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Friday, January 12, 2024

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Tyree Nichols should be here.

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This week we honor the life of Tyree Nichols a father, skateboarding
aficionado and amateur photographer who was taken from his loved by police
violence at the age of 29.

One year ago, #TyreNichols was driving home to have dinner with his family
when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the Black man was
driving recklessly and yanked him out of his car.

Officers hit him with a stun gun and pepper sprayed him, but he managed to
get away and tried to run home. Five officers caught up with him just
steps from his house, and, as he called out for his mother, they kicked
him, punched him and hit him with a police baton. The attack was captured
on the officers' body cameras and a stationary police pole camera.

Nichols died in a hospital of his injuries three days later on Jan. 10,
2023. His death shook Memphis to its core and led to impassioned protests
throughout the U.S.

Tyree’s tragic and unnecessary death reminds us of the need to radically
reimagine the role of over dependence on police in our lives as well as
the urgency at which we must advocate for Congress to step up and support
new inclusive, holistic, and health-centered approaches to dealing with
crises that will reduce harm and truly keep our communities safe.

[ [link removed] ]It's time to reimagine public safety and our over reliance on policing.
Tell Congress to Pass the People’s Response Act Now!


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Call Congress and tell them to protect and fully fund WIC!

Bipartisan leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate have just
reached a top-line deal to keep the government funded for the remainder of
the year [1]—but they have horrifyingly not yet agreed to fully fund the
Women, Infant, and Child Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) at the level
needed to prevent benefit cuts and/or waitlists.

We need to ring the alarm bells so Congress knows they need to protect the
health and nutrition of pregnant women/postpartum moms, babies, and
toddlers.

[ [link removed] ]CALL your members of Congress and tell them “fully fund WIC
immediately!” We make it super easy for you—click on our hotline to
Congress link (or you can simply text FundWIC to 888-418-5699) and fill in
your information and you’ll get a call on your phone connecting you
directly to your Senators’ offices. We even provide you with written
talking points to assist you in your call.

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Sign now: Tax breaks for families, not corporations!

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It was just announced that Congress is close to reaching a bipartisan tax
package deal that could temporarily expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to
more low-income families. Republicans in Congress want to extend tax cuts
for corporations that are set to expire. We know that parents want tax
policies that look very different! Luckily, our champions on the Democrat
side are standing up for working families and saying “no tax cuts for
corporations without first expanding the Child Tax Credit!”

With Congress negotiating a new tax package, making sure the CTC reaches
children most in need should be the priority in any tax package. Currently
an estimated 19 million children receive less than the full CTC because
their parents’ incomes are too low. These are the families that need the
CTC the most! These children should be the focus of any CTC expansion in
the coming year. Proposals to expand the credit that would do little or
nothing to reduce child poverty or expand the credit meaningfully for
these 19 million children should be rejected.

That message is starting to break through but in order to get the CTC
expansion across the finish line before the end of the month we need YOU
to speak out and put pressure on your elected leaders.

[ [link removed] ]***SIGN OUR LETTER calling on Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit
now!


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Thank You for Taking Action and Supporting Brittany Watts!

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This week we learned that the grand jury reviewing the case against
Brittany Watts, a loving mother of 3 who experienced a misscarriage,
declined to indict, effectively dropping the meritless criminal charge.
Being pregnant is not a crime. Miscarrying is not a crime. Brittany Watts
experienced the unimaginable trauma of a life threatening loss of
pregnancy at 22 weeks. Even though neither health-care workers nor law
enforcement officials dispute that Brittany’s pregnancy loss, a
miscarriage, was natural; Brittany faced months of fear of being charged
with a fifth degree felony. This should have been time to heal with her
family.

The harsh impacts of limited access to reproductive care, the closure of
maternity wards, strict or prohibited abortion laws, racial and
socioeconomic injustices, and the consequences on pregnant women and their
babies collectively form a complex and nuanced crisis in our healthcare
system that leaves vulnerable populations at high risk!

The dropping of the charge against Brittany Watts is a big win in the
fight for reproductive and maternal health in this country but our work is
far from over. Join MomsRising and make a contribution towards
Reproductive Justice today!

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Tell us: What are your child care needs right now?

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We want to hear from you! As we continue to pressure Congress to get
solutions to the ongoing child care crisis, we need to hear from you: what
are your child care needs right now? How are you planning your child care
and summer care needs? Are you struggling to pay for child care? Is there
a long wait list in your area, or staffing issues at your child care
center? Has your child not been able to secure a pre-k spot? Have you had
to leave the workforce due to child care costs or availability? We want to
know all of it, so we can let legislators know: child care is still a
struggle and we need them to solve child care.

[ [link removed] ]Your lawmakers need to know your child care struggles! Share them
here.



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