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RSVP

07/17/15

You’re invited to our celebration in Hattiesburg! RSVP by clicking this link to join MomsRising volunteers and friends on July 25th, 10:30 am at the Hattiesburg Zoo to thank Mayor DuPree and City Council members for for their leadership on children’s health in Mississippi! The event is free (a...

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Jeannina Perez

Environmental Health Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

07/17/15

By Michael Anderson The Housing Trust Fund Project team spent much of the last week of June in Los Angeles and stayed at a hotel directly adjacent to Skid Row. Each team member was profoundly impacted by the experience. If you have not been to Skid Row, it is hard to describe. There are so many...

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Marisol Bello

Family Economic Security

07/16/15

Can you join me and other moms from the Detroit area for a meeting with Senator Stabenow and her staff on July 22nd?

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

07/16/15

“But you said you would!” I hear it from my son all. the. time. He holds me to each and every little commitment—whether or not I even recall making it :) It’s important to keep your word. It’s especially important when you’re the leader of a state with 500,000 uninsured adults. Today, MomsRising is...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

07/14/15

500,000. That’s how many hard-working uninsured North Carolinians are waiting for Governor McCrory to use money already available to make affordable health coverage available through expanding Medicaid. They shouldn’t have to wait any longer. On Thursday, July 16th, MomsRising and our statewide...

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Felicia Burnett

Family Economic Security Health Care

07/14/15

Make a splash with us on Capitol Hill! RSVP today to reserve your sailor hat.

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Sara Alcid

Food!

07/13/15

Greetings! We have lots of great stuff to share this week, including the latest on what's happening in NY, NC and IL. Be sure to check out three powerful new resources from our partners, too. Have something you'd like to share in a future Good Food Force Update? Please email karen@momsrising.org ...

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Karen Showalter

Podcast

07/13/15

What do a goddess, a super civic entrepreneur, a digital ninja, and an Olympian have in common? They were all on the #RADIO show this week! (And I'm counting my blessings that I got a chance to talk with them all!) *Special guests on the radio show this week include: Kimberly DrGoddess Ellis; Eric...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Family Economic Security Health Care

07/12/15

Don’t be Misled by Insurance Company Fine Print or Customer service phone reps! A recent study by Northwest Health Law Advocates and NARAL Pro Choice Washington indicates some insurance companies are still hassling women about our birth control options and throwing obstacles in our way. Learn how...

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Roberta Riley

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

07/10/15

Could 2015 be Congress’ Year of the Caregiver? At an AARP Forum on Family Caregiving in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2015, lawmakers recognized the hard work of caregiving. They spoke of bills that would provide funds to help millions across the nation in need of caregiving. The forum was attending...

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