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July 30, 2017

What a week. WE WON! Health care was just saved in an extremely close vote in the U.S. Senate late this week due to people including you speaking up! THANK YOU! for taking hundreds of thousands of actions, making calls, signing onto letters, sharing your health care experiences, attending meetings...

Karen Showalter

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immigration

August 7, 2017

Meet Priscilla, a Texas teacher whose resilience and determination defines life in America for thousands of Dreamers. Please, watch her story: Congress has the power to protect DREAMers with the Dream Act—the time to act is now. Sign on to support DREAMers like Priscilla: http://action.momsrising...

Xochitl Oseguera

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immigration

August 7, 2017

With the bipartisan DREAMream Act, Congress has the power—and opportunity—to stand with thousands of DREAMreamers like Priscilla. Watch Priscilla explain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA: And then please join us to ask Congress to stand up for the DREAM ACT !

Xochitl Oseguera

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immigration

August 7, 2017

"To us, the way we grew up, we don't feel like outsiders. We were here since we were children." Hear more from Priscilla: Stand with young adults who have been here since they were children by protecting the path to citizenship for DREAMers! DREAMers are young adults who were brought to America as...

Xochitl Oseguera

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families & the federal budget immigration maternal justice

August 4, 2017

Recent news stories have detailed how President Trump’s immigration policies continue to target women and children and rip families apart. He has instructed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) personnel to arrest, detain, and deport indiscriminately. Just this week , two brothers in...

Emily Butera

gun safety maternal justice politics & policy

August 4, 2017

In April, fifteen year old Jordan Edwards and his brothers were driving away from a party when he was shot in the head and killed by Police Officer Roy Oliver. To add to this horrific tragedy, Jordan's two brothers were held overnight in jail-without charges. And police even detained Jordan’s...

S. Nadia Hussain

healthcare

July 31, 2017

Following the election we knew immediately that a fight for Health Care was coming. The effort to protect care has been a longer and harder experience than we ever could have imagined. And, it is not over. This is a fair moment to reflect on the journey and identify lessons learned to build from...

Rylin Rodgers

breastfeeding

August 1, 2017

August is here and you know what that means - It is National Breastfeeding Month!! Every August I take time to reflect on my own breastfeeding journey with my four boys - From my oldest who was a comfort nurser to my twins who I initially pumped for every 2 hours and tube feed breastmilk in the...

Tina Sherman

breastfeeding childcare & early education healthcare maternal justice open flexible work paid family leave politics & policy social & emotional development

August 1, 2017

This piece is published in partnership with Echoing Ida, a Forward Together Program. Current data indicates that black women have the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the US. There are many reasons for this, including lack of access to resources, substandard healthcare, personal choice and...