[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: Riser Update
Top Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, December 8, 2023
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The time to RISE is NOW! Can you help?
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We are so appreciative of the hundreds of supporters who’ve already made
an EOY gift this year. If you haven’t given yet, it’s not too late!
Through the support of a generous donor, all gifts (up to $30k) made
through the rest of the year will be matched dollar-for-dollar. MomsRising
is a highly effective, very nimble organization. We are second to none in
quickly adapting to meet the moment so the voices of busy moms and parents
are heard by leaders and the media. Your matched donation today
strengthens our ability to respond powerfully to opportunities to move
good policy forward and also to push back against emerging threats to moms
and families. Please consider a gift today!
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Super Moms needed!
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2024 will be a big election year, there’s lots of great legislation
gaining momentum in Congress, and MomsRising is getting ready to go big to
meet the moment. We are looking for people like YOU, Super Moms, Dads, and
Caregivers to work with us in a deeper way – people who are interested in
building power and leading in their communities to help make sure the
policy priorities of moms and families are reflected at the policy making
table, and also at the polls.This leadership development program is for
all kinds of moms and caregivers, including those who are already
community leaders, or who are looking to amp up their advocacy and
leadership skills! APPLY NOW!
[ [link removed] ]APPLY NOW for the 2024 New Beacons Fellowship Program!
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Extremist Republicans are playing politics with our teachers and schools …
again!
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Thank you to everyone who took action this week to protect our schools! If
you did not get a chance to sign, your voice is really needed now. Since
we last wrote to you, the Senate released updated National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) text, and the bill still includes the so-called
"parents rights" section - now Section 589. Earlier this year, the Senate
did not take up House Republicans' "Parents Bill of WRONGS" to ban books,
discriminate against students and teachers, and make life harder for our
kids at school. Now, House Republicans have slipped this unwanted,
unnecessary, and unpopular garbage into must-pass legislation — the NDAA —
to push this harmful agenda on our Department of Defense public schools,
teachers, and children of service members. The Senate will debate the NDAA
early next week, and we need this more moderate body to stop the extremist
House Republicans from trying to pass “parents rights” piece by piece
until they can do it nationwide.
[ [link removed] ]Sign now to tell your Senator to protect our schools and say NO book
bans — then share this petition on social media and forward to a friend
this weekend!
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Elijah McClain deserved justice. It’s time to reimagine policing and safety.
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On November 27, 2023 officer Nathen Woodyard, the police officer
responsible for holding Elijah McClain in a chokehold, was acquitted of
all charges. He will be reinstated into the Aurora Colorado Police
Department and will receive $200,000 in back pay.
This is an outrage and an insult to the beautiful life of Elijah McClain.
Elijah did not have any weapons or illegal substances on his person, and
repeatedly told officers that he was innocent.
There is now proposed legislation that would reimagine our response to
community violence and crime by funding evidence-based alternatives to
police and providing meaningful investments into the root causes that
hinder public safety.
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 while ensuring
that every community has what it needs to flourish.
Elijah and the countless other victims of excessive police force and
police violence continue to deserve justice. They all deserved a different
response.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress to Pass the People's Response Act!
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TAKE ACTION to tell Congress: Stop being a Grinch on Child Care!
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It’s been 51 years since President Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child
Development Act, which prevented the implementation of a
multibillion-dollar national child care system. It also marks the last
time there was a major Congressional push for child care!
You’re a mean one, Mr. Nixon, and unfortunately Republicans in Congress
have followed in his ice-cold Grinchy footsteps by allowing critical child
care stabilization funds to expire this past September, knowing full well
that 3.2 million children could lose their access to child care as a
result.
This is why we are urging Congress to finally move away from the Grinch
agenda they’ve stuck to for decades and provide at least $16 billion per
year in emergency child care dollars while ensuring no cuts to child care
and early learning programs. This is the only way to address a 50 plus
year crisis without creating yet another one by not ensuring these
supplemental funds for our families.
[ [link removed] ]TAKE ACTION to tell Congress: Stop being a Grinch on Child Care!
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[ [link removed] ]Check out our quick video explainer on the Nixon veto and learn
exactly why we "blame Dick" for the lack of access to affordable child
care!
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Get your holiday merch NOW -> shipping DEADLINE is December 10!
Celebrate yourself, and all the moms and mom-figures in your life by
giving the gift of 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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