[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: 5Actions
Top #5Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, September 30, 2022
It’s Fall Y’all!
As someone who lives in the south and had to deal with a very warm summer
with lots of temperatures above 100, I can’t tell you how excited I am for
sweater weather with cooler temps, changing colors, and all the things
that come along with the autumnal season.
It’s also a very busy time in Washington DC and we need to continue to let
our elected representatives know how important it is for them to focus on
the priorities important to American families.
Plus: With the mid-term election less than 5 weeks away, we also have a
special opportunity for you to help Get Out The Vote in November. (Scroll
down to check it out!)
Always remember that if you’ve already taken some of these actions, we
would appreciate you sharing them with your networks. That’s a powerful
action too!
-- Sue Anne, Kristin, Tina, Felicia, Elyssa, Claudia, Taylor, and the rest
of the MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
[ [link removed] ]SHINE22
We can prevent stillbirths. Urge the U.S. Senate to Act!
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED -> [ [link removed] ]Sign Now
Tragically, 23,500 babies (65 a day) are stillborn every year in the
United States - that is more deaths than prematurity, SIDS, car accidents,
drowning, guns, fire, poison, and flu COMBINED. This week MomsRising was
grateful to join with partners and families from SHINE for Autumn Act To
Help End Preventable Stillbirths, Count the Kicks, March of Dimes, and
PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on Capitol Hill to raise awareness around
stillbirth prevention.
The SHINE for Autumn Act, named after Autumn Joy, who was stillborn on
July 8, 2011, takes critical steps to invest in research and data
collection required to better understand and prevent stillbirth in the
United States. SHINE is a part of a longer-term solution towards the
prevention of stillbirth in the United State.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to our letter calling on the Senate to enact the
Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act!
[ [link removed] ]1557_comment_2022
Quick signature in support of nondiscrimination in health care!
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED -> [ [link removed] ]Sign Now
The Biden-Harris administration is currently accepting public comments on
a proposed rule to reinstate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) important
nondiscrimination requirements, which were weakened by the Trump
administration – and we need your voice!
Section 1557 of the ACA, known as the “Health Care Rights Law,” was
originally written to, importantly, take positive steps to prohibit
discrimination by federally-funded health care providers and health
insurance companies based on factors like race, ethnicity, language, age,
disability, and sex – including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender
expression.
[ [link removed] ]Sign on: Tell the Biden Administration you support access to health
care for everyone without discrimination!
[ [link removed] ]marriage_equality_stories
Why is Marriage Equality Important to You?
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED ->
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now
LGBTQIA+ families deserve the same stability and equality as all Americans
- to plan for their futures with a sense of security and to build their
families on their own terms. Personal experiences are powerful and can
make a HUGE difference in helping lawmakers understand how the policies
they make impact families.
[ [link removed] ]Do you have a personal experience to share about why marriage equality
is important for your family?
[ [link removed] ]pampers-price-petition
Tell Pampers: Lower your prices on diapers!
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED ->
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now
If you’re using diapers in your family right now you’ve probably noticed
that the cost keeps going up, but you may be surprised by just how much.
And if you’re not using diapers - you may be shocked to learn that the
cost of diapers has gone up 22% since 2018, making them harder to afford
than ever. And before you say “inflation” here’s the kick - inflation can
only account for 9% of that increase in price. Meanwhile, the CEO of
Procter & Gamble, the maker of Pampers, has hiked his own pay to
$1,191,000 with a bonus of more than 2.5x his base salary! Umm….not cool.
This is yet another example of the rich getting richer and lining their
own pockets, but parents are paying the price. Diapers, a basic necessity,
are being pushed out of reach for families. That’s bad for business and
bad for babies.
That’s why we’re joining with our partners at Parents Together to tell
Pampers: If you’re really “dedicated to every baby’s happy, healthy
development,” you’ll stop price gouging. Add your name to our letter now!
We’re delivering it very soon!
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now to Tell Pampers to Stop Price Gouging
[ [link removed] ]Renew_Registry_Bill_Immigration
Tell Congress you support our nation’s immigrants!
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED ->
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now
Currently, there’s a bill in the U.S. House that could help permanently
protect some of our nation’s immigrants and get us one step closer toward
rebuilding our nation’s care infrastructure. The registry bill would
update a law already in the books since 1929 and that’s been repeatedly
updated over the years! Currently a person must have entered the U.S.
before 1972 to qualify for the permanent protections of a green card.
Unfortunately, the existing law hasn’t been updated since 1986, so it’s
pretty much obsolete at this point. But the Registry Bill could change
that and provide protections for those who arrived prior to 2010.
Supporting permanent protections for immigrants is a key step toward
rebuilding our economy and our care infrastructure! Did you know nearly 23
million immigrants have put their lives on the line in essential roles
since the start of the pandemic? And over 5 million are undocumented.
Immigrants took on vital roles that helped keep our children and families
healthy, and keep our child care, health care system, long term care, food
supply chain, and our economy running. Without their hard work we wouldn’t
be recovering now.
[ [link removed] ]SIGN to get Congress on board & protect immigrants by supporting the
registry bill!
P.S.– Help us send 1 million voting reminder postcards to moms who haven’t
always voted in the past to help them exert their voting power this
November. Sign up to receive free packets of 20 pre-stamped,
pre-addressed, gorgeous, eye-catching postcards for you to fill out in a
jiffy and drop in the mail before the November 8th elections. [ [link removed] ]Get your
free postcards now!
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