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09/29/15

Did you hear the news? MomsRising is on the ground here in Florida! I couldn’t be more excited to be working on issues that affect everyone in our country AND local issues that are near and dear to my heart. We have so many opportunities to use our “outside voices” in service to making Florida a...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

09/25/15

Hispanic Heritage Month has kicked off and with it, I've been thinking a lot about wellness as it relates to Latinos. I hope you'll join me for the rest of the month as we discuss health topics specific to this population and bring awareness to very important concerns. Like the fact that cancer is...

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Sili Recio

Politics & Policy

09/25/15

“ Poverty in the world is a scandal. In a world where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that there are so many hungry children, that there are so many children without an education, so many poor persons. Poverty today is a cry.” –Pope Francis " Poverty...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Environmental Health Family Economic Security

09/25/15

As a long-time member of MomsRising.org in North Carolina and an active member of my local synagogue, I was humbled when our Rabbi invited me to share about our work as part of this year’s Yom Kippur service. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism, also known as the Day of Atonement...

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Jessica Burroughs

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Food!

09/24/15

It’s hard to eat well in America today. Food is available just about anywhere and anytime. Many of the special-occasion treats of yesterday are considered everyday foods today. And marketing pushes more food on us at every turn. Still, the media overwhelmingly tells people that eating well and...

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Migdalia Rivera

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Food!

09/22/15

*Sandra is a single mother of two living in New York City. She’s currently in school. She’s studying to become a registered nurse, a job that will provide her and her family with security. She’s grateful to have a job that works around her school schedule, even if they cannot provide her with...

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Migdalia Rivera

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Gun Safety

09/22/15

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the official trade association of the firearms industry, is located in Newtown, CT, just a couple of miles away from Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the months following the mass shooting that left 26 victims dead, including 20 second graders, the...

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Gloria Pan

Health Care

09/22/15

I’m baffled. Why do our NC legislators keep passing up an opportunity that would be a great win for our state? Multiple research reports show that extending Medicaid to low-income uninsured adults in North Carolina would be a win-win-win for the people, economy, and communities across our state...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

09/18/15

New data released by the Census Bureau show that poverty remains too high and the economic recovery is unshared.

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Debbie Weinstein

Childcare & Early Education

09/18/15

Self-care is not about adding something to your to-do list, it’s about cultivating a kinder, gentler relationship with yourself . Renee Trudeau Our family is navigating some big transitions this month (who’s not, right now?!). As I shift into allowing myself to take life hour by hour, as needed, I...

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