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Breastfeeding MomsVote Politics & Policy

It's All Connected: Your August MOMentum

09/01/20
August closed out with powerful MOMentum! From advocating during National Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week; to working to save the post office, childcare, paid leave and sick days, and unemployment insurance; to celebrating the Black National Convention, MomsRising supporters across...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
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UPDATED! Pennsylvania! Your Voting Information and Deadlines

09/01/20
The 2020 General Election is going to be an important one and we are doing our part to share as much relevant information to help you with early voting. The process to request an early ballot may be a multi-step process depending on your state’s requirements. Stick with it and exercise your right...
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Lucrecer Braxton
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North Carolina! Your Voting Info and Deadlines

08/29/20
The 2020 General Election is going to be an important one and we are doing our part to share as much relevant information to help you with early voting. The process to request an early ballot may be a multi-step process depending on your state’s requirements. Stick with it and exercise your right...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Lucrecer Braxton
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Wisconsin! Your Voting Info and Deadlines

08/29/20
The 2020 General Election is going to be an important one and we are doing our part to share as much relevant information to help you with early voting. The process to request an early ballot may be a multi-step process depending on your state’s requirements. Stick with it and exercise your right...
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Lucrecer Braxton
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Michigan! Your Voting Info and Deadlines

08/29/20
The 2020 General Election is going to be an important one and we are doing our part to share as much relevant information to help you with early voting. The process to request an early ballot may be a multi-step process depending on your state’s requirements. Stick with it and exercise your right...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Lucrecer Braxton
Health Care Maternal Justice

Are Women Actually Getting Pregnant During the Lockdown Period?

08/28/20
Most of the women and families navigating pregnancy and the pandemic were pregnant before shelter ins and restrictions began. And while there were memes sprinkled all across social media about a baby boom ringing in 2021, there was significant truth lying beneath that joke.
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Lisa Quattlebaum (Tall Poppies + Co. and The Homesteadista)
Food! MomsRising Near You

Get help buying groceries while schools are closed / Obtenga ayuda para comprar alimentos mientras las escuelas están cerradas

08/27/20
Español debajo RISERS! Help us get this important information out to families: Because of COVID-19, children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school will get extra food benefits. Families can receive up to $399 per child for food! This benefit is not considered under public...
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Maggie Humphreys
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Childcare & Early Education Immigration MomsVote

Review the Week: 3 Can't Miss Posts [Aug 28, 2020]

08/27/20
ICYMI: The MomsRising community was focused on being voters, raising voters and raising our voices for justice this week. Take a look at these three posts you loved, shared or might have missed for the week ending Aug. 28, 2020. 1) BLOG: Arizona! Your Voting Info and Deadlines Exercise your right...
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Kerri Karvetski
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Politics & Policy

COVID19 and a health professor’s struggle with bulimia

08/24/20
Control. What does it mean to lose control? For someone who has spent nearly half their life battling an eating disorder, losing control is about an extremely heightened awareness of numbers. Numbers I believe I can control. Because I have an acute need for control, this pandemic drove me to focus...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsVote

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: August 21, 2020

08/21/20
We know it’s been a busy week with many families balancing back to school -- in all of it’s different variations -- with work and daily activities. Even though you’re busy, we didn’t want you to miss these actions, especially ways that you can help get out the vote over the next 70+ days. Please...
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Sue Anne Reed

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