Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising) (politics)

On the #RADIO show this week we cover civiil rights and preschool; why police violence is gun violence; how and why to stop climate change; and get the low down on some important wins for food justice and dignity.

*Special guests include:  Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute, @NBCDI;  Dante Barry, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, @MillionHoodies; Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and author, as well as a distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College, @ssteingraber1; Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Poverty and Law, @Western_Center

Originally Aired October 21, 2019

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On the #RADIO show today find out the latest about the impeachment process and hear where your voice is needed; get the lowdown on the fight to lower drug prices now and hear what you can do to help; ind out how to tell your story; and we hear about a spectacularly inspiring project started by two 11-year-old girls, The Butterfly Effect!

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard; MoveOn, @MoveOn; Margarida Jorge, Lower Drug Prices Now; Justina Chen, story strategist, speaker and award wining author, @JustinaYChen; Lillian and Zoe Ellis, Kaia and Jyothi Marbin, Butterfly Effect, https://butterflyeffectmigration.org/  

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show today we get the inside scoop on impeachment from a member of Congress and the leader of MoveOn; hear about the successful campaign to advance corporate accountability and how we need to fix our criminal justice system; and get the real data on unfair pay and #LatinaEqualPayDay

*Special guests include: US Representative Pramila Jayapal, @RepJayapal; Rahna Epting, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Morgan Simon, author of Real Impact and leader of Real Money Moves @MorganSimon1; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder 

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how your voice is needed to lift healthcare coverage and the Safe Step Act; cover the powerful work of Black Voters Matter; discuss what you can do to stop the unfair cradle to prison pipeline; and close the show getting the bad news about the rise in hate crimea and the good news about how the rise in our votes can lift everyone.

*Special guests include: Brooke Abbott, advocate, mom, and superhero, @crzycreolemommy; Cliff Albright, Black Voters Matter Fund, @blackvotersmtr;  Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising; and @MomsRising; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the radio show this week we cover the latest with the Trump impeachment process and what you can do; find out whats top of mind for many women across the nation and hear tips on how to talk to other people across differences; get an update on the human rights abuses happening in the name of Immigration enforcement by the Trump Administration; and get the lowdown on how to be an effective advocate at the city, state, and national levels, including how to run for office!

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Jackie Payne, GalvanizeUSA, @GALvanizeUSA; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising; and Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising,@MomsRising. 

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover all the many GOOD things that could be done with the funds Trump wants to use for his ridiculous wall; we talk about Breast Cancer Awareness month and how women’s healthcare is under attack; we get fired up for change and learn about the impeachment proceedings; and we dive into modern communications and what you can do.

*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising;  Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood, @PPAct @PPFA; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; and Justina Chen, award-winning author.

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week, we are LIVE and direct from Washington, D.C. talking about BIG ideas for big solutions to move our nation forward, as well as healthcare and new organizing strategies.

*Special guests include: Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies, @inequalityorg;  Heather Booth, civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist; Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Social Security Works, @SSWorks;  Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

 On the #RADIO show this week we cover civiil rights and preschool; why police violence is gun violence; how and why to stop climate change; and get the low down on some important wins for food justice and dignity.

*Special guests include:  Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute, @NBCDI;  Dante Barry, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, @MillionHoodies; Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and author, as well as a distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College, @ssteingraber1; Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Poverty and Law, @Western_Center

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the impeachment and how to make your voice heard at town halls with members of Congress; get the lowdown on a new paper covering solutions to the childcare crisis; hear about the Hyde Amendment and reproductive justice; and get inspired by some wins in the area of maternal justice. 
 
*Special guests include:  Nathan Williams, Town Hall Project, @townhallproject; Katie Hamm, Center for America Progress, @amprog;  Jennifer Wang, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, @NAPAWF;  Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for affordable, assessable, high quality childcare and how it impacts YOU; what’s going on with elections these days; the inside scoop on a new report on Women Driving Change: A Pathway to a Better Mississippi; and get the lowdown on healthcare.

*Special guests include: Catherine White, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Cassandra Welchlin and Andrea Johnson, MS Black Women’s Roundtable (MS-BWR), NWLC, @msblackwomensr1 @nwlc; Eva Marie Stahl, Community Catalyst, @HealthPolicyHub

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