Amber is a native and resident of Southern California, wife and mother of two. She is a social media consultant and loves to put her talkative nature to good use in helping women achieve their goals. She has been a freelance writer for Mom 2.0, Mom.me and BuzzFeed to name a few. She is also the creative force behind From Carpool to Cocktails, a blog that has made women feel like they're catching up with their best girlfriend over drinks for almost 10 years.
Amber Dorsey
Associate Campaign Director & Social Media Strategist
Blog Post List
January 26, 2023
On the radio show this week we cover the continued fight for access to abortion care, how organizations like UltraViolet are holding corporations accountable and their top priorities; we also cover the new national health care provisions available to you, including: a permanent option for 12-month postpartum coverage and expanded coverage options for Medicaid and CHIP for children up to age nineteen; then we dive into the top 10 policy priorities for MomsRising in 2023; and we close the show discussing how the right wing used Damar Hamlin’s injury to spread COVID misinformation and how you...
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Podcast
January 11, 2023
On the radio show this week we dive into 2023 to cover the latest with the care infrastructure policies (paid family/medical leave, childcare, home- and community-based services, and fair pay for care workers), the ongoing fight for everyone who needs access to abortioncare to have access, hear tips and tactics for effective action-taking and how every step we each take adds up to create victories, and share details about some late-breaking victories in 2022, like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act finally passing! *Special guests include: Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC...
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October 25, 2021
On the radio show this week we cover Juvenile Justice Month and the importance of getting police OUT of schools and counselors IN schools. Special guests include: Essence-Jade Gatheright, Chicago Freedom Schoo; Donna Norton, MomsRising; Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center; and Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All.
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June 29, 2021
There is a brand new radio episode for Breaking Through this week, in which Kristin and guests cover the campaign for One Fair wage, getting rid of the tipped minimum wage, and moving to a $15 minimum wage for everyone.
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April 6, 2021
On the latest episode of Breaking Through radio podcast Kristin and guests cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nation’s basic infrastructure — and how #CareCantWait. They also dive into the power of YOUR (our members) story and discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence. Guests also explore what’s in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare. *Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen...
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March 30, 2021
On the latest episode of Breaking Through radio podcast Kristin and guests cover what’s happening in the nation’s capitol and the benefits coming the public’s way due to the passage of the American Rescue Plan. Tune in to hear the latest on how we can all best push for progress, pay equity, and women’s leadership from Jocelyn Frye of the Center for American Progress and find out how we can both create good jobs and enable parents to work by investing in our child-care infrastructure, which we need to do YESTERDAY. And naturally the topic turns to the need for pay equity — and the Paycheck...
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March 25, 2021
On the radio show this week Kristin and company cover what’s in the American Rescue Plan for YOU and how you can access those benefits. They discuss the Equality Act that’s moving forward in Congress and what you can do to help make this critically important bill pass. They also touch on how you can help stop anti-Asian hate and violence and they hear about a new initiative called We As Ourselves and discuss the importance of the “invest and divest” frame as we advance public policies. *Special guests include: Laura Peralta-Schulte, The Network Lobby, @NETWORKLobby; Kierra Johnson, National...
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March 3, 2021
On the #BreakingThrough podcast this week Kristin and guests cover upcoming investments in building our nation’s infrastructure, including childcare, and how you can most effectively make your voice heard by leaders at the very top. Next up they discuss the importance of speaking out against the over 1000% increase in hate crimes against people in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Later in the show they cover the importance of reducing gun violence by increasing community safety and advancing justice; and we close the show giving a political power pep talk, along with advocacy...
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March 1, 2021
For the lastes on our Breaking Through podcast tune in to Spotify , TuneIn or Apple podcasts! Have you checked out our most recent podcast? Most recently we covered women, the economy and the policies we all need to advance gender justice, racial justice, and economic justice with special guests Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women, @msfoundation; and Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers . We also discussed key opportunities for change in this critical...
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January 21, 2021
We are back with a fresh show for a brand new year! Welcome 2021! This week on #BreakingThrough Kristin and guests cover white insurrectionism, the ties between white supremacy and gun violence, and analyze what happened at the U.S. Capitol and why we need still accountability; including for Trump to be convicted by the US Senate. They also cover the wins in Georgia, how the state was flipped, and what you as MomsRising members can do to protect democracy. Tune in now to hear about the road ahead with the Biden administration, the solutions we can help push through together, and why it’s...
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Podcast Realistic & Fair Wages
December 22, 2020
As we close out the year we have some special guests on the radio show this week as we talk about how much emergency relief from Congress it will take to revive the U.S. economy. We also discuss the need to extend paid leave and sick days and uncover what's going with after school care and how to get support for children during a pandemic with . We close out the show discussing how to best support a loved one if they come out as trans. This week's guest include Mark Paul, Assistant Professor of economics and environmental studies at New College of Florida and a fellow at the Roosevelt...
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November 23, 2020
We have an all new podcast this week! On this episode of Breaking Through we cover what’s happening with vote counts in battleground states including Pennsylvania; the powerful organizing by Black Voters Matter to get out the vote and move policy forward; the incredible impact of #LatinxVotan and the latest on what's happening with jobs and unemployment insurance in America. This weeks's special guests include: Dr. Lara Putnam, professor at the University of Pittsburgh ( @PittTweet) , Brittany Smalls; Black Voters Matter (@BlackVotersMtr) Elizabeth Pancotti of Employ America (@employamerica)...
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August 20, 2020
As parents we know it can be hard to find creative and age appropriate ways to discuss social justice and all the uncertainty in the world with our children. Finding quality material to engage your kids in social activism, voting and other social justice issues can be overwhelming, and daunting especially if you're unsure of where or how to start. Most of us were not raised with age appropriate books on the electoral college, the process of voting or even who can vote! Fortunately we have the power to change that with our own children. We thought it was high time we made a list of books to...
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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 in hate crimes and the good news about how the rise in our votes can lift everyone. *Special guests include: Brooke Abbott - Advocate, Mom, and all around superhero, @crzycreolemommy Cliff Albright - Co-Founder Black Voters Matter Fund, @blackvotersmtr @cliff_notes Beatriz Beckford - Senior Campaign...
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November 7, 2019
There’s an all new episode of our Breaking Through podcast show this week where we cover all the many GOOD things that could be done with the funds Trump wants to use for his ridiculous wall. We also talk about Breast Cancer Awareness month and how women’s healthcare is under attack. And you can hear as we get fired up for change and learn about the impeachment proceedings. Finally, we dive into modern communications and what you can do. *Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Planned Parenthood’s Jacqueline Ayers @PPAct @PPFA Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn award-...
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October 29, 2019
This week on an all new #BreakingThrough we are LIVE and direct from Washington, D.C. !! We’re discussing BIG ideas for big solutions to help move our nation forward. We’ll also be discussing what’s going on in regard to healthcare and learn about some new organizing strategies. *Special guests include: Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies, @inequalityorg Heather Booth, civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Social Security Works, @SSWorks Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising. Listen HERE: TuneIn: http://tun.in/tjkQwN iTunes: https://podcasts...
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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 guests include: Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute, @NBCDI Dante Barry, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, @MillionHoodies Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and author, as well as a distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College, @ssteingraber1 Jessica Bartholow, Western...
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October 7, 2019
On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for affordable, accessible, high quality childcare and how it impacts YOU. We discuss what’s going on with elections these days. And we’ll get an inside POV on a new report on Women Driving Change: A Pathway to a Better Mississippi. We’ll also get the lowdown on what’s going on in healthcare. *Special guests include: Catherine White, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising @GloPan Cassandra Welchlin and Andrea Johnson, MS Black Women’s Roundtable (MS-BWR), NWLC, @msblackwomensr1 @nwlc Eva Marie Stahl, Community...
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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 movement for women to rise in 2020! And we’ll find out more about BlackBreastfeedingWeek and how you can get the information and support you need year all round. *Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President MomsRising, @monifabandele Dream Hampton, award-winning filmmaker, writer...
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August 27, 2019
This week on an all new episode of #BreakingThrough we’re getting insider information from a member of Congress about how YOU can make your voice heard. We’ll talk with Po Murray of Newton Action Alliance and find out more about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and how you can help to stop increased gun violence. We also chat with Laura Durso about how to fight back against Trump’s attack on LGBTQ rights. And we’ll hear more about the latest Trump Administration’s actions to separate families and what we can all do to help keep families together and safe. *...
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