFORD – Supporters of the EverybodyBenefits.org campaign for paid sick days gathered in the Legislative Office Building to hand-deliver apples bearing messages from Connecticut residents urging state legislators to pass legislation guaranteeing paid sick days (SB 217). Online grassroots and on-the-ground organization, MomsRising.org, helped coordinate the effort to generate the messages.
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March 5, 2008
News release To support the 40,000 kindergarteners who are home alone after the school day ends, over the last week MomsRising.org has generated 40,000 emails to Congress urging lawmakers to reject the President’s proposal to slash funding for afterschool programs.
MomsRising
Together
February 20, 2008
Statement MomsRising is a fast-growing online grassroots organization that works to promote and advocate for family-friendly policies. The policies that form the core of MomsRising’s agenda are spelled out the word MOTHER.
“M” is for paid maternity and paternity leave
“O” is for open flexible work
“T” is for technology we choose and other afterschool programs
“H” is for healthcare
“E” is for excellent childcare, and
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February 1, 2008
News release Healthcare for all! Support my family
- Natalie, 2 months.
All Kids deserve Healthcare. I heart health
- Zoe, 2/22/07.
I'm worth the effort.
Quality Care for Kids!
Me or $?
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MomsRising
Together