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07/18/24

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! (If...

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Diana Limongi

Podcast

07/15/24

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...

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Health Care Immigration MomsVote

07/11/24

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! Certain politicians and their greedy lobbyists hurt everyone by handing kickbacks to the rich, defunding our schools, and...

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Sue Anne Reed

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

07/09/24

Washington is facing a child care crisis. According to the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families, it’s estimated more than 600,000 Washington kids who need care because all available parents are working currently aren’t getting state licensed child care. The cost of high-quality...

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Maggie Humphreys

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Childcare & Early Education

07/08/24

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. While kids may be happy about it – summer often sends parents into a spiral that starts way before the...

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Diana Limongi

MomsRising

07/02/24

We are excited to share some incredible updates in this edition of MOMentum.

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Kerri Karvetski

Childcare & Early Education

07/01/24

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 lawmakers, mobilize their fellow parents, and become leaders in their own communities.

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Diana Limongi

Podcast

07/01/24

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 communities; and we hear how the far right is using wedge issues and disinformation to pit voters against each other.

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Pride Month

Health Care MomsRising Near You

06/30/24

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 connected over our fierce love for the LGBTQIA+ community and our cat eyeliner sharp enough to… well, if you know you know!

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MacKenzie Nicholson

Pride Month

Parenting & Families

06/30/24

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 postcolonial perspective. China Iron travels across Argentina by covered wagon, learning about the cultures, languages, and environment along the way.

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