Immigration

Woman holding daughter, smiling and looking at the camera

November 15, 2022

Elections are over (mostly) and these next few weeks are critically important for immigrant families and preventing a new wave of family separation! Right now, we are expecting a court decision that will likely end DACA, (the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program) which provides legal...

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Donna Norton

Immigration MomsRising

October 18, 2022

¡Familias Latinas Votan! En las próximas semanas, tendremos la oportunidad de votar en las elecciones de medio término. Las elecciones locales para leyes y líderes impactan nuestra vida diaria. Recuerda que cada elección es importante y cada voto es crucial. ¡Vota cada vez que tengas la oportunidad...

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Mamás Con Poder

Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

October 14, 2022

We have five important actions for you to take this week! If you have already signed these actions (thank you!), please share them on your social networks as that helps more people get involved. Thank you for all you do. -- Sue Anne, Kristin, Diarra, Claudia, Elyssa, Felicia, and the rest of the...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Immigration Politics & Policy

October 7, 2022

Earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals gave a temporary reprieve to current DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients. This is great because DACA is a critical program that ensures people who were brought to the U.S. as children can live and work in the communities...

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Donna Norton

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Immigration

September 30, 2022

It’s Fall Y’all! As someone who lives in the south and had to deal with a very warm summer with lots of temperatures above 100, I can’t tell you how excited I am for sweater weather with cooler temps, changing colors, and all the things that come along with the autumnal season. It’s also a very...

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Sue Anne Reed

A woman with black hair and brown skin, wearing a pink shirt, cradles her pregnant belly

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Reproductive Justice

September 28, 2022

Discrimination should never happen—and definitely not in health care. Now, we have a chance to combat discrimination. How? The Biden-Harris administration is currently accepting public comments on a proposed rule to reinstate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) important nondiscrimination requirements...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Immigration Paid Family Leave

September 16, 2022

Your voice is as important as ever, and we have several actions on a wide range of topics that we need your help with in this week’s #5Actions. You can make a difference by signing these actions and sharing your stories on issues like student loan forgiveness, marriage equality, the importance of...

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Sue Anne Reed

Breastfeeding Health Care Immigration Paid Family Leave

September 15, 2022

Ahora que los niños han estrenado las mochilas y han empezado un nuevo año escolar, ¡MamásConPoder también tiene algo que estrenar! Este mes comenzamos una nueva serie de artículos de blog "Poderosas Rising" que ayudarán a informar a nuestra comunidad de todas las maneras en que estamos en el medio amplificando los asuntos más críticos que enfrentan las mujeres, las madres y las familias.

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Selina Maldonado

We Are MomsRising

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

June 30, 2022

Being a parent is a selfless act. For many, advocacy is reimagined here. The dreams of a brighter future for our children and communities is our motivation. Our Washington state Fellows of 2022-2023 encompass selflessness, determination, and vulnerability as they step more deeply into the shared...

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Leanne Rye Brock

Gun Safety Immigration MomsRising

May 18, 2022

Over the weekend, an 18-year-old white supremacist drove for hours to a neighborhood grocery store in Buffalo, where he shot 13 people, specifically targeting Black people. Ten died. [1] Our hearts ache for the victims and families of the Buffalo shooting and for the city itself. Our hearts break for the Black community, which once again has been targeted in a racially motivated mass shooting.

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