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Gun Safety

03/21/18

Help cover the costs of speakers and security at local #March4OurLives events!

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Maggie Humphreys

Maternal Justice

03/19/18

Black women currently die from childbirth-related causes at 3-4x the rate of White women. This rate has not changed for almost six decades. Black mamas’ maternal mortality/morbidity is a continuation of ongoing systemic racism + oppression.

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Tasmiha Khan

Gun Safety Health Care Immigration

03/19/18

Babies are being held in detention. Families seeking asylum - many of which are led by moms - are being held in prison-like facilities. Human rights abuses in the name of immigration enforcement are not okay. This is not the America we seek to build. We can do, and be, better. Our voices are needed...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

03/19/18

Recently I’ve started rereading What My Mother Gave Me , edited by Elizabeth Benedict’s collection of essays in which adult daughters examine their relationships with their mothers through the lens of a gift their mother gave them, whether a wok, sobriety, flowers for a late-in-age bat mitzvah, all...

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Tara Sarathy

Tune In!

Gun Safety Immigration Maternal Justice Podcast

03/19/18

Breaking Through is off this week, but we rounded up some of our favorite recent moments for this "Best Of" episode! This week we cover the intersection of art, culture, representation and politics with Jessica Byrd, a woman who was named the January Woman to Watch by Essence Magazine, “12 New...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Childcare & Early Education

03/19/18

Have you been looking for a way to raise your voice for kids and families, and introduce your kiddos to activism, advocacy, and being a force for change? Well, save the date of Monday, April 23rd because you’re officially invited to a fun--and free !-- day of action with MomsRising and Common Sense...

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Donna Hoffman Cullinan

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

03/16/18

On March 14th, Americans witnessed a remarkable scene as tens of thousands of students across our country walked out of their classrooms to honor the tragic and preventable loss of 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida one month earlier...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Gun Safety Health Care Immigration

03/16/18

Happy Friday! What a week, as over a million youth across the country spoke out about the urgent need for gun safety. We're so inspired by their leadership, and we vow to stand with them in the fight to make our schools and communities safe. This week's #5Actions lineup includes a pledge to stand...

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Karen Showalter

Support Students!

Gun Safety

03/15/18

In support of student organizing for gun safety across over the nation yesterday, MomsRising members responded with a tidal wave of comments of support. Below are a few of the many messages of support we received from thousands of members who are lifting their voices to say #ENOUGH! #NeverAgain...

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Gloria Pan

Get On The Map!

Gun Safety

03/15/18

People from all over the country (and world!) have shown overwhelming support for the student leaders of the gun safety movement. See some of the powerful messages of support below, then add your name to our map and our message: "I'm with the students!"

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