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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

02/09/15

Budgets are about our nation’s priorities: What do we want to spend money on? How are we going to raise the money we want to spend? And though ultimately the budget enacted by Congress will probably look very different from the budget proposal released by the president, the president’s budget is important. It’s the president’s vision for the country in fiscal year 2016 and beyond and reflects input and spending requests from every federal agency.

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Jasmine Tucker

Podcast

02/07/15

This show includes the following segments: Forward Together: The Moral Monday Marches in North Carolina and how they’re building a movement. " What Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman Teach Us About Respectability & Black Masculinity .” The President’s budget & what’s in it for you. Inside...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

02/06/15

Written by and reposted from School Bites Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, and not because of chocolate, roses and romantic dinners (let’s face it, I have three young kids…so not happening!). I’m actually in love with the food! Pink, red and heart shapes lend themselves to...

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Karen Showalter

Tweetchat

Food!

02/06/15

The Healthy Happy Meal Bill presented in NYC by Council Member Ben Kallos and drafted in partnership with parents’ groups, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and the American Heart Association is currently before the New York City Council. The bill would tie toys and other incentives that...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

02/06/15

Greetings! This week we're talking about funding for food and nutrition programs in President Obama's FY2016 budget, sharing tips on healthy Valentine's Day celebrations, and announcing our new Good Food Force Facebook Group! Please read and share. Thank you! 1. THE HOT LINE The Ins and Outs of...

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Karen Showalter

Paid Family Leave

02/06/15

Fortunately, there exist myriad protections for women who believe they are being discriminated against by their employer. What is unfortunate, however, is the extent to which many are unfamiliar with these protections. The purpose of this article is not to provide a comprehensive review of all of the employment discrimination statutes relevant to women in the workplace; rather, we seek only to offer a brief overview of the statutes that specifically protect women from discrimination and provide some pointers on how women can exercise their rights under each.

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R. Scott Oswald

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

02/06/15

“We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

02/05/15

Join us in wishing the Family and Medical Leave Act a happy 22nd anniversary! In this brief video , Carmen Berkley, director of the AFL-CIO Office of Civil, Human and Women's Rights, tells us why the FMLA is important and stresses the need for an additional paid sick leave law. Next week, the...

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Liz Shuler

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

02/03/15

The President's budget is hundreds of pages! Have no fear, MomsRising has broken it all down for you and provides you with all the things you need to know.

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Elyssa Schmier

Realistic & Fair Wages

02/03/15

I was lucky to kick off this week in the best way possible--traveling with teens to the capitol of Washington to tell our state legislators: Women are worth more than spare change! The teens were fired up and more than ready to speak up about the importance of equal pay for equal work. Olivia Roskill, a sixteen year old, delivered the following powerful testimony.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner