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New Year, Same (sort of) Covid

January 26, 2022
A new year is usually filled with a renewed energy that has us making plans, lists, goals and above all, feeling hopeful. The start of 2021 was brimming with a hopefulness that Covid would die down and things could return to “normal”. The initial wave of Sars-CoV-2 had passed along with the newer strains Alpha and Beta so that should be the end, right? Three waves? Except then came Gamma and Delta and most recently Omicron. Even worse, people are ending up with BOTH the coronavirus and influenza at the same time: FluRona.
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Maternal Immunization

Protect Yourself. Protect Your Baby. Get Vaccinated.

January 25, 2022
Navigating the vast world of advice offered to pregnant individuals can be daunting, but there is at least one thing experts agree on: making sure you get the vaccines recommended during the course of pregnancy, including the COVID-19 vaccine, is one of the best ways pregnant people can help...
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We can never allow family separation ever again!

January 19, 2022
The Zero Tolerance policy enacted by the Trump administration that created family separation is a stain on our nation’s history. Using children as ploys in the name of immigration enforcement is not only illegal, but incredibly immoral, inhumane, and damaging to those families impacted by this...
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Brand New Breaking Through Podcast: Saving Our Democracy

January 18, 2022
On the radio show this week, we cover the ways in which our democracy is under attack and how we can fight back; as well as the latest with the pandemic, childcare and schools closing, and legislation to lift us all (Did someone say Build Back Better Act?); and we also cover how we can elect the...
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Universal Child Care

Consejos para el Activismo de las Supermamás

January 12, 2022
Las supermamás, como tú, han sido una fuerza que ha impulsado cambios políticos positivos que tienen un gran impacto para nuestras familias. Queremos decirte un “¡gracias!” inmenso por romper barreras y hacerte presente para ayudar a cambiar el mundo. En pocas palabras, ¡eres lo MÁXIMO! Participar...
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Consejos sobre Desarrollo Infantil para el Activismo Familiar

January 12, 2022
¡Participar en actividades de defensa con nuestros niños puede generar muchas preguntas! ¿Debo obligar a mi adolescente a marchar conmigo? ¿Es la marcha un lugar apropiado para el desarrollo de mi infante? ¡Aquí encontrarás las respuestas! Estos son algunos consejos útiles de Lina Acosta Sandaal,...
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Support the Women’s Health Protection Act

January 11, 2022
Many of us had a pit in our stomach as we watched the arguments last month at the U.S. Supreme Court on the fate of Roe v. Wade. Those justices will decide whether millions of people will lose access to abortion and the reproductive care they need. It’s past time for lawmakers to act to protect our reproductive rights!
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Brand New Breaking Through Podcast Episode: Hope in 2022!

January 10, 2022
On the radio show this week, we cover what’s really going on with the Build Back Better Act right now, including the Child Tax Credit, paid family/medical leave, childcare, and pre-K. We also dive into the latest on women and the economy and cover the fight for voting rights. All through the show,...
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¿Cómo la variante ómicron está afectando a tu familia?

January 1, 2022
“Estoy cansada. Estoy ansiosa. La escuela de mis hijos cerró otra vez por ómicron y tengo miedo de perder mi trabajo.” - Mercedes, Carolina del Norte “Tuve que reducir mis horas de trabajo para poder cuidar a mi bebé en casa. No sé cómo voy a pagar mis biles de este mes.” - Belén, Utah Linda, la...
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Holding Gratitude and Grief

December 20, 2021
“Please don’t let me die. Please save my baby.” She was gasping between labored breaths on the operating room table, squeezing my hand, and begging me to save her life as we prepared to emergently intubate and deliver her. She had COVID-19.
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