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02/08/19

Even though the government shutdown over President Trump’s wasteful wall has ended (for now!), there are thousands of low-wage government contractors who are still feeling the financial pain. Contractors like Toni, a mom from New York, who says: “I am a Federal government contractor. I was out of...

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

02/08/19

“If the justice system does not change incarceration will continue to be as arbitrary as a game of eeny, meeny, miny, mo, with black kids and black men hoping to avoid being ‘IT.’” Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo is the title of this series of paintings by Nashville native Omari Booker, a visual artist who...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Quick Signature!

[graphic with toast with peanut butter & toast with jam with text: Paid Leave and Equal Pay go together like PB&J!]

Paid Family Leave

02/07/19

Like peanut butter and jelly, equal pay and paid family/medical leave aren’t fancy concepts, they’re not luxury items - they’re basics that stand alone, but are better together. That’s the message we’re taking to Congress and I need your help! → Add your name to our letter urging every member of...

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Ruth Martin

Take Action!

Family Economic Security MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

02/07/19

I'm writing from the Washington State Legislature where MomsRising member and super advocate McKyndree testified today in support of some MOMumental legislation on fair scheduling practices. Back McKyndree up with a quick email to your state lawmakers in support of secure scheduling legislation!...

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Maggie Humphreys

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Family Economic Security MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

02/07/19

We've all been there. You put together your resume and cover letter to apply for a job. You're not sure how much it pays -- because they didn't share that information -- but you go ahead. You get an interview and things go well. When you ask about the pay range for the position the response you get...

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Maggie Humphreys

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Immigration Politics & Policy

02/06/19

With Congress refusing to enact some of his harshest proposals against people with low incomes, President Trump has relentlessly pursued alternative methods to harm families struggling to make ends meet. For more than two years, the Trump Administration has tried to use regulations and waivers as a...

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Madison Hardee

Health Care Maternal Justice Social & Emotional Development

02/05/19

Pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity rates are on the rise in this country. Each year, 700 to 900 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes in the U.S., and approximately 65,000 experience serious complications. For Black women, the statistics are even worse. Regardless of...

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Alexis Anderson

Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Podcast

02/05/19

On the #RisersRadioShow this week we cover the shutdown, the re-opening, and the power of older women; we also cover the introduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act and FAMILY Act in Congress (Yay!); and we close the show covering how to help prevent Muslim youth from being bullied in our communities...

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Amber Dorsey

Single father explains hardships caused by shutdown

Family Economic Security Food!

02/05/19

The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is relieved congressional leaders and the administration reached a deal last week to temporarily re-open the federal government. However, we remain deeply concerned about the lasting impact this shutdown will have for federal workers and contractors, food...

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Lisa Sherrill

Food!

02/04/19

A while ago, a teacher from my 5-year-old son’s Saturday Chinese School gave out candy rewards. My husband and I felt uncomfortable about this. We have opinions about candy. I don’t eat candy. I don’t spend my grocery money on candies. With that being said, there is no candy under my roof. When my...

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