[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: 5Actions
Top #5Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, November 3, 2023

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Scary Halloween: Comprehensive gun policy reform NOW, starting with a ban on
assault weapons and high-cap magazines!

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Over Halloween weekend, a series of mass shootings across the country left
at least 11 people dead and 76 others injured - and last week, headlines
were captured by the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, where a military-style
assault weapon was used to shoot to death at least 18 people and wounding
many more in the worst mass shooting this year. The number of mass
shootings terrorizing communities every year has been rising rapidly, from
273 in 2014 to 647 in 2020, more than doubling in less than a decade, and
military-style assault weapons with high capacity magazines are the
firearms of choice for mass shooters. It is notable that when we had an
assault ban law in place there were markedly fewer gun violence
fatalities.

In the face of such horrific gun violence that can devastate families and
communities for generations, no one should be glorifying guns. Could there
be any more obvious evidence of gun glorification than assault weapons
allowed for civilian use, with Republican lawmakers even wearing AR pins
on their lapels? The ARs need to come off the lapels and out of our
communities.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress that we need comprehensive gun policy reform now,
starting with a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines!


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New polling shows the vast majority of people in America support access to
abortion care.

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We’re asking every single one of our members of Congress to support
legislation that aims to protect access to reproductive healthcare,
including abortion, mifepristone, and birth control. At this pivotal
moment, where our rights are on the line and being stripped from us
everyday, we need the backing of our lawmakers who are at the negotiating
tables and we need every leader on our side.

Here are the top three key points to remember as you take action:

 1. Six in ten people who have abortions are moms! Being able to choose if
we have children, and if so, when and how many children to have, is a
fundamental human right.

 2. The vast majority of people in America are pro-choice! New polling
shows that 69% of Americans believe that abortion should be legal
within the first trimester; and 85% of Americans believe that access
to abortion is imperative in dire circumstances, including those who
lean conservative.

 3. Mifepristone, the medication abortion (also used for miscarriage
management) and one of the only available ways to access abortion, is
at threat from being taken off of the shelves in the near future. We
can’t let it happen! Millions of people will suffer if access to
mifepristone is limited. Consequences range from: delayed care leading
to higher abortion procedure risks; emotional distress and; people’s
inability to safely manage their miscarriages.

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for reproductive rights and abortion care – and share/forward this email
with anyone you believe should join our moment!


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Children need Care, not Cliffs!

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On September 30th American families and workers were thrown over a cliff
when child care stabilization funding expired.

An already-crumbling child care system from chronic underfunding and a
global pandemic have thrust child care further into a state of crisis.
Congress took the bold and necessary steps to invest critical funds to
stabilize the child care market which saved our system from total
collapse. However, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) stabilization
dollars that saved the child care sector from collapse expired with
projections that 3.2 million children could lose their child care as a
result.

Sending a letter to the editor of your local newspaper is a powerful way
to make sure our elected leaders get the message. Lawmakers are reading
their local papers to get a sense of what matters to people in their own
community. With the quick and easy tool, you can help make sure policies
that lift families, like comprehensive child care, make it to the top of
their agenda.

[ [link removed] ]Send a letter to your local papers about the child care cliff now!


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WIC Emergency! Call your Senators now!

The time has come for us to ring all the alarm bells to protect the highly
successful WIC program! Unless immediate action by Congress is taken in
November when it extends the current temporary government funding law, WIC
will experience a funding shortfall early next year which will lead to
some women and children being waitlisted for WIC and/or their benefits
being cut. So far both the House and Senate have failed to provide enough
funding for WIC to protect eligible women and children who apply for the
program. We are facing an emergency for one of the most successful health
and nutrition programs we have. We can’t let this happen!!

[ [link removed] ]Call your Senators now and tell them to protect and fund WIC!

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New t-shirts, hoodies, beanies, bandanas, and MORE!

Celebrate yourself, and all the moms and mom-figures in your life with our
just-launched winter MomsRising merch! We have for you some fresh spins on
our classic “Outside Voices” shirts, and brand new bold “Big Mom Energy”
gear. You can feel great about gearing yourself up to represent, or
gifting these pieces. All proceeds will support MomsRising’s mission of
increasing family economic security, decreasing discrimination, and
building a nation where both businesses and families can thrive.

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P.S.– Right now, immigrants are under attack at the border and across the
country. Let’s remind the public how critical the immigrant community is
to our nation. [ [link removed] ]Please take a minute to share a story of an immigrant
family or community member, neighbor, co-worker, caregiver, or other
immigrant in your life.
P.P.S.– This content is also on the [ [link removed] ]MomsRising blog!


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