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08/14/14

Let’s be clear: Teachers know that Wal-Mart is not giving us or our schools anything meaningful to genuinely make a difference in the education of our kids. To the contrary, Wal-Mart’s “appreciation” for teachers has been to spend an incredible amount of money to discredit and shut out the voice of teachers, who are the ones who are the closest to students and need to be involved in the decisions about their education.

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Amber Chandler

Take Action!

Politics & Policy

08/14/14

Please add your voice to the growing movement of parents who say enough is enough! Let's stand together for Leslie McSpadden, mother of Mike Brown, and all families seeking justice.

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Monifa Bandele

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

08/13/14

Please note: this post was originally published in my blog, LadydeeLG. (Feel free to visit!) Dear Members of Congress, How are you enjoying your summer break? I thought I'd write a note to let you know, in case you missed it, that August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month . Doctors recommend...

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Diana Limongi

Food!

08/13/14

On August 2, 2014, we hosted Food Power 2014 in the Bronx, NY, alongside the amazing food justice community organization, The BLK Projek during their annual Not Just Talk conference. Two hundred people from around NYC came out to participate! Food-Power-event-attendees_MomsRising.org_.jpg...

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Migdalia Rivera

Family Economic Security MomsVote Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

08/13/14

The following post, with minor modifications, was first featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser as an op-ed last week, right before Hawaii’s state primary. The first sentence of the editorial read: " As this primary season comes to an end.. ." But the primary season did not end on Saturday as...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Food!

08/12/14

MomsRising's #FoodPower14 was held on August 2nd in partnership with The Blk Projek's Not Just Talk conference. Here is my recap, please visit my blog for more pictures! MomsRising ‘s FoodPower 2014 conference was held last week. This event is near and dear to my heart because I care about these...

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Diana Limongi

Food!

08/12/14

As part of the MomsRising Food Team, I've witnessed first-hand the passion our members have about food issues and food justice. From weekly #FoodFri chats to on the ground activisim, MomsRising members rise up to ensure all communities have options, and access, to healthy foods and meals...

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Migdalia Rivera

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

08/12/14

A few weeks ago, President Obama convened a White House Summit on Working Families, an event attended by national leaders in business and labor. The event was designed to put the issues of working families under a national spotlight. I was proud to participate in this event, representing the AFL-...

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Liz Shuler

Health Care

08/11/14

See the original blog post at the FamiliesUSA blog by Dee Mahan and Andrea Callow . *************** 24 states have chosen not to accept federal funds that would provide affordable health insurance to more low-income residents by expanding Medicaid. A recent report by the White House Council of...

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Dee Mahan

Health Care

08/08/14

Health insurance isn’t always first on a young adult’s mind. But money often is. So parents, what happens when you explain to your grown kid that having health coverage can be key to protecting their purchasing power, in addition to health? Many listen and enroll.

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