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07/26/16

Last week I joined MomsRising to visit Mayor Buddy Dyer’s office to talk about the importance of early learning programs, like pre-k and childcare, in ensuring kids get a strong start both academically and in life. ‪Why? Because early learning is so critical and is something dear to my heart. When...

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Meredith Tweed

Health Care

07/26/16

Recently, our family was invited to visit friends for the weekend at their cabin on the river, an hour’s drive from our house. The night before we were going to leave, my husband and I were frantically creating lists of all the things we needed to buy, prepare, and pack — when we suddenly paused...

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Renee Trudeau

Podcast

07/25/16

On this radio show we cover what the heck happened at the RNC, including how many balloons were on the ceiling and the response from people in the room to Trump; we discuss a new PAC to build Black power in politics, the Collective PAC; we release a new accountability campaign, #NotOnOurWatch; and...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Tweetchat

Food!

07/22/16

With summer in full swing, parents and children are enjoying more time outside, at the park, beach, BBQs and while traveling. This is great fun but can easily derail a family's healthy accomplishments. To stay mindful of the food you and your family are consuming, because junk food is ok once in a...

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Migdalia Rivera

Politics & Policy

07/22/16

[The summer] brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities . . . What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?

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Marian Wright Edelman

Gun Safety

07/21/16

MomsRising will be in Washington, D.C. on August 13th to rally for commonsense gun laws and LGBTQ equality. We hope you will join us at the Disarm Hate Rally!!

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Elyssa Schmier

Gun Safety MomsRising Politics & Policy

07/21/16

Today I mourn. Yesterday I mourned. I mourned for the history that has brought us to these days. I mourned for slavery, for lynching, for Rodney King to Philando Castile and everyone in between. I mourn for the officers killed in Dallas last night. I mourn for the African-American man who's heart...

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Jaime Farkas

Gun Safety

07/20/16

I'm rallying to disarm hate on August 13th in Washington, D.C. and here are the reasons I want you to join me!

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Jason Hayes

MomsVote

07/20/16

“Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason.” “She is a piece of garbage.” This is how New Hampshire state Representative Al Baldasaro described Hillary Clinton in a radio interview from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland today. Unacceptable. His comments are...

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