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COVID Vaccines and Getting Back-to-School

08/20/21
MomsRising recently hosted a conversation with Candice W. Jones, MD FAAP, a fellow at the American Academy of Pediatrics, to talk about COVID-19, vaccines, masks, and getting back to school. Below is a summary of our questions and answers.
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Felicia Burnett
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ICYMI: Breastfeeding Beats, a Super Powerful Storybook and Back-to-School Exhaustion Already

08/20/21
Joy. Anxiety. Solidarity. Relief! There were a lot of emotions in the content that caught our eye this week. Check out these picks from the past few days...and keep rising!
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Text CARE to 747464. Message & Data Rates May Apply.

08/19/21
Our priorities are at risk and we need your help to keep the pressure on! Pick up your phone and text CARE to 747464. Tell your lawmaker you’re COUNTING ON THEM to support child care, paid leave, and more. It’s time to make transformative change.
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Nate White
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Dear Congress: "The system is broken and it needs to be fixed." A Care Economy Storybook

08/19/21
It's not enough to go back to where we were. We need to build back better. In our Care Economy Storybook 2021, MomsRising has captured powerful and moving stories from families across the nation about how hard it is to give care, making the case that it doesn't have to be this way.
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Kerri Karvetski
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ICYMI: Child Care Tetris Must End, Videos Needed, Stopping the DACA Roller Coaster

08/13/21
Here's what caught our eye this week in the MomsRising universe. Stay cool, and keep rising!
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POSTCARD VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!

08/13/21
It’s not every day that we have the opportunity to make history for pregnant workers’ rights, but today we absolutely do! We're looking for volunteers in Pennsylvania, North Caroline, Iowa, Nebraska, Florida, and Ohio to write 10 pre-stamped postcards to their U.S. Senators, along with Senate Majority Leader Schumer. Can you help?
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Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Saturday, August 14, 2021

08/13/21
Key care infrastructure components have moved forward this week in the U.S. Senate (including childcare for all and universal paid/family leave) propelled by voices like yours! THANK YOU! Now, we need to move these same policies forward in the US House. This week we have #5Actions for you to take that keep building the momentum to help make that happen.
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Sue Anne Reed
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Moms Got It Done This Year in the Washington Legislature

08/12/21
Last September, as wildfires ravaged the Pacific Northwest, my son George’s preschool was closed because it was unsafe to play outside. For what was already a very hard year for our kids—in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic—I had to explain to my son that this time it wasn’t the virus...
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Help keep a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package!

08/12/21
During the early hours of August 11, the U.S. Senate passed the budget resolution and kept a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation package. Now it's on to the U.S. House of Representatives. Urge your member of Congress to support this important measure.
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Donna Norton
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ICYMI: Breastfeeding Month, Paid Leave For All Bus Tour, Dutchess of Sussex, and Black Women's Equal Pay

08/06/21
Hello August! You're only 1 week old and we already have LOTS to look back on. Catch up on the news and actions you might have missed.
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Kerri Karvetski

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