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09/17/18

Hispanic Heritage Month is here! From September 15th to October 15th, the nation celebrates the culture, heritage and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. This year, MamasConPoder , our Spanish speaking community is kicking off this month-long celebration with a powerful mission:...

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Linda Stone

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Social & Emotional Development

09/15/18

The "school-to-prison pipeline" is a troubling national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. It starts when kids are pushed out of the classroom, typically for nonviolent offenses, effectively reducing valuable learning time,...

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Beatriz Beckford

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

09/14/18

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” These words are from President Franklin Roosevelt’s second inaugural address given January 20, 1937. The President was speaking to a nation...

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Marian Wright Edelman

MomsRising

09/14/18

On September 20th 2017, Hurricane Maria tore through communities in Puerto Rico, devastating the Island. Maria knocked out 100 percent of the electrical grid, and 95 percent of cellphone t owers in Puerto Rico, triggering a collapse in emergency communications. A federal report found that FEMA...

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Khadija Gurnah

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Immigration MomsVote

09/14/18

This week all of our thoughts are with those in the path of Hurricane Florence. Many of our MomsRising staff and members are in the path of the storm, and we know first-hand how intense the experience can be. We are thinking of you today. Please see this week's list of top actions below, including...

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Karen Showalter

Maternal Justice

09/14/18

A woman is in labor — separated from her loved ones and shackled. She struggles against her restraints as she tries to follow the doctor’s instructions. Weighed down and on a short tether, she cannot position herself properly, let alone find any comfort. The pain of labor is intensified by...

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La'Tasha Mayes

Health Care Maternal Justice

09/13/18

A bipartisan piece of legislation, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017, H.R.1318 in the House, and the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017, S.1112 in the Senate were introduced in March 2017 to address our nation's maternal mortality and morbidity crisis. Currently, the United States...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Quick Action!

Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

09/13/18

As I sit in my home here in Raleigh, NC awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Florence, I have an overwhelming and anxious feeling about all of the unknowns yet to come. We know there will be a huge amount of rain, wind, and downed trees, but we don’t know yet whether the impact will be a couple days...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget

09/13/18

It’s crunch time in terms of securing a Farm Bill that protects SNAP (food stamps) and we need all the help we can get to ramp up energy and make sure our voices are heard by our elected officials! This is an urgent matter: 1 in 6 children in our nation are experiencing food insecurity and we can’t...

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Elyssa Schmier

Maternal Justice MomsVote Podcast

09/13/18

On the #RADIO show this week we cover #SCOTUS, birth control, and choice; the power of art, music and politics intertwined; immigration and corporate accountability: and the power of your VOTE (so make sure you’re registered to vote!)! *Special guests include: Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Physicians for...

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