Gun Safety

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration MomsVote

December 15, 2019

From start to finish, 2019 has been a year of rip-roaring, unstoppable, joyful MOMentum! Just to name a few of the major wins we accomplished together this year: MomsRising leads a coalition that won commitments from major national and regional banks to quit financing private prisons, including the...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Gun Safety Maternal Justice

November 19, 2019

Please join MomsRising's Senior Vice President, Monifa Bandele, on today's webinar hosted by The Justice Collaborative called Transparency For The Police, Transparency for The Courts. She will be joined by State Senator Nancy Skinner (CA, D9), Gabriel Caswell of the CA State Senate Public Safety...

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Diarra Diouf

Gun Safety Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Podcast Politics & Policy

November 19, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how your voice is needed to lift healthcare coverage and the Safe Step Act. And discuss the powerful work of Black Voters Matter. There is some lively conversation on what you can do to stop the unfair cradle to prison pipeline. There’s also discourse on rise...

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Amber Dorsey

Gun Safety Social & Emotional Development

November 18, 2019

"School shootings" are two words no parent ever wants to hear in the same sentence. But news of these tragic events is now so familiar, the topic is unavoidable. Unlike other conversations you have with your kids about scary stuff in the news , talks about school shootings are much more emotional,...

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Caroline Knorr

Childcare & Early Education Food! Gun Safety MomsVote Podcast

October 22, 2019

This week on a brand new episode of the #BreakingThrough podcast we cover civil rights and preschool and why police violence is gun violence. We discuss why and how we can work to stop climate change; and we’ll also get the low-down on some important wins for dignity within food justice. *Special...

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Amber Dorsey

Gun Safety

September 23, 2019

In my work with MomsRising in North Carolina, I recently had the honor of meeting Chantell Felder, who, in addition to working full-time and parenting a two-year old daughter, has recently created a unique non-profit to address the specific needs of young people who have lost a sibling to gun...

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Jessica Burroughs

Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Immigration

September 13, 2019

Happy Friday. We're sharing this week's roundup of top and timely actions below, featuring timely and important calls-to-action around immigration, taxes, gun safety, and more. Scroll down for an exciting photo of our team at the debate in Houston last night, too! As always, sharing this list with...

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Karen Showalter

Breastfeeding Gun Safety MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

September 10, 2019

On an all new episode of Breaking Through this week we discuss the urgent importance of ending police brutality and advancing criminal justice reform. We also learn about the high impact of cultural change and how YOU are more powerful than you think. There’s talk about the Super Majority and the...

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Amber Dorsey

Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

September 6, 2019

September is in full swing, and we are ready for it! We're sharing this week's roundup of top and timely actions below, featuring two important calls-to-action on gun safety. There's also a call for stories on youth incarceration, a chance to speak out about family separation, and a link to donate...

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Karen Showalter

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Gun Safety

September 5, 2019

We begin yet another week with broken hearts and prayers, this time for the victims and families devastated by the weekend shooting rampage in Odessa, Texas, that has left seven people dead and another 22 injured . This is the second headline-grabbing mass murder in the Lone Star State this month,...

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