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You're Going to Love Your February MOMentum

03/01/23
From championing solutions to the childcare and paid family/medical leave crises, to advocating for expanded Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, to lifting the voices of Black Feminists for Black History Month, the MomsRising community strove for a better, brighter future for us all.
MomsRising Together
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Kerri Karvetski
Podcast

Breaking Through: Stopping Attacks on Black Studies, Debt Ceiling, Tax Reform, and Compassion

02/28/23
On the radio show this week, we cover the harmful effects of the recent attacks on Black studies and literature – and what you can do to help stop them; and we also cover the debt ceiling debate and how it could impact programs moms care about, including healthcare, SNAP, child care, and more; how...
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Environmental Health

Eco-Friendly Postpartum Practices: What Every Family Should Know

02/27/23
After recently giving birth to my second baby, I’ve learned that is important to focus on postpartum care in an environmentally conscious way. Not only does this benefit the health of both you and your child, but it also helps to preserve the environment for future generations. It can be difficult...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Rev. Dr. Dortheá Enriqúe
North Carolina: Love Thy Neighbor, Expand Medicaid
Health Care

North Carolina: Love Thy Neighbor, Expand Medicaid

02/23/23
Last week, the NC House passed HB76 to expand Medicaid to low-income, uninsured adults in North Carolina. After a decade of advocacy and stalemate, North Carolina is getting close to closing the Medicaid coverage gap! MomsRising created a cross-organization storybook to lift up the voices of...
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Felicia Burnett
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Health Care

CCF, Pediatricians Urge State Leaders to Shield Children from Losing Medicaid Coverage

02/22/23
This article originally appeared on the Center for Child and Families website and is shared here with the express consent of the organization. Written by: Joan Alker State-by-State Report Shows Medicaid Now Covers More Than Half of U.S. Children This week we teamed up with our colleagues at the...
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Tasmiha Khan
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Immigration

North Carolina: Stop HB10 from terrorizing communities!

02/22/23
As caring people, we all want the same thing – a safe place for our families to live and thrive. We all want our children to live in peace and safe from danger. But North Carolina leaders introduced a new bill that could endanger many immigrant children and families! QUICK SIGN: Tell North Carolina...
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Sheila Arias
Podcast

Breaking Through: Abortioncare, Representation Matters, Ending Mass Shootings, and Why Public Policies Must Cover People of All Genders

02/21/23
On the radio show this week, we cover the continued outrageous attacks on access to abortioncare and reproductive health medications including Mifepristone; why representation matters and how you can run – or help someone run - for office; the tragic rise in mass shootings and what you can do about...
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Maternal Justice

2023 is the year for maternal justice in New Hampshire

02/20/23
Did you know that the United States is currently the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world, with major racial disparities where Black women lose their lives at 3 to 4 times the rate of white women due to maternity-related causes, independent of age, economic background, or...
MomsRising Education Fund
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MacKenzie Nicholson
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MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

Learning to Need Others

02/20/23
Does this sound familiar? “I’m fine.” “Oh, I’ll be okay.” “I don’t want to be a bother.” “I just need to spend some more time thinking about it.” “I’ll figure it out.” These are some of the things we say to ourselves or others when we are in denial of our own needs. Denying our needs is one of the...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Beth Anstandig
Reproductive Justice

We need your signature right now to protect already limited access to abortion in TX

02/16/23
Once again, conservative groups and anti-abortion politicians are doing their best to sustain power by stripping people of their human right to reproductive and abortion health care. This time in Amarillo, Texas where as it currently stands, Mifepristone -- the medication used to assist the...
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Diarra Diouf

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