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Breastfeeding Military Families Paid Family Leave

11/08/18

UPDATE: The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Paid Leave Constellation has crafted a sign-on letter requesting that legislators fix the gaps in the MPLP. Please read , sign , and share the letter to help us address these critical issues. When the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017...

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

MomsVote

11/06/18

Happy Election Day! The power is in our hands. We are making THIS MIDTERM ELECTION have the biggest turnout EVER! From affordable healthcare and childcare, to equal pay and paid family leave, whatever your issue, we hope you will be — or have been — a voter on November 6th. *Can you take a quick...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

11/05/18

This is it. It’s Election Eve. We have less than 24 hours until the election -- and we urgently need your help reminding infrequent voters to #VOTE on Election Day, which is tomorrow, November 6, by making some quick reminders to vote. It’s going to take all of us to make voter turnout this year...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Maternal Justice

11/04/18

A robust conversation on Maternal Health Legislation with Senator Booker, Senator Gillibrand, Representative Kennedy along with guests Black Mamas Matter, ACOG, AMCHP, Every Mom Counts, National Partnership for Women and Families. #MaternalJustice TweetChat

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Tasmiha Khan

MomsVote

11/02/18

We're just five days away from Election Day. We are fired up, and we can't wait to vote. We know you are too! So we're sharing our top ways to help get out the vote this week. These are all easy actions that make a big difference. Remember: you have a big influence on friends and family. Please...

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Karen Showalter

MomsVote

11/02/18

You know that time you told your kids, “Don’t worry about what other kids are doing, just worry about yourself?” Well it’s time to walk that all back because it turns out that when it comes to voting, we can harness peer pressure for good! Watch our fun, boxing-gloves-on, voting-music-turned-up,...

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Donna Norton

MomsVote Podcast

11/02/18

On the radio show this week we’re talking about the POWER of your VOTE — and the importance of fighting anti semitism in our nation. *Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising @MomsRising Adam Hertzman, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh @JewishFedPGH Bob Bland, Women’s March @...

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Amber Dorsey

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsVote

11/02/18

“That candidates were answering to us was really powerful. I was really glad I got to be a part of it. Even though I can’t vote yet, I’m doing everything I can to tell my family and friends the importance of using their vote.” –Kelsey, high school sophomore in Austin, Texas “I thought it was really...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Politics & Policy

11/01/18

It’s GO TIME in North Carolina for voting and we have gotten a lot of questions from our members about the proposed amendments on the ballot. MomsRising urges you to oppose all six and we’ll explain why below. Take action now: Sign on to say you’ll vote AGAINST all six constitutional amendments on...

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Felicia Burnett

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

10/31/18

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jade in California about the childcare struggle and her experiences as an immigrant. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . My partner Caesar is Mexican and I am British. It took...

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