Thanks to incredible members like you, mom voter engagement reached record-breaking levels this year! You called, wrote, texted, attended events, supported one another, and inspired more moms to vote than ever before. Together, your efforts achieved groundbreaking victories:

• Helped 50 Congressional candidates who support moms and care policies win their elections.
• Elected two Black women to the United States Senate at the same time for the first time ever – Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) and Angela Alsobrooks (MD).
• Played a role in care victories on the ballot in red, purple, and blue states, including Alaska, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington State.
• Helped secure wins on 7 out of 10 state abortion ballot measures – Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York.

This is the power of moms in action. Thank you for being an unstoppable force for change!

NORTH CAROLINA EXPANDS PAID LEAVE

North Carolina MomsRising members applaud Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order granting state employees up to 40 hours of paid bereavement leave following the loss of a close family member or coworker. This policy, which includes spouses, children, siblings, parents, and grandparents, marks a significant step forward for supporting workers during times of grief. MomsRising members from North Carolina were key in advocating for this change. Read the full press release here.

MOMS RISE, TOGETHER

Our Post-Election Community Zoom Meeting on November 14th had over 3,000 RSVPs and over 67,441 have watched it online since it happened. We've also received a ton of positive feedback (Thank you!). *ICYMI: Watch it here and listen to Leader Nancy Pelosi say how proactive MomsRising is.

So we’re doing it again! Our next MomsRising Community Zoom meeting is on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, starting at 8:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm PT – and you’re invited to join us. *RSVP here to say you’re interested and get details. 

TAKE ACTION!!

After the election, we’ve been hearing from moms from every corner of this country asking how they can stay engaged together. We hear you, and we got you!

Here are several ways you can engage:

ACTION 1: Sign up for the MomsRising Action Network to Stop Disinfo Campaign.The sheer level of disinformation, misinformation, and flat out lies that was aimed at voters was historically high through this election. Disinformation hurts democracy – so we’re launching a campaign to educate the public about the disinformation crisis. Sign up to learn more and fight back.

ACTION 2: Are you ready to connect with others locally? Sign on here! You’re not alone. The MomsRising community is more than 1,044,000 strong. We’re developing programs, and as we move into 2025, we’ll help you make new connections and strengthen those you already have. Some ideas we have in mind: Sending out emails that provide connection opportunities for interested members, providing mom-focused resources, and expanding our state moms force and on-the-ground fellowship programs. Sign on to be the first to learn more!

ACTION 3: Community Brainstorm: Share your ideas for RISING! Part of the strategy of persistence is listening and learning. MomsRising is made up of over 1,044,000 members of diverse backgrounds, experiences, cultures, geographic locations, and ages. We have members who have been involved for decades and members who just joined us yesterday. We all experienced this election differently. We want your ideas on how we move forward, build on our momentum, and continue to grow and expand as a community and as a movement. Our work together is needed MORE THAN EVER. Please share your ideas for how we can RISE together!

ACTION 4: Sign up to apply to be a 2025 Beacon of Hope Volunteer Fellow. MomsRising runs a Beacons program, a ten-month volunteer fellowship program that builds leadership and advocacy skills. More importantly, it is a community of moms across the country who are connected to each other on an ongoing basis, and who meet regularly to learn from and support one another as we take action and build local power. You should apply! We'll review applications starting in December, with follow-up interviews. Acceptances will be decided by late January 2025.

ACTION 5: Put your dot on the map to show the power of our movement – and to show that none of us are alone. The programs we built together to get out the vote (with more than 82,938 GOTV volunteers!) created a bigger, stronger, more powerful, long-term movement. Thank you. We are in this together and we’re not giving up. Many people are feeling alone right now, so we invite you to help show the continued power of us together – and help people feel less alone. Reach out to family and friends.*Click here to put a dot on a map to show others in your community that you’re not giving up for our daughters, our sons, our aging parents, our future generations, and ourselves.

And that’s not all! MomsRising’s Nina Perez and Lauren Hipp have compiled a helpful list of local community actions, kids activities, and resources for family safety.

Sending love your way! 

MOMSRISING IN THE NEWS

Many parents voted for Trump. His top priority should be expanding the child tax credit, advocates say.
“Our nation’s families, businesses, and our economy simply can’t succeed without a care infrastructure…The work to make child care (and elder and disability home care) affordable, paid family and medical leave accessible, wages fair, and maternal health secure will continue, without pause.” – MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

THE 19TH: 'We didn't win, sweet girl': For these moms, Harris' loss is a loss for their children, too
“Part of it is just like, as a female with daughters, feeling like more than half of the country just doesn’t see the potential in women, doesn’t care about the rights of women…It just is heartbreaking.” – MomsRising member Cara Ross (also features member Camilla Thomspon)