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07/30/18

Sign now to urge your U.S. Senators to support the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act ! Take Action “I realized I was losing my son. It was his life that I was bleeding out. I was staining everything. I spent about eight days just lying down. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t do anything. I...

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Tasmiha Khan

Immigration

07/27/18

The Trump administration has continued their zero-humanity immigration strategies by deporting 431 parents whose children were taken from them at the border as they were seeking immigration pathways such as asylum. These children are likely to be permanently separated from their families, and it’s...

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Khadija Gurnah

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Health Care

07/27/18

Our family’s health is important! Medicaid is health insurance that makes it possible for 2.4 million low-income children and adults in Michigan to get and stay healthy —making sure they can work and take care of their families. It allows them to see a doctor when they are sick, get check-ups, buy...

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Elyssa Schmier

Breastfeeding Immigration Maternal Justice

07/27/18

This week we're calling out the Trump administration for its failure to reunite hundreds--perhaps more than 1,000--children with their parents or family members by yesterday's deadline. Every day, every hour, every moment that children remain separated from their parents means more terror and more...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Politics & Policy

07/27/18

Who counts as a person in America? The answer is more complicated than it should be. Every ten years the government is required by the Constitution to count the entire resident population of the United States. The Census matters for a very long list of reasons beginning with political...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Podcast

07/26/18

On the radio show today, we cover the latest in Trump's war against women, children, and families; get insight into how art, culture, and social change intersect; hear about the power of stories, including your story!; and get the inside scoop on family separation and detention and what you can do...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Near You

07/25/18

In our first installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Heather in Alabama who benefited from SNAP (food stamps). Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . “In 2010, I suddenly found myself in an unexpected divorce. I was working...

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Abbie Gately

We Are MomsRising!

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

07/24/18

I don’t know about you, but lately the doom and gloom of politics makes my head spin. It is hard to not only keep up with what is happening but also on what to make of it all. When everything feels like it is going wrong, it is more important than ever to find moments of inspiration. For me, one of...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

07/24/18

You know that girl from TV -- the one whose Instagram always looks perfect even with #nofilter? Or what about that amazing singer on musical.ly whom you can’t believe is only 14? And then there's that kid whose Snapchat stories of Coachella got 500 views. Your kids may be following people like this...

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Caroline Knorr

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

07/23/18

Read on for the latest on the House Labor-H bill and other FY19 spending, migrant family separations, proposed SNAP cuts, reactions to the Supreme Court nominee, threats to the ACA, and more.

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