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I’m Tired of the NRA’s Money Mattering More than Our Kids

June 29, 2017
I never thought that I’d serve in Congress; never thought that my name would be on the ballot. But life happens and things change. When I look around my community, I saw people dying every day from senseless gun violence. I watched mothers bury their children; watched young people take bullets...
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Demand police accountability for the killing of Charleena Lyles!

June 27, 2017
Charleena was pregnant. A mother of four, struggling with a mental health crisis, she called the police to report a robbery. Charleena needed support and help. Instead she was killed by police in front of her young children. There is no question that the Seattle police department could have and...
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S. Nadia Hussain
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Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Podcast

Raise Your Voice (A little bit louder now!)

June 19, 2017
On the radio show today we cover how now’s the time for everyone work together and how we can lift each other; hear from a U.S. Senator on how to have the biggest impact; get the inside scoop on a new study showing the incredible number of people covered by Medicaid in our nation (70 million people...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Moms Group Calls Police Shooting of Charleena Lyles, Pregnant Mom of Four Suffering a Mental Health Crisis, an ‘Unacceptable Tragedy’

June 19, 2017
Yesterday, Seattle police officers shot and killed Charleena Lyles, a black 30-year-old mother of four having a mental health emergency, in front of “several children.” According to the Seattle Times , Lyles had a history of mental health struggles and was three months pregnant with her fifth child...
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MomsRising Statement on Shooting at GOP Congressional Baseball Practice

June 14, 2017
We are sending comfort, healing, and peace to all those hurt and affected by this morning's shooting at the GOP congressional baseball practice. The moms of America once again mourn that yet more people were added to the ranks of those victimized by our country’s gun violence epidemic.
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Declaración sobre el tiroteo en la práctica de béisbol de los miembros del Congreso Republicano

June 14, 2017
Estamos enviando consuelo, sanación y paz a todos los heridos y afectados por el tiroteo de esta mañana en la práctica de béisbol de los miembros del Congreso Republicano. Las mamás de Estados Unidos una vez más lloran porque se han agregado más gente a las filas de las víctimas por la epidemia de...
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Time For Some Action: Six Things You Should Do Now To Challenge This Moment

June 4, 2017
BLM co-founder suggests some action items.
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Patrisse Cullors
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Breastfeeding Gun Safety Politics & Policy Podcast

Tips & Tactics for Tackling The Top Topics Facing Our Nation

June 3, 2017
On the radio show this week we hear from US Representative Rosa DeLauro about what’s going on in Congress, what you can do, and about her new book The Least Among Us ; we also discuss gun violence and how to stop it; address hunger in America; and reveal a new, high powered campaign to make sure...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Quick signature to stand against gun violence and the hate and racism too often behind it!

June 2, 2017
TODAY is National Gun Violence Awareness Day , and MomsRising joins the gun safety community in #WearingOrange to remember the countless lives lost and communities devastated by gun violence. Why orange? Because it’s the color of safety. #WearOrange 2017 comes at a particularly fraught moment in...
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Gloria Pan
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We must end abusive and deadly policing now! Stand with the Family of Jordan Edwards!

May 22, 2017
He was just a kid. An honor roll student. A popular football player with a loving family. But no matter what grades he had or sports he played, we know one thing: Jordan Edwards didn't deserve to die. Three weeks ago, police officers arrived at a party that Jordan was leaving with friends. They...
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S. Nadia Hussain

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