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06/30/19

This past spring, I was honored to attend "A Rising Tide: Understanding Incarceration's Multigenerational Impact on Women, Girls, and Communities" an event organized by the Maternity Care Coalition of Philadelphia. The event brought together experts and advocates from around the country who spoke on a range of topics from incarcerated pregnant women to juvenile detention, to the massive disparities faced by trans and nonbinary folks within our incarceration and policing systems.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

06/30/19

In New Jersey, activists came together to talk about the bans and what folks could do to ensure that abortion stayed legal and accessible in their state and beyond.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Immigration

06/28/19

No child, and especially no child on American soil, should ever be put in a position in which they are scared, hungry, sick, cold, feel unsafe, or experience life-altering trauma. Yet many of us across the political spectrum have watched with increasing horror as conditions continue to deteriorate at our border for children of all ages seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.

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Maya Uppaluru

Immigration

06/28/19

It is inconceivable that the latest headlines come from a civilized nation. “Detained Migrant Children Denied Adequate Food, Water & Sanitation in Texas.” “There Is a Stench: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children.” “‘The Taliban gave me toothpaste’: Former captives...

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Marian Wright Edelman

MomsVote

06/25/19

Popcorn, BINGO from your living room, and presidential debates! Want in? The first Presidential debates will happen this Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm ET / 6pm PT (and join us as the debates continue on Tuesday, July 30th and Wednesday, July 31st). In order to make watching fun and powerful, we've...

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Graphic with solidarity fist with text: "Being able to manage how many children we have & when we have them has been nothing short of revolutionary."

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

06/25/19

Last Friday, Missouri came one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation without an abortion clinic when its health department rejected a license renewal for the St. Louis Planned Parenthood location. Across the country, women’s reproductive rights are under attack — now more than ever...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Maternal Justice

06/25/19

People with direct experiences with abortion are the most powerful voices we have to help cut through the political rhetoric and get down to why it's important to protect reproductive health and freedom. Have you or someone you love needed abortion services? Tell us your story! Share your...

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Felicia Burnett

Maternal Justice

06/25/19

This June we were joined by special guests: Alma Adams of North Carolina (@repadams), Food Research and Action Center (@fractweets), National WIC Association (@natwicassoc), Black Women's Health Imperative (@blkwomenshealth), the Center for American Progress (@amprog), and of course, MamasConPoder...

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Diarra Diouf

Immigration MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

06/21/19

Family separation isn’t something that’s just happening at the national-level. Right here in North Carolina anti-immigrant lawmakers are stepping up their attacks on North Carolina’s immigrant communities and the democratically elected sheriffs who have pledged to protect them. HB 370, an anti-...

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Beth Messersmith

Social & Emotional Development

06/21/19

MaryLee Allen was a brilliant, passionate, persevering, caring servant leader—not a self-serving leader—committed to helping build a world fit for children. When the Children’s Defense Fund was brand new, I was searching for smart, passionate people to help with our earliest work. One of the very...

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Marian Wright Edelman