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Dear Friend,

Happy Friday. As summer starts to wind down, parents everywhere are
struggling with questions around what the fall will look like. We know
it’s tough. We also know that in order for parents to truly be able to
“get back to work” we need the supports to do so, including childcare and
early learning programs, and comprehensive paid leave. In addition we need
to protect immigrants and those who’ve lost work due to the pandemic, too.
Please scroll down to find urgent actions on all three issues below. And
don’t forget to sign up for your free postcards encouraging other moms to
vote in the fall! There’s a link for that too.

Please take good care of yourself and your family, and have a restful
weekend. Here’s the list of Top #5Actions for the week =>





1. Congress must #SaveChildcare
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BACKGROUND: During this time of crisis due to COVID 19, we
must prioritize supporting families’ access to safe,
high-quality, and affordable childcare. Research shows that at
least $50 billion is necessary to stabilize the childcare
[ [link removed] ][IMG] sector. Recent analysis shows that at least $9.6 billion a -
month is needed to fully fund existing programs to pay all
their staff, be prepared to reopen at the appropriate time and
eliminate cost burdens for families whose providers are
closed.

[ [link removed] ]**ACTION: SIGN NOW to urge members of Congress to
prioritize a minimum of $50 billion childcare stabilization
funding in the upcoming coronavirus package!


2. Get Out the Vote in 2020 with FREE Postcards!
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BACKGROUND: MomsRising is making it super easy (and totally
FREE) for you to participate in our powerful Get-Out-The-Vote
effort for the 2020 election! Sign up now to write 10
postcards to registered voters who haven't always voted on
Election Day in the past. In August, we'll send you a packet
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quick instructions. All you'll need to do is write a quick
note of encouragement (we'll provide sample messages) and send
them back to us with the prepaid return envelope provided so
that we can store them until it's time to drop them in the
mail before the November election.

[ [link removed] ]**ACTION: Can you help us send voting reminder postcards
to 1 million moms? Sign up now to get your voting reminder
postcard packet!


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3. We can’t safely go back to school without all workers
having access to pandemic paid sick days and paid leave. Pass
it on.
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED
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BACKGROUND: It’s a back to school season like none we have
ever experienced before. Instead of reviewing school supply
lists, we’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty and scrambling
to figure out what to do if (!?!?) or when (!?!?) our schools
[ [link removed] ][IMG] and child care centers reopen. This year the supplies that we
need the most are things like paid family/medical leave, paid
sick days, and massive investments in child care - and they
are in *very* short supply. Congress has a role in fixing this
problem and they need to ACT NOW.

[ [link removed] ]**ACTION: Tell your U.S. Senators that they must act
quickly to support child care and also to extend and expand
access to pandemic paid leave before school starts. Otherwise,
there is no way schools, or anything else, will be able to
safely reopen.


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4. Call your Senators to say #ExtendUI

BACKGROUND: The clock is ticking! If Congress doesn’t take
action in the coming days, millions of struggling families
will lose their extended unemployment benefits that were
passed in the CARES Act. That $600/week boost in benefits is
crucial for unemployed workers making ends meet. We need you
to call your Senators on Monday and tell them to extend
unemployment insurance and protect the $600/week boost in
benefits. Remember to make your call on Monday when your
Senators are back in their office. In the meantime, you can
also check out our #ExtendUI social media toolkit to post
information on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (and don’t
forget to tag your Senators!).

**ACTION: Text “ExtendUI” to 747464 and we’ll connect you
directly to your Senator’s office.
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5. Take action now! Tell Congress to include immigrants for
COVID-19 relief!
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED
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BACKGROUND: Immigrants make up nearly 16% of healthcare
workers in the U.S. and are putting their lives on the line to
fight COVID! Effective public health responses require
[ [link removed] /?t=1029 ][IMG] attention to all community members, as a pandemic response
that excludes any members of our communities will weaken its
effectiveness. None of us can be healthy if any one of us is
denied access to testing, care, and economic relief.

[ [link removed] /?t=1030 ]**ACTION: We need to tell Congress to include immigrants
in the next COVID-19 relief legislation! Click here to sign
now.



Thank you for all you do, and have a good weekend.

-- Karen, Nadia, Sara, Ruth, Elyssa, Xochitl, Jordan, and the rest of the
Momsrising / MamásConPoder.org Team

 

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