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This Mama Shares How MomsRising Empowered Her to Become an Advocate

July 19, 2023
To-wen is a mom and journalist based in California. She has been a MomsRIsing member for a decade! Through the years, To-wen has participated in a number of MomsRising actions and was part of MomsRising's inaugural RISERS cohort in 2021-2022. We asked To-wen to share a bit about how her advocacy...
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Childcare & Early Education

The 2023-2024 National RISERS Fellowship Applications are OPEN!

July 12, 2023
Are you a parent or caregiver who has children or works with children ages five and under? Are you interested in helping lawmakers understand what families in the USA need? Are you interested in building power in your local community? If you answered YES to these questions then being a RISER might be for you! We’re excited to announce that the RISERS Parent Leadership program application period is now open for the 2023-2024 year!
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Meet our new Washington MomsForce Fellows!

July 7, 2023
Introducing our new cohort of powerful and dynamic Washington State MomsForce fellows!
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Sara Alcid
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The Story Shapers National Parent Cohort

July 4, 2023
At such a critical time around the country for diverse books and the increase in book bans, we have been empowering families and caregivers to advocate in partnership with the Diverse Books for All coalition. States like Florida, Texas, South Carolina, and more have experienced active removal of...
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Monica Mahecha
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Parenting & Families

Coming out… to my kids

June 30, 2023
When I was a kid, I saw my parents and maybe all adults as these immutable beings who had everything figured out. Now that I’m a parent myself, I’ve realized that we never stop growing, that everyone can change, including me. Of course, as an activist, this is my great hope: that people can and...
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Larissa Parson
Pride Month
Parenting & Families Social & Emotional Development

How the Queer Ballroom Scene Shows Us the Meaning of Family

June 30, 2023
The LGBTQ+ Ballroom Scene has become a sanctuary for many across the globe. Here, individuals can showcase their talent, find support, and embrace who they truly are. The origin of Ballroom can be traced back to the 1960s where those within the LGBTQ+ Community, especially Black and Latinx...
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Wendy Martinez
Childcare & Early Education Immigration

Butterflies and Other Ways to Say Migration is Beautiful

June 29, 2023
June is Immigrant Heritage Month but as a proud daughter of immigrants, I celebrate the contributions of immigrants EVERY DAY! And as a mother to children who are children of an immigrant, and grandchildren of immigrants, it is really important for me that they know how important immigrants are to...
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Diana Limongi
6/24 marks 1-year of Dobbs. Join us for #StillTheResistance Rally!
Reproductive Justice

SATURDAY 6/24: Rally w/ MomsRising, Women’s March and Abortion Access Advocates!

June 22, 2023
Say it with us: Rise. Resist. Restore. Those are our only goals when we rally together on Saturday, June 24th on the one year mark of the disastrous Dobbs decision and we want you to join us in Washington D.C.! *Click Here to RSVP* We are #StillTheResistance! Join us alongside Women’s March and...
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Diarra Diouf
Reproductive Justice

Sign on to the People’s Brief to Protect Access to Mifepristone!

June 22, 2023
Ready? Set. It’s GO-time! We need you to share this action with 5 people, asking them to join you in order to reach our goal of 500,000 signatures! When you click this link, it’ll take you to your Facebook account where you can share this petition with all (or some) of your Facebook friends-- be...
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Diarra Diouf
Pride Month
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Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

Facing the real forces behind book bans

June 16, 2023
I was enraged, but not surprised when The Washington Post reported recently that “an analysis of book challenges from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people.” While many on the far-right would have us believe there is some kind of grassroots groundswell against teaching...
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