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09/28/16

Thursday, I took my children to school and came home to cook my breakfast, to drink a reheated cup of coffee, to write in the silent safety of my home. I spent Wednesday on keyboard advocacy and deliberately teaching my kids about race. I’m white, my sons, 9 and 7, are also white. This wasn’t the...

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Stephanie Lormand

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

09/28/16

We are getting geared up to deliver a GIANT thank you card to local Dayton, OH leaders for being early learning champions on October 19th! Yes – you heard that right! Mayor Nan Whaley and Dayton City Commissioners Matt Joseph, Jeffrey J. Mims,Chris Shaw, and Joey Williams have been leading the way...

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

09/27/16

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it.” ― Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Last week my teen son and I were getting along smashingly. He was affectionate, appreciative, communicative and practicing good self-care. But...

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Renee Trudeau

Take Action!

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09/27/16

Tonight , during the first presidential debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton laid out extraordinarily different visions for America. Which one do you think moms and families prefer? YOU have the power to make sure a vision for America that women, moms, and families support wins this November...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education

09/27/16

My dad always called me a Café con Milk kid when I was growing up. A mixture of two different cultures that, when joined together, turns into it’s own unique creation. Part of that special brew also included being a dual language learner during my earliest years.

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Jeannina Perez

Family Economic Security Military Families Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

09/26/16

In mid-July, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) published the first in a three-part series regarding military spouse employment, titled The Force Behind the Force: A Business Case for Leveraging Military Spouse Talent. The purpose of the study was: “to outline some of the...

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Jeremy L Hilton

Radio!

Podcast

09/26/16

On this show we talk about life on the campaign trail with Anne Holton, who is married to Vice Presidential nominee, Senator Tim Kaine; we cover the response to the recent police shootings with Justin Hansford; we reveal a new study on breadwinning moms; and we explore the power of the Latina vote...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education MomsVote Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

09/25/16

I was supposed to spend the first part of last week in Washington, D.C. coming together with women activists from around the U.S. to learn and organize so that women are poised to act and lead in this 2016-2017 election. #WeWontWait is about raising our voices to prioritize the needs of women and...

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Meredith Tweed

Play BINGO!

MomsVote

09/24/16

This is going to be EPIC! Monday, September 26th at 9pm ET / 6pm PT is the first Presidential debate of the 2016 election! To keep debate watching fun, we've created a debate BINGO card to help you track whether the candidates are covering issues of greatest concern to women, moms, and families...

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Ashley Boyd

Media Library Politics & Policy

09/23/16

The September 24 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the realization of a dream that’s been a very long time coming, beginning a century ago when Black leaders first proposed a memorial to Black Civil War veterans. Dr. Rex M. Ellis, the museum’s Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, speaking to young teachers during the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)’s 2016 Freedom Schools® training, shared his hopes that the museum will help light the way for the next generation of Americans and that the museum’s vision will “change the master narrative of our nation:”

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