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Breaking Through: The Fights Ahead in 2025 & How You Can Make A Difference
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On the radio show this week, we cover what’s expected to happen in Congress when Trump takes office in 2025; the urgent need for policy for the fair treatment of immigrant families, including TPS and DACA; how you can get involved in the push for accurate education and equity; and the ways ballot me
18h ago
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Can You Hear Us? How Toxic Masculinity is Hurting Our Political Process and Our Communities
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If you are still grappling with the results of the most recent presidential election, you are not alone. The pandemic and the years that followed have made me even more aware of the challenges women face in society.
on Wed, 6PM
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Quick signature: Protect Medicaid and the ACA
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Everyone gets sick and everyone needs access to health care—no exceptions! Health care is a basic human need, and no one should be left out.Quick signature: Tell President-Elect Trump and Republicans in the U.S.
on Wed, 5PM
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Change Starts Here -- Thanks for All You Do
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New MOMentum Banner - Your Gift in Motion.jpg As we gather this November, we recognize the mix of emotions many are feeling — grief, fear, hope, and determination – and reflect on the election and the road ahead.
on Dec 5
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On the radio show today, we discuss the 2024 Election, the results, and some of what it all means; we dive into how to protect democracy; we cover the Trump cabinet nominees chaos; and we talk taxes and how Trump tax policies in 2025 could impact real people (not just billionaires).Special Guests in
on Dec 5
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Florida 2024 - 2025 Delegation Meetings
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Wish you could tell your state representatives what is important to your family without having to go to Tallahassee? Have you heard of delegation meetings yet? Well I hadn’t and I went to my first delegation meeting last year and it was AMAZING. Here is the download.
on Dec 5
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Keep the Momentum Going: Take These 5 Post Election Actions Now
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To our MomsRising members -- you are incredible. We thank you for persisting, especially when the going is tough.
on Dec 3
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More than 75,025+ Reasons To Feel Hope!
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As we get closer and closer to Election Day, we wanted to give you a hopeful update: MomsRising has a bigger GOTV program than we thought possible, many more volunteers than anticipated, and a higher impact on getting out the mom vote than we even expected. Power and change are growing.
on Nov 26
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Momsvote PA: Updates and Actions to Get Out the Mom Vote in Pennsylvania!
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Happy Tuesday from the MomsRising Team! I'm not going to beat around the bush: this season has everything. Halloween fun. Election energy. Apple spice. Lots of text messages from political campaigns. Kid sports. Did I mention Halloween?
on Nov 26
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HB 10: Bad for families, Bad for NC
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MomsRising stands with immigrant families and our public schools.On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the North Carolina Senate joined the NC House in voting to override Governor Cooper’s veto of HB10, an anti-immigrant bill.
on Nov 26
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Breaking Through: Democracy, Elections, and What's Happening in America
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On the radio show this week, we covered what happened in the November 5th Elections, where to find hope, how your voice and your story is more powerful than ever before, and what we can all do to lift democracy.
on Nov 26
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Mom Do Something: Community Organizing Blog
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Mamas and caregivers, we see you. We know that when things get hard, things get harder with caregiving. We often don’t get to stop and rest in the same ways. So take a DEEP BREATH and know we see you and are sending love your way.
on Nov 26
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Crafts, activities, and ideas to celebrate voting with your kids
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Here are some fun activities to introduce kids to the idea of voting and to show them that voting is fun AND important!
on Oct 24
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Making Sure College Students Can Vote in PA, and other election deadlines and reminders!
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Pennsylvania parents, you have an important mission this week: Check your voter registration, and remind your friends, your family, your neighbors, your mail carrier, your college students, your dog sitter, and everyone else you know, too!To help, here are some resources and reminders, including sha
on Oct 24
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Here's Your Health Care Voter Toolkit!
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First, say you’re a Health Care Voter. Then, help spread the word about the health care issues that matter most to you!With nearly half of voters saying health care is VERY important to them in this year’s election, you can help get the word out about what health care topics matter most to you.
on Oct 24
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DIGITAL POSTCARDS to get out the Moms Vote!
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It’s incredible! Over 69,000 mom volunteers are already sending 5 MILLION postcards in the mail to inspire moms to vote! Now you can also send an eye-catching digital postcard to your friends and family!Try it out!
on Oct 24
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Say you’re a Health Care Voter!
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It’s no surprise that health care is a top concern for voters this year! Health care should be affordable and accessible for all, so it’s important to be a #HealthCareVoter!Say you’re a Health Care Voter.
on Oct 24
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Western NC needs child care to recover! Urge lawmakers to support hurricane relief aid
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More than three weeks after Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina in what Gov. Cooper has called "the deadliest and most devastating storm" in North Carolina's history, things are still far from normal for families across twenty-five counties.
on Oct 24
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Voting with Children Made Easy!
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Trying to figure out a good time to vote with your children in tow? Let us help make voting fun for the whole family! MomsRising volunteers are hosting super voter treasure boxes in TWENTY counties across North Carolina during early voting.
on Oct 21
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Pennsylvania Parents: We are Fired Up and Ready to VOTE! (Resources and Opportunities in October)
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It's GO TIME in Pennsylvania! From writing postcards to other mom voters, to hosting events on the ground and online, MomsRising members are making sure the parent voice will be heard loud and clear on election day.
on Oct 21
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Voting and our kids Fall reading list for kids, a cozy match!
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As important and fundamental as voting is, it can feel kind of, well, dry, especially when we try to teach the young ones in our lives about this important civic duty.
on Oct 10
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Building MOMentum for School Meals for All in North Carolina
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Eight states currently offer school meals to all students at no charge. North Carolina families want North Carolina to be the ninth state, giving all NC children access to the healthy food they need to learn, grow, and thrive.
on Oct 10
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The Child Care Crisis and the Climate Crisis : A Perfect Storm for Families & Providers
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by MomsRising.org (@momsrising) Recently we’ve seen the harrowing devastation of Hurricane Helene across six states with fatalities and destruction in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia and are witnessing in real-time
on Oct 10
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Breaking Through: Hurricanes and Climate Change. Fair Taxes. Latina Equal Pay Day. Moms VOTE!
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On the radio show this week, we discuss the devastation due to the hurricane in North Carolina and other states, how we can lend a hand – and also how we can start addressing in a bigger, better, bolder way, the climate change that people are experiencing across the globe; next we dive into taxes, t
on Oct 10
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Change is Now! Inside The People's Bill for Safety and Freedom
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The Youth and Family Justice Team traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the People’s Coalition for Safety and Freedom (PCSF) Week of Action.
on Oct 10
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Presenting: MomsRising's Child Care Voter Guide & Action Toolkit!
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Child Care Voter Guide LinkChild Care Action Toolkit LinkIt’s no secret that child care continues to be unaffordable and inaccessible for most families while child care providers are paid poverty level wages. This is why we need concerned voters to turn out and turn up for child care this election!
on Oct 10
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Handwritten Hope: 5 Million GOTV Postcards Thanks to You!
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Thanks to your generous support, we’ve reached incredible milestones this month.
on Oct 10
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Hurricane Helene: Resources for NC Families
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This resource is being update regularly, so please continue to share widely. A Spanish version is available here. The devastation facing western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene is impossible to comprehend.
on Oct 7
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Hurricane Helene: Resources for NC Families
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The devastation facing western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene is impossible to comprehend. Since this catastrophe began, the people, families, and communities of western North Carolina, alongside those impacted by the tornado in Rocky Mount, have been on our minds and in our hearts.
on Oct 1
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What the Debate Told Us. Biden-Harris Policy Wins. Solving Childhood Poverty & Boosting Our Economy.
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On the radio show this week we dive into what was said (and not said) in the first Presidential debate between Harris and Trump; then we cover some dramatic wins that the Biden - Harris Administration have been moving forward for parents - and how your voice is making a positive difference; after th
on Sep 25
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RECAP: YWomen Vote USA 2024 National Town Hall
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The current narrative around Gen Z is that we are uneducated, unmotivated, and uncaring about elections. This is simply untrue! Research has shown that Gen Z's voter turnout in 2022 was higher than that of Gen Xers and Millennials when they made up the age 18-24 voting block¹.
on Sep 25
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Announcing the 2024-2025 Washington State MomsForce Fellows
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MomsRising and MamásConPoder are thrilled to announce our fifth cohort of Washington State MomsForce fellows.
on Sep 25
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Write Postcards for MomsRising's 2024 Get out the Vote Campaign!
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MomsRising is making it super easy (and FREE) for you to help get-out-the-vote to women voters before the 2024 election.
on Sep 14
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We Need to Talk to Our Sons About Care
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Time flies–my 11-year-old started his first year in middle school last month. Between schoolwork, swim team practice, Math Olympiad, and violin lessons, he’s so busy that he can hardly breathe.
on Sep 12
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Our Families Deserve to be Fed: Reflections on New 2023 USDA Data on Food Security!
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Every family deserves access to high-quality, nutritious food to keep our children healthy and happy. The USDA recently released data on U.S. household food security from 2023, finding one in SEVEN households (13.5 percent) in America struggled with hunger.
on Sep 11
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Let's Address the Virus in the Room... Everything You Need to Know About COVID-19
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[This blog post was updated the week of August 5, 2024.]As we approach the end of Disability Pride Month today, we want to give you a COVID-19 crash course on everything you need to know and more!
on Aug 13
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Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with MomsRising!
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This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is - Nourish, Sustain, Thrive!We're still on top of the world celebrating the the rights that pregnant and pumping workers have in the workplace.
on Aug 5
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Quick signature: Medical Debt Doesn’t Belong on Your Credit Report!
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Two-weeks ago, I got a panicked call from my teen son. He had dislocated his knee at Judo practice, couldn’t get up, and didn’t know what to do. I told him to call an ambulance, then I hopped in the car to go to him.
on Aug 5
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Breaking Through: Direct from Netroots Nation 2024 in Baltimore!
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The radio show this week comes to you direct from Netroots Nation 2024 in the Baltimore Convention Center with leaders lifting up the importance of reproductive freedoms, including abortion access; sharing how the care infrastructure is essential to everyone, and businesses too; diving into going vi
on Aug 5
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POSTCARDS! Request your packet today.
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From the streets to the ballot box, moms are making our voices heard and inspiring our kids and communities. This year, help us mobilize moms to vote for the future we want to see for our loved ones and ourselves! MomsRising has a super easy, high-impact, and FREE way for YOU to help get out the vote!
on Jul 26
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New York Needs Child Care to Work For Families and Providers
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When my firstborn was two years old, I discovered a lovely little child care center that was about a 10 minute walk from my home. It was perfect: it had the hours that worked for us, it had Spanish-speaking educators, and fed my child home-cooked meals. It also had an outdoor space in the back!
on Jul 24
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Another Solution to the Social Media Over-Use That’s Jeopardizing Kids’ Mental Health
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By Jodi Grant and Delaney RustonThe calls to protect our kids from the harms caused by social media are intensifying. The Surgeon General issued an unprecedented call to put warning labels on social media platforms.
on Jul 24
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Summer Survival: The Truth About Child Care We All Need to Hear
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It’s summer time! The kids are out of school, and everyone’s frantically scrambling to find child care (fingers crossed), summer camps (thoughts & prayers, y’all), or just winging it (sending big hugs).
on Jul 24
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Top Actions of the Past Week: Friday, July 12, 2024
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SPREAD THE WORD! Immigrants are giving their all to build and contribute to this country!Baseless attacks against immigrants are ramping up and it’s up to us to push back!
on Jul 12
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Celebrating Queer Joy in New Hampshire: Bethany Murabito and the NH Queer Consortium
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While Pride month continues to bloom, I’m inspired and motivated by the many incredible Granite Staters who are working to build a better and more inclusive New Hampshire. I was so excited when I met Bethany Murabito (she/her) in the halls of the state house this spring when we instantly...
on Jul 11
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Five Fabulous LGBTQ+ Books in Spanish!
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The following is a pile of books that came recommended, won awards, or are books I've heard about for years, all written for Spanish speakers and about the LGBTQ experience. In Las Aventuras de China Iron, author Gabriela Cabezon Camara rewrites Martín Fierro from a feminist, LGBTQ, and...
on Jul 11
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What is the MomsRising RISER Parent Leadership Program? – Applications are Open Now!
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The RISERS program will help participants learn how our federal government works, how they can advocate for their communities for family-friendly policies, and have access to opportunities to put those skills into practice to create change. They learn how to share their stories, talk to...
on Jul 11
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Breaking Through: Bans Off Our Bodies; Birth Control Now; Your Story, Your Power #Pride #Vote
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On the radio show this week we cover what’s going on with the attacks on abortion, birth control, IVF, and reproductive healthcare – and what to do to help turn the trend around; we dive into how sharing your story changes policy; we get tips on supporting LGBTQ+ people in our family and...
on Jul 11
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TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH: Policy Wins, Pride, Power!
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We are excited to share some incredible updates in this edition of MOMentum.
on Jul 11
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Sign to Tell Congress Playing Child Care Bingo is No Fun.
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Summer is here and our kiddos are out of school and while it may be all fun and games for them, parents are often stuck scrambling to find child care options before the summer season even begins.
on Jul 10