Family Economic Security

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

February 10, 2017

The news out of Washington D.C. has been dark and disturbing over the last few weeks, but good things are still moving forward here in Rhode Island – and YOU have the power to help turboboost this important progress. This week, Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation that would enable working...

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Sara Alcid

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

February 10, 2017

Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump took steps to continue the GOP’s pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His Republican counterparts on Capitol Hill, however, missed their first self-imposed deadline on passing legislation to do so. President Trump signed an executive...

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

February 10, 2017

Then: Election Night November 8, 2016 I fell asleep. The votes were still being counted. At three in the morning, I could feel this weird buzzing in the air. My love was awake, the cell phone light illuminating his face. He looked like he had been reading for hours. With my voice still sounding...

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Tunu Thom

Environmental Health Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Realistic & Fair Wages

February 9, 2017

I have lived in North Carolina since I was two years old, and now I'm raising my son here. I have personally been from Murphy to Manteo (not all in one day!) and I truly love this state. I attended the very first HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) 11 years ago, and almost all of them since...

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Ruby Sinreich

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 7, 2017

As you have probably heard by now, Congress is trying to repeal health coverage by gutting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is a big deal. Independent, credible experts agree that a repeal of the ACA without an immediate replacement would leave almost 30 million people uninsured, including 4...

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Abbie Gately

Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising

February 6, 2017

Wow. We’ve gotten A LOT of good feedback that our new program of #5Actions a week coming to you on Mondays is helpful. THANK YOU! Here are the #5Actions for this week with an important note: You are making a difference! We’ve seen President Trump and many in Congress walk back threats to...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Breastfeeding Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

February 3, 2017

Wow – it has been a big week. Families in Washington state and across the country are still reeling from the harmful directives coming from the new administration. Now, more than ever, Washingtonians are counting on the power of state and local advocacy to move the dial for children and families...

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Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

February 3, 2017

Before we get too far into the New Year, I wanted to take a moment to thank our MomsRising supporters for powering incredible MOMentum in 2016. Looking back, it wasn’t that long ago that women’s and family economic security -- from paid family leave to equal pay – were barely part of the political...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Family Economic Security MomsRising

February 1, 2017

Since taking the oath of office, President Trump has pursued an agenda that undermines the values of our communities and the democratic principles that make our nation great. With so much at stake, it is critical that the U.S. Supreme Court remains an independent check on Presidential authority -...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Family Economic Security MomsRising Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

January 26, 2017

I attended the Women’s March in Washington DC over the weekend. It was exhilarating and gave half a million participants an inspiring feeling of “yes we can!” I am still on a high from the sense of power in numbers and community I felt on that day. One of the speakers, Kierra Johnson, the Executive Director of URGE, pointed out in her speech that “If someone else controls your body, it is they and not you that control your destiny.” Amen. I only wish that the women’s march could have articulated a parallel message: if you don’t control your money, you don’t control your destiny either.

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Elizabeth Cox