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05/31/16

Author Note: For those who do not live in the Bay Area, MomsRising plans to host a #FoodFri Twitter chat on the film and the farmworkers who grow and harvest our food, June 10th, 2016 at 1pmET/10amPT. Join us and RT! -Elisa Every time my family passes through California’s dusty Central Valley, all...

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Elisa Batista

Food!

05/31/16

In North Carolina, more than 1.5 million people live in a food desert, which means they cannot easily access healthy, affordable food. Food deserts rob children of their health by severely limiting kids’ access to healthy foods. Horrifically, food deserts lead to high rates of nutrition-related,...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

05/31/16

One of my touchstones for gauging how fast–or slow–I’m living, is noticing if I have a vase of fresh herbs and flowers on my desk. When I’m living the life I desire, I create the time to meander in my garden and pick colorful, fragrant flowers and plants to enjoy in my office. What’s your...

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Renee Trudeau

Radio!

Podcast

05/30/16

On this radio show we celebrate a big victory for democracy with the new update of national overtime rules; and then we move to hearing about a national PSA campaign on keeping immigrant families together. Next up on the show we get the latest news on where justice stands in the Baltimore police...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

05/30/16

The numbers are shocking. Did you know the average 8-year old is drinking 64 ounces a week in sugary drinks like sodas that may—over the years—lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease? Did you also know that sugary drinks are the single largest contributor of calories and added sugars to...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

05/27/16

This week, President Barack Obama will make a historic visit to Hiroshima: the first place on earth where human beings were subject to the devastation of a nuclear weapon, dropped by the United States. He will be the first sitting U.S. president to make the trip. It’s worth celebrating this bit of...

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Lindsay Koshgarian

Tweetchat

Food!

05/27/16

As the month-long celebration of National Older Americans Month culminates, we invite you to join CSPI and MomsRising on Friday, May 27, 1 – 2pm ET , for a #FoodFri tweetchat on healthy aging. Thanks to advances in medicine, Americans are living longer than at any point in history. Learn how to...

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Migdalia Rivera

Military Families

05/26/16

The lives of military families have changed dramatically since September 11, 2001. Unprecedented levels of deployment and an increased reliance on Reserve and Guard members mean that an estimated 2 million American children have had a parent who deployed in the last 15 years. This shift has also...

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Mary Beth Hernandez

Take Action!

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

05/26/16

GREAT NEWS: The Minneapolis City Council is voting on the earned sick time ordinance this week and they need to hear from YOU!

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Sara Alcid

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

05/26/16

The nation’s core economic security programs are highly effective: they cut poverty almost in half, improve nutrition and health care for millions of people, and promote work. Protecting and strengthening anti-poverty programs is of utmost importance. That’s why the Coalition on Human Needs will be hosting a live-streamed event on June 16, 1-3pm ET, highlighting the good these programs do, how certain proposals would lessen their effectiveness and ways they can be improved upon.

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