PTO Act - Time Off Workers Deserve
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by Namatie Mansaray
8h ago
Almost 27 million Americans in the private sector do not have access to annual paid vacation leave, and members of Congress have the solution. U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee all workers have access to paid days off from work. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) is introducing similar legislation in the Senate. During a press conference to introduce the bill, Ruth Martin, Senior Vice President at MomsRising spoke alongside Representative. Magaziner, Bud ..read more
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act!
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by Felicia Burnett
8h ago
Take Action Amazing! It was fourteen years ago today that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law! Since then, we have reached a record low uninsured rate, and this past year a historic 21.4 MILLION people signed up for health care coverage through the Marketplace! Incredible! Even with its success—and countless failed attempts to repeal the law over the past 14 years—Republican leaders are continuing to vow to repeal the ACA. We won't allow it! Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act now! The ACA works!! We need to protect ..read more
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10 Highlights of the The State of New York Child Care Report
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by Diana Limongi
8h ago
I was so blown away by the thorough report by the great researchers of Cornell and Buffalo universities (Cornell University’s ILR Buffalo Co-Lab to be exact) titled The Status of Child Care in New York Report, 2024 which takes a deep dive into the state of child care for parents across New York.  Here are 10 report highlights that are worth sharing: 1. Child Care is the Biggest Reason People are Turning Down Employment in New York State  When participants were asked why they turned down paid work outside the home due to child care, more than half (53%) said it was because ..read more
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Victories! The State of the Union (SOTU), the Oscars, and YOUR Story!
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by MomsRising
8h ago
On the radio show this week we cover what really happened in the State of the Union (Hint: Victories!); how to get help through the ACF; the ability of culture change to push legislative change – and what you can do too; and we also hear from an award-winning author about the power of YOUR story.  *Special guests include:  Jenny Byer, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Debra Johnson, Administration for Children & Families in the Biden-Harris Administration @ACFHHS; Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen; Justina Chen, award-winning author of “With Twice the Love, Dess ..read more
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What in the IVF is Going On? Moms Are in Crisis: The GOP Wants to Keep Them There.
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by MomsRising
8h ago
Newsweek - Moms Are in Crisis. The GOP Wants to Keep Them There | Opinion Published Mar 15, 2024 at 8:51 AM EDT By Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and Co-Founder of MomsRising The battle for mom votes broke through in our national consciousness again last week with a dystopian State of the Union response by Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt. She centered herself in a kitchen that looked like a stage set, using her motherhood to peddle her fear-based vision of America. Rife with misinformation, Britt used words and a delivery that served to incre ..read more
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Top Actions of the Past Week: Friday, March 15, 2024
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by Sue Anne Reed
1w ago
Tell Congress to Pass the People’s Response Act! The People’s Response Act emphasizes an inclusive, holistic, and health-centered approach to public safety by creating a public safety division within the Department of Human Health and Services — because communities and experts agree that public safety is a matter of public health. It adopts a new approach to public safety that will save lives, and build systems of care that are rooted in improving the well-being of all communities. This approach must be equitable, health-centered, and preventative to stop violence and harm before it occurs ..read more
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Breaking Through: Care In Action, Bans Off Our Bodies, Stop Gun Violence Now, Moms In Music
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by MomsRising
1w ago
#CareInAction #BansOffOurBodies #StopGunViolenceNow #MomsInMusic On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening (already!) with care policies and the upcoming November 2024 elections; how IVF, birth control, and abortion are all under attack and how we can protect our rights; the latest with gun violence prevention from the White House; and the power of moms in music. *Special guests include: Hillary Holley, Care in Action, @CareInActionUS; Angela Vasquez-Giroux, Reproductive Freedom for All, @ReproForAll; Gregory Jackson, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, @GregJackson46 ..read more
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A Joyous Welcome to MomsRising’s 2024 Volunteer Beacon Leaders!
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by Jessica Burroughs
2w ago
We are excited to introduce MomsRising’s new class of national Beacon volunteer leaders. This year we have expanded our Beacons network to one hundred and seventeen moms and caregivers from across the country – from Alaska to Alabama, from New Mexico to Tennessee – who have committed to this ten month leadership development and power-building  program. One volunteer described the orientation this way: “I had an amazing night meeting new people and seeing old friends. Sisterhood and sharing our voices is wonderful.”  In addition to the large number of states represented, Beacons com ..read more
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Our Stories, Our Power: 2024 Legislative Session Recap
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by Maggie Humphreys
2w ago
The 2024 Washington State legislative session just wrapped, and we are celebrating some mom-umental wins. None of these would have been possible without MomsRising members meeting with their lawmakers, speaking out, testifying, testifying some more, and even mobilizing in Olympia (kiddos and all!) to bring the voices of moms and families into the capitol.  Here's what we were able to accomplish together:  Banning Book Bans in Public Schools (ESHB 2331): This bill was introduced by Representative Monica Stonier with a Senate companion championed by Senator T'wina Nobles. This ..read more
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Celebrating Afro-Latinx Voices: Shaping Identity and Culture
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by Vanessa Mota
2w ago
Black History Month serves as a moment to reflect on the intricate and diverse essence of the Black journey within the United States. Afro-Latinxs, with their distinctive viewpoints and contributions, play a vital role in shaping the rich tapestry of Hispanic and Black American identity. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in May 2022, approximately six million individuals, constituting 12% of adult Latinos, self-identified as Afro-Latinx. Although Afro-Latinxs have experienced significant growth over the past decade and possess a unique position, there has been limite ..read more
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