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04/27/18

Recently, we shared the story of Austin Carrigg and her family, and the journey they went on together with their adopted baby girl, Melanie. When Melanie united with her mom, dad, and two brothers in 2012, the Carriggs knew the road ahead wouldn’t always be a smooth one. Melanie came into the...

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Immigration

04/27/18

Deporting thousands of families who came to the United States after Nepal’s 2015 earthquakes is callous and heartless. Nepal has not restored its infrastructure and cannot provide adequate food, water, housing and health care to those who return, especially at this time when the country is plagued...

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Immigration

04/27/18

This week, the New York Times reported that more than 700 children have been taken from parents arriving at our borders since October, including more than 100 children under the age of 4. WHAT the WHAT? Our government has a responsibility under U.S. immigration law to hear a person’s immigration or...

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Khadija Gurnah

Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Immigration

04/27/18

We're back with our top #5Actions of the week, making it easy for you to quickly catch up on our most urgent campaigns. This week we're talking about gun safety, food stamps, and family separation. We're also eager to capture your stories around the school-to-prison pipeline, and meet you at events...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

04/27/18

Whether or not you smoke cigarettes or support legalizing marijuana, you probably don't want your kids lighting up. But the rise of e-cigs , vaporizers like the Juul , and decriminalized pot may make your standard anti-smoking arguments -- "it causes cancer," "it's illegal" -- feel a little shaky...

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Caroline Knorr

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

04/27/18

Hacking breast pumps AND talking public policy solutions to support breastfeeding moms!?!? I am looking forward to this weekend's Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon & Paid Family Leave Policy Summit !! I'll be surrounded by moms, babes, engineers, advocates, and innovators all working to...

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Tina Sherman

Tune In!

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy Podcast

04/27/18

Join us on the radio show this week! Listen in as we cover the Farm Bill and SNAP; the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon at MIT: how to talk across political differences; and the best tips for organizing. *Special guests include: Ellen Vollinger, FRAC, @fractweets , @emv52 ; Catherine D'...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Social & Emotional Development

04/27/18

We want to tell the truth, because we believe in truth and reconciliation but we know that truth and reconciliation are sequential. We can’t get to where we’re trying to go if we don’t tell the truth first. --Bryan Stevenson On April 26 I was deeply honored to participate in the opening summit of...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/27/18

For the rich and corporations, working more means investing their money. For the poor, it means increasing hours of work.

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Debbie Weinstein

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/26/18

Calling all Durham parents and caregivers of kids 0-8: we need your opinion! What’s been your experience with preschool or other childcare arrangements? What would your preferences be for early care and education for your children? We want to know! Can you quickly share your thoughts? These are...

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