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02/07/22

There are three things I do every Valentine’s Day: Go on a lunch date with my partner, do some Valentine’s Day crafts with my two children, and send out cards to people I love, including family and friends. This Valentine’s Day, I’m doing one more thing: showing love to the teachers and staff...

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To-wen Tseng

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02/07/22

On the radio show this week we cover how culture and politics come together to create real change, including through the movie “Don’t Look Up”; as well as the ways to get registered to vote, to find candidates, and to protect democracy. We also cover what’s happening with Build Back Better and...

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Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

02/02/22

Is it just me or does every day feel like it’s repeating itself over and over (and over) again? It’s like the movie Groundhog’s Day, where Bill Murray’s character is forced to wake up and repeat the exact same day, day after day, except instead of a gopher, I have a toddler.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Paid Family Leave

02/02/22

On the radio show this week we cover disability rights; as well as what’s happening with the assault on abortion access and how you can help protect women’s rights and bodily autonomy; the ways in which big pharma is taking advantage of taxpayers and how to fight back; and we also hear the latest...

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MomsRising Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

01/31/22

It’s time to reimagine public safety and create crisis responses that are appropriate and equipped to meet the needs of communities. The reality is that our current approach to public safety is not working for children, for families, and particularly for Black and brown communities that have been...

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Beatriz Beckford

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01/31/22

Welcome to the first MOMentum donor update of 2022. We have good news!

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Kerri Karvetski

Gun Safety MomsRising

01/31/22

*Trigger Warning: This post contains content around suicide and gun violence that may be triggering for someone with this trauma.

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Keely Morgan

Childcare & Early Education

01/28/22

Two infant suffocation deaths are connected to Leachco lounger pillows - but the company refuses to act. Here's what you can do.

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Meg Bohne

Health Care

01/27/22

This week, MomsRising hosted a bilingual webcast with expert guests from the CDC about the kids' COVID vaccine, with the first half in English and the second half in Spanish. We are now over 2 years into this pandemic and it’s touched practically every piece of our lives from child care and grocery...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising

01/27/22

Do you occasionally fantasize about RAGE YELLING at the top of your lungs every new day that you need to parent in this pandemic amid child care closures, no paid family and medical leave, and stacking bills? Same friend. SAME.

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