Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising) (general)
On the radio show this week we talk with members of Congress about the power of moms, as well as the contributes and needs of moms and families, and get tips on how you can have the biggest impact in pushing forward much needed change like finally, FINALLY building the care infrastructure that moms, families, businesses, and our economy needs to thrive.

 

*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell, @RepDebDingell; U.S. Representative Katie Porter, @RepKatiePorter; U.S. Representative Lois Frankel, @RepLoisFrankel; and U.S. Senator Patty Murray, @PattyMurray
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On the radio show this week, we cover the latest with Planned Parenthood’s past, present, and future; hear about the new Made to Save campaign to make sure everyone has access in an equitable way to the COVID-19 vaccine; dive into new polling that shows Democrats, Republicans, Independents and more strongly support building a Care Infrastructure ASAP; and we cover Black Maternal Health Week, historic happenings, and the changes that are needed now. 
 
*Special guests include: Alexis McGill, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood, @PPFA; Chris Wyant, Made to Save, @civicnation; Rebecca Rewald, Oxfam America, @OxfamAmerica; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #radio show this week, we cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nation’s basic infrastructure — and how #CareCantWait; we dive into the power of your story; discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence; and explore what’s in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare.
 
*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen & Cragen,@JustinaYChen; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, @RepJudyChu;  Katherine Gallagher Robbins, CLASP, @CLASP_DC
 
DATE RECORDED: 4/1/21
 
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This week’s radio show is a stream of a special online event to give people tips and tactics on how to get the benefits in the American Rescue Plan as we also activate for the future. You’ll hear from a very special guest, the U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and also from some of our nation’s foremost advocates, leaders, and experts about how to access the new benefits (including direct cash to your family!) that just recently passed in the American Rescue Plan, including:
  • The Child Tax Credit (People can qualify even if they make zero income!!)
  • Extended Unemployment Insurance benefits
  • Child care assistance
  • EITC expansions & stimulus checks
  • Who qualifies for pandemic leave and how
  • How to get access to the expanded healthcare coverage
  • Home and community-based care services
 
*Special guests include: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, @SpeakerPelosi; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @XochitlOseguera; Monifa Bandele, TimesUpNow, We As Ourselves, MomsRising/MamasConPoder @MonifaBandele; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @aijenpoo; Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @FGossGraves; Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @amy_matsui; Myra Jones-Taylor, ZERO TO THREE, @myrajonestaylor;   Andrew Stettner, The Century Foundation, @pelhamprog; Nicole Jorwic, The Arc, @NJorwic; Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave For All; @dhuckelbridge;
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On the #radio show this week, we cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nations basic infrastructure " and how #CareCantWait; we dive into the power of your story; discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence; and explore whats in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare.

*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen & Cragen,@JustinaYChen; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, @RepJudyChu; Katherine Gallagher Robbins, CLASP, @CLASP_DC

Recorded April 1,2021 

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On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening in our nation’s capitol and the benefits coming your way due to the passage of the American Rescue Plan; hear the latest on how we can best push for progress, pay equity, and women’s leadership from the Center for America Progress; find out how we can both create good jobs and enable parents to work by investing in our child-care infrastructure (which we need to do yesterday); and we discuss the need for pay equity — and the Paycheck Fairness Act  — as we hear a story of an up close and personal experience with unfair pay.
 
*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jocelyn Frye, Center for American Progress, @amprog; Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; and Claudia Tristan, @MomsRising. 
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On the radio show this week we cover whats in the American Rescue Plan for YOU and how you can access those benefits; the Equality Act thats moving forward in Congress and what you can do to help make this critically important bill pass; how you can help stop anti-Asian hate and violence; and we hear about a new initiative called We As Ourselves and discuss the importance of the invest and divest frame as we advance public policies.

*Special guests include: Laura Peralta-Schulte, The Network Lobby, @NETWORKLobby; Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force, @TheTaskForce; Jennifer Wang, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, @NAPAWF; and Monifa Bandele, TimesUpNow, We As Ourselves, MomsRising, @TIMESUPNOW, @MomsRising

Date Recorded 3/18/21 

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On this radio show we cover how policy relating to the fair treatment of all immigrant families is moving forward and what you can do to help; whats in the American Rescue Plan for YOU!; how and why were finally going to get to paid leave for all; and the ways in which the American Rescue Plan can help businesses.

*Special guests include: Xochil Oseguera, MomsRising MamsConPoder, @MomsRising @MamsConPoder; Amy Matusi, National Womens Law Center, @NWLC; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave for All; @PaidLeaveforAll; and Ron Busby, US Black Chambers of Congress, @usblackchambers

Date Recorded: 3/11/21 

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On the #radio show this week, we cover the power to make change at the city and local levels and how to build the capacity of municipal leaders to develop and sustain early childhood systems that support young children, prenatal through age three and their families; the latest priorities for the Womens March and how YOU can get involved; new polling about the priorities of women and what that means in terms of change in motion at our nations capitol; tips on activism, engagement, and power building with UltraViolet

*Special guests include: Jammie Albert, The National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, @leagueofcities; Tabitha St. Bernard Jacobs, Womens March, @womensmarch; Dr. C Nicole Mason, Institute for Womens Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Sonja Spoo, Ultraviolet, @UltraViolet 

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