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04/23/16

Como madre de dos hijos, incluyendo una niña que tiene necesidades especiales y un defecto de nacimiento, he podido ver cómo los padres, hijos y la sociedad se benefician si las familias tienen acceso a atención infantil de alta calidad, programas de aprendizaje temprano y programas de salud mental...

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Sheila Arias

Politics & Policy

04/22/16

Every day I wear a pair of medallions around my neck with portraits of two of my role models: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. As a child I read books about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. She and indomitable and eloquent slave woman Sojourner Truth represent countless thousands of anonymous slave women whose bodies and minds were abused and whose voices were muted by slavery, Jim Crow, segregation and confining gender roles throughout our nation’s history.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Food!

04/21/16

Salud America!, a Latino childhood obesity prevention network, is recruiting Salud Leaders to join a national movement to start and support healthy changes in communities and schools. Who is a Salud Leader? A Salud Leader is a parent, school personnel, academic, or community leader who drives...

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Dr. Amelie Ramirez

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

04/21/16

Members of Congress and workers’ advocates today renewed their push for an increase in the hourly federal minimum wage to $12 – a move that would reflect the recent frenzy of state and local movement on the issue and would mean larger pay checks for 35 million Americans. Originally sponsored one...

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David Elliot

Tweetchat

Food!

04/21/16

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the April 22, 2016 #FoodFri STORIFY - a curated list of said chat's tweets compiled into a story format, to learn more about the topic, review chat resources and engage with chat panelist(s) and participants . In 2014, Berkeley passed...

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Migdalia Rivera

Childcare & Early Education

04/21/16

Last week, I went to a Moms Meetup on early learning with local MomRising members like myself, along with speaker Jeremiah Lowery of the Universal Child Care Now – D.C. Coalition to learn about early learning and child care in my community. A few days later, I found myself making the case for early...

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Meredith Dodson

Paid Sick Days

04/21/16

The 2016 Maryland legislative session came to an end at midnight on Monday, April 11th, and disappointingly, the Healthy Working Families Act did not pass . But we came so close , and we have a lot to celebrate. Let’s take a moment to thank all of the state legislators who voted YES on the Maryland...

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Ruth Martin

Take Action!

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

04/20/16

Summer, and mosquito season, is quickly approaching yet the U.S. Congress is dragging its feet on passing emergency funding so we are prepared for a potential Zika Virus outbreak. We need YOU to take action now. Write your members of Congress tell them to pass emergency funding for Zika as soon as possible!

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Elyssa Schmier

Vote!

Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsVote

04/20/16

A few weeks ago, we asked supporters like you to come up with clever ideas for our new bumper sticker. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we sought a slogan to fire up and unite moms and show the power of our movement. You delivered! More than 500 creative supporters submitted ideas for our...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/19/16

There is a certain intimacy that comes with sharing a heritage language with someone you love. This is not a value statement. It’s no more or less intimate, just an additional layer in an intricately woven tapestry. With intimacy comes connection. With connection comes empathy and a deep sense of...

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