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Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

01/20/17

Last Wednesday, I went to my Congressman’s office to hand deliver MomsRising’s healthcare storybook which has stories from moms and dads across the country, including New Jersey. I’ve called my Congressman’s office more times in the last two weeks than I have in the entire time I’ve been his...

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S. Nadia Hussain

MomsRising Politics & Policy

01/20/17

The Women’s March on Washington and hundreds of sister marches are TOMORROW ! We are excited, fired up, and ready to GO GO GO! Tomorrow , MomsRising will be standing up with our families, children, neighbors, and hundreds of partnering organizations to protect our rights, our safety, our families,...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education

01/19/17

A number of years ago, I heard a deeply moving story at a Children’s Miracle Network event, a charity that raises money in partnership with children’s hospitals around the country and helps serve sick and injured children in their local communities. A speaker shared this heart-wrenching story of a father and son with the audience and agreed to let me share it with others after I requested a copy.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education

01/19/17

We speak in Urdu which is the national language of Pakistan in our house, exclusively. We made a decision when our son was born almost three years ago to keep our native language as relevant to him as we could. It is not easy since he goes to full time day care where English is spoken and the...

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Jehanara Haider

MomsRising

01/19/17

Want to participate in the Women’s March but can’t make it to DC? Come march with MomsRising at the Women’s March on Raleigh! We are a proud cosponsor of the Raleigh march and would love to have you march with us. ***MomsRising members will begin gathering at 9:45 am on the sidewalk in front of...

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Beth Messersmith

MomsRising

01/19/17

Want to participate in the Women’s March but can’t make it to DC? Come march with MomsRising at the Women’s March for Morganton ! MomsRising is excited to be participating in this local march and our local steering team member Pam will be on hand with signs and stickers to share! Kids are welcome...

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Beth Messersmith

Gun Safety Maternal Justice

01/19/17

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Junior On Martin Luther King Day this past Monday, people around the country paid tribute to the legacy of a now celebrated leader who fought vehemently for equality, accountability and the...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Families & The Federal Budget Food!

01/19/17

Stories of hunger where you least expect it are plentiful – yet they are hidden from view. TIH_Molly_ .jpg “In the fall of 1997, I drove up to my $3 million home and saw a small note tacked on the door saying the house was going to be auctioned off in 30 days.... Circumstances like divorce and job...

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Abby Leibman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

01/18/17

The 115 th Congress convened on Jan. 3 and hit the ground running. The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report , our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations, with a look at what Members of Congress have...

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

01/18/17

“My experience at Carl’s Jr. left me feeling hopeless. I tried to communicate the problems experienced with my supervisors, and yet the problem continued and nothing was done about it. If Andrew Puzder allowed these things to happen at a company like Carl’s Jr, how would he protect workers across...

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Lecia Imbery