Gun Safety

March 18, 2019

Communities United for Police Reform have already lead two advocacy days at the New York State Capitol in Albany this year around police accountability and community safety! MomsRising was honored to walk side by side advocates, mothers, family members of fallen victims of police brutality, and...

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Diarra Diouf

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Gun Safety Immigration Paid Sick Days

March 15, 2019

Our hearts are breaking for all the victims, survivors and families, and for the entire Muslim community, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The violence that took place yesterday is horrendous. Around the world, mosques, synagogues, temples, gurdwaras, churches and all places of worship should be a...

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Karen Showalter

Gun Safety Social & Emotional Development

March 15, 2019

Protesters push, shove, and yell obscenities at each other. A young refugee's body washes up on the shore. A bus driver is bullied while students cheer. A man commits suicide. These aren't scenes from a video game. Thanks to live-streaming apps such as Facebook Live , live.ly , Periscope , and...

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Caroline Knorr

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration

March 8, 2019

It's been another busy week, and we're ready for the weekend. But first: can you make sure to check off of our most urgent actions from this past week? From telling the Senate to stop Trump's power grab, to sharing your story about the importance of quality and affordable childcare, your voice is...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Immigration

March 1, 2019

It's March, and spring is officially in the air! We're back with this week's round-up of top actions, featuring urgent campaigns around tax credits for working families, child care, protecting school lunch and SNAP (food stamps), gun safety, the #FakeNationalEmergency, and more. Be sure to scroll...

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Karen Showalter

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Gun Safety MomsRising Paid Family Leave

March 1, 2019

Ever feel overwhelmed by your inbox, news feeds, podcast subscriptions? We're here to help! Swing by the MomsRising blog for this weekly round-up post to highlight the good news and current actions you may want to know about but might have missed. You don't have to be a policy expert or glued to...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety

February 22, 2019

We're back with this week's round-up of top actions, featuring urgent campaigns around tax credits for working families, protecting SNAP (food stamps), passing universal background checks, and keeping the drumbeat going around ending the #FakeNationalEmergency. We know it's a busy time, but your...

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Karen Showalter

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

February 15, 2019

“I was in my 4th period Holocaust history class. We were presenting our projects on hate groups found on college campuses…As we sat at our desks working on our computers after presenting our projects, we began to hear loud pops…I thought I was going to die. As I laid there, I begged God to please...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration

February 15, 2019

Greetings! It's been a really big week. Most urgently right now : we're pushing back against Trump's declaration of a national emergency, and need your help to call members of Congress (see below for more info). This week also marked the first anniversary of the Parkland shooting, and we're urging...

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Karen Showalter

Gun Safety

February 14, 2019

Today is Valentine's Day. We're holding our loved ones close and remembering the Parkland families. One year ago today, a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and shot to death 17 of their students and educators, injuring 17 more . And over these last 12 months, guns have...

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