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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. The good news is we have a chance to put the FUN back in this FUNdamental act of democracy by educating the future voters in our lives while raising our collective voices on child care at the ballot box this fall! CLICK NOW to be a child care voter. Already registered? Then quickly check that your voter registration is up to date...
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 communities in Florida bracing themselves for the potentially catastrophic impact of Hurricane Milton. My heart is heavy thinking about all the loss and ongoing devastation. Disasters like this can...
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October 7, 2024
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. 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. MomsRising has members in all 100 NC counties, including every single area impacted...
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. Towards that end, MomsRising volunteers in North Carolina have been organizing a series of meetups and tables at events across North Carolina to raise awareness about the benefits of school meals for all and mobilize moms to join the School Meals for All NC campaign...
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. Over 90 people from 29 grassroots organizations gathered for the three-day convening to lobby legislators to repeal the 1994 Federal Crime Bill and replace it with the People’s Bill for Safety and Freedom . September 14th marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of the 1994 Crime Bill. In that time, change has occurred but the detrimental foundational...
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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, the positive impact of taxes when we invest in working families, and the the negative impact of trickle-down economics like the Trump Tax Scam; then we mark Latina Equal Pay Day and learn why it's a...
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October 7, 2024
Child Care Voter Guide Link Child Care Action Toolkit Link It’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! This and all elections are an important opportunity to champion child care policies that will lift our nation’s moms, children, families and caregivers. What does it mean to be a child care voter...
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 that we close the show hearing about a new study that identifies the root causes and solutions related to childhood poverty – and we also hear how solving childhood poverty lifts families everywhere,...
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September 24, 2024