[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: 5Actions
Top #5Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, April 1, 2022
It’s April Fools Day, but we’re serious that there are lots of important
actions you can quickly take to stand up for women and families! Next week
is going to be a very busy week in Washington with discussions ramping up
again about what may be included in the next economic package. You can
help make sure Congress and the White House stay focused on the right
priorities by signing on to the actions below.
This week’s 5Actions include actions focused on community- and home-based
services, critical child care infrastructure, student loan debt, and fair
pay.
Thank you for all you do.
-- Sue Anne, Donna, Felicia, Nate, Nadia, Sara, and the rest of the
MomsRising / MamásConPoder Team
[ [link removed] ]hcbs_2022
Quick signature: Tell Congress to invest in Home- and Community-Based Services!
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As parents, we all want our children to grow up as healthy as possible and
find their place in the world. We want our babies to thrive as they become
children, teenagers, and eventually adults, and to be wholly included in
our communities. But for many families who have kids and adults with
disabilities, or aging family members, this shared hope can be a
monumental struggle without the right kind of support and services. This
is why we need Congress to take action to improve our long-term care
system to enable kids and people with disabilities, as well as older
adults, to stay at home and thrive in their communities.
[ [link removed] ]Quick signature: Tell Congress to invest in HCBS!
[ [link removed] ]LTE_ECE_Reconciliation
Solve Child Care: Write a letter to the editor now!
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Right now, Congress is working on an economic package, which must include
critical child care and Pre-K investments needed to solve our nation’s
ongoing child care crisis. That means that RIGHT NOW (again…!) is a
critical time to amp up the pressure and make sure child care isn’t left
out of this new plan. This is why we are reaching out to you to take the
important and impactful step of sending a letter to the editor to your
local newspaper! It’s easy and quick with our letter to the editor tool.
Letters to the editor are an incredibly 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 community.
[ [link removed] ]Can you help save child care by sending a quick letter now?
On Twitter? Tweet your lawmaker with one-click!
This week, we delivered three hard copies of different storybooks to every
member of Congress to celebrate the family stories and advocacy of our
incredible members, and highlight the needs for investment in our Care
Economy. If you are on Twitter, please click-to-tweet this message: "Did
you see the storybooks @MomsRising delivered this week? Read our stories
and please invest in a care economy NOW!" Your tweet will target your
lawmaker and include a link to digital copies of our storybooks. By
tweeting as a constituent, you'll make sure our stories are heard and
raise the urgency of our call for change. You can customize each tweet
after you click.
[ [link removed] ]Not on Twitter? Read the blog and share our stories however you can!
[ [link removed] ]CancelStudentDebt
Tell President Biden: Families Need Student Debt Relief!
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Advancing our education in hopes of a stable future shouldn’t result in
decades of financial hardship. While running for President, Joe Biden
promised to cancel student loan debt, and it’s time to get the job done.
Women hold nearly 2/3 of all student loan debt and women of color are
disproportionately burdened with this debt. Families across the country
are struggling to make ends meet amidst rising costs, which are largely
driven by corporate greed.
With the stroke of a pen, President Biden can deliver instant relief in
the form of student loan forgiveness!
[ [link removed] ]Sign our letter to President Biden about the urgency of student loan
forgiveness!
[ [link removed] ]EqualPayStories
Have you experienced wage discrimination?
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Has your paycheck been impacted by unequal pay or wage discrimination?
Have you been paid less than your male coworkers for discriminatory
reasons?
Due to sexism, racism, and bias against caregivers, moms are typically
paid just 58 cents for every dollar paid to fathers. We're working to
ensure equal pay is a reality in everyone's wages and would love to hear
about your experiences with this issue.
[ [link removed] ]Share your story about unfair pay!
P.S.– [ [link removed] ]Listen in! On the radio show, Breaking Through, this week, we
cover the spectacular nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the
U.S. Supreme Court (and how you can help get her confirmed); what's
happening with disinformation online and how you can help stop it; and we
also cover the growing movement of moms and caregivers — including
Mothering Honestly, the Chamber of Moms, and the Fifth Trimester — rising
up to demand a care infrastructure.
P.P.S.– This content is also on the [ [link removed] ]MomsRising blog!
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