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
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August 19, 2019
New on #BreakingThrough this week: we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave with Executive Director for Healthcare America, Margarida Jorge. We also discuss how important it is that we all fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via www.lowerdrugpricesnow.org . There’s a tremendous update on a breaking news win; and we also get the inside scoop from Kamilah Tisdale of Advocates for Youth about the important movement to #ProtectTransHealth in a time when the Trump Administration is ridiculously and harmfully rolling back anti-...
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August 14, 2019
We have a brand new episode of #BreakingThrough this week and another awesome panel of guests. Join us as we talk with author and speaker Tim Wise on how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy. Vice president of Gun Violence Prevention at American Progress, Chelsea Parsons joins the panel with tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence. And we’ll also cover why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful with Lizette Escobedo (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676) There’s also a great discussion led by...
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August 7, 2019
This week on a brand new episode of Breaking Through we are joined by another awesome panel of guests as we cover what’s happening with democracy in this country, the democratic debates and dancing. We’ll also hear about a powerful campaign to raise the minimum wage that’s gaining ground. There’s a rousin discussion on hunger in American and how you can help combat it and we’ll close out the show with more information on healthcare policies and the #MedicaidCoversUS project. *Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn Dr. Alicia Farris, ROC United, @rocunited Josh Protas, @...
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July 31, 2019
Have you been looking for mor4e MomsRising in your life? We’ve got another diverse panel of guests for a brand new episode of our Risers Radio show Breaking Through this week. We cover how the power of our stories can change the nation and we address why telling someone to “go back” is so racist and horrifying. We'll also discuss what you can do to help stop the human rights abuses currently happening in the name of immigration enforcement and then we’ll close out the show hearing about a burgeoning program for rising leaders. *Special guests include: Award-winning author, Emmy-nominated film...
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July 17, 2019
We have an all new episode of our Risers Radio show: Breaking Through this week. Our diverse panel of guests join us for a robust conversation as we discuss deeper the concept of fair pay and how that relates to soccer. We’ll hear about why and how healthcare is under threat again and what humankind can do about it. We’re also adressing what’s happening in regard with access to abortion care and then we’ll be wrapping things up with some breaking news about the Mom Platform. *Special guests include: Maya Raghu, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc Claire McAndrew, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA...
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July 9, 2019
This week on an all new episode of #BreakingThrough we alongside our guests, cover #CloseTheCamps and the fight to stop human rights abuses from continuing to happen in the name of immigration enforcement. We also discuss change, power and how YOU can make a difference. We’ll get the lowdown on the presidential debates and candidates and finally we’ll hear about winning, women and how women coming together create wins. *Special guests include: Sandra Cordero, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National...
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July 1, 2019
On the #RADIO show this week we cover the horrors happening to children and families in detention centers in the US and how you can help. We’ll hear top takeaways from the #DemDebate, discuss the #MomPlatform, and what’s next with Debate Bingo. We’ll get the latest on the fight for abortion care and what’s happening with the protection of Roe v. Wade and then we close the show by covering the inspiring launch of an exciting, new Universal Family Care proposal. *Special guests include: Meagan Bell, MomsRising member who successfully got Presidential candidates to visit children in the...
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June 18, 2019
We have a brand new episode of our Breaking Through podcast this week and we are excited to discuss it with you! We'll cover how healthcare is under attack and the many ways in which you can fight back. We'll also discuss the fight for gun safety and Virginia. Along with our special guests we'll chat about what history warns us about the current crisis in detention centers on our southern border, along with Erica Mackey of MyVillage about how they help moms find quality childcare and also help women who want to start a quality childcare. Special guests include: Katie Keith, Out2Enroll @...
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June 10, 2019
In recognition of #WearOrange National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we have an entire show dedicated to stopping gun violence. We cover the impact of the Trump administration’s proposal to transfer oversight of international arms sales to the Commerce Department and talk about the impact of gun violence on kids and how you can help keep your children safer in real time. We also cover why it’s a horrible idea to arm teachers and how you can effectively speak out for safety; and reveal the ways in which the NRA has been attacking not just our nation’s public health, but also our democracy...
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May 20, 2019
On the #BreakingThrough radio show this week we cover the attack on women’s bodily autonomy and what you can do to protect your rights. We talk about what’s happening in Washington DC that’s hopeful and not-so-hopeful, including conversations around impeachment. We’ll also discuss the good news about the BE HEARD Act and how we can win against all odds. *Special guests include: Erica Sackin, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, @PPFA Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn Vania Leveille, ACLU, @ACLU Erin Bennett Leighton, MomsRIsing, @MomsRising @ErinBL10 Remember to join the conversation by...
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May 13, 2019
On our Breaking Through radio podcast this week we cover the incredible MOMentum of paid family/medical leave that’s happening now! We also discuss how moms are rising across the nation to stop family separation. We’ll learn about where moms are running for office and why it makes a difference. Finally, we’ll examine why WIC lifts families and how to access that program. *Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising Amy Toran Perry, @MothersDayRally Kirstin Larson, community leader Geri Henchy, Food Research and Action Center, @fractweets Remember to join the conversation by...
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May 8, 2019
On the #radiopodcast this week we cover what’s happening with asylum protections for children and hear early reports on the Presidential race from New Hampshire and more on policies that are rising. We'll also give you the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association and discuss how music is changing our culture with Kyroman and his new album, Fight for Love why he made it, and how he was inspired by MomsRising. *Special guests include: Jennifer Podkul, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), @supportKIND Christina D’Allesandro, MomsRising, @MomsRising @cdallesandro Timothy Johnson...
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April 29, 2019
We're back with an all new podcast this week where we cover winning fair pay in the states (and how you can make your state a winning state) with our own Washington State MomsForce Director, Maggie Humphreys. Dana Bye Campaign Director of Tax march joins us to examine #TrumpsTaxScam and how we can have better tax policy. We also discuss the most recent assault on healthcare with Associate Director of Policy at Health Initiative at Community, Eva Stahl and the ways you can fight back and we’ll close the show with Erin Vilardi of VoteRunLead getting us even more fired up about supporting women...
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April 15, 2019
This week on our #RisersRadio show we have another amazing panel like, the ACLU's Manar Waheed, with whom we cover how to BAN the bans and ways to work for fair treatment of all immigrant families. We get the inside scoop on how taxes can be used for good (and bad) with Amy Matsui and hear from author Dani McClain of spectacular new book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood . We'll also get tips from Beth Messersmith, one of the best organizers on the planet. *Special guests include: Manar Waheed, ACLU, @ACLU Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc Dani McClain...
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April 8, 2019
On the #RADIO show this week, we cover why the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is critically important right now; as well as how YOU can keep marching and also help advance the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. We'll then learn about some big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York and we close the show covering how the End Diaper Need Act is desperately needed and why your help is essential to moving it forward. *Special guests include: Ruth Glenn, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Domestic Violence Hotline...
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March 18, 2019
We have a brand new radio show this week were we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism. We'll get more details on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump, and then we'll hear about some incredible wins relating to banks announcing they’ll stop banking the private prison industry and how YOU can be involved. Lastly, we'll get into particulars of the very bad, no good, awful news about the Trump proposed budget. *Special guests include: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, @RepPressley Ruth Martin,...
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March 11, 2019
We are all new on the radio show this week as we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase's announcement that they will “no longer bank the private prison industry”! We discuss the “work beneath the work” as well as the childcare crisis in America and hear about more WINS. We also get the inside scoop on how Russian trolls are doing harm to our country and what you can do about it. *Special guests include: Daniel Altschuler, Make The Road NY, @altochulo @MaketheRoadNY Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising @...
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March 4, 2019
On the #RADIO show this week we talk about the power of the Oscars to move justice forward. We'll cover the power of YOUR story, and a new National Academy of Sciences MAJOR report on child poverty and how to end it. We also discuss the nutrition/NAP crisis hitting Puerto Rico if Congress doesn't take action in the coming weeks and how you can help. *Special guests include: Jessica Morales Rocketto, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers Justina Chen, bestselling author and story strategist to leaders, @JustinaYChen Cara Baldari, First Focus, @First_Focus Laura Esquivel,...
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February 25, 2019
We have an all new #Radioshow out this week where we cover the power of YOU! How YOU can help get the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed through Congress; tips for doing big things; how access to early learning & childcare is finally catching fire (thank goodness!); and how you can help save lives! *Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers Cheryl Contee, Do Big Things, @ch3ryl Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising @LaurenHipp Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising @Vivalanadia How to Listen: In the DC-area and on many stations across the...
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February 5, 2019
On the #RisersRadioShow this week we cover the shutdown, the re-opening, and the power of older women; we also cover the introduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act and FAMILY Act in Congress (Yay!); and we close the show covering how to help prevent Muslim youth from being bullied in our communities. *Special guests include: Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising @ElyssaK Deborah Vagins, AAUW, @AAUW Dr. Madiha Tahseen, The Family and Youth Institute, @TheFYI_org Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising @lawncherub How to Listen: In the DC-area and on many stations across the nation On...
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