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

On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs.

*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Melanie Campbell, Black Womens Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr; Sheila Katz, National Council of Jewish Women, @NCJW; Ruth Martin, MomsRising. @MomsRising @MamasConPoder  

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On the radio show this week, we cover the way in which gun safety policy is moving forward in Congress, what you can do to help, and some ways to find hope in hard times.

Special guests include: Mark Bryant, Gun Violence Archive (GVA), @GunDeaths; Amanda Brown Lierman, Supermajority, @supermajority; Reggie Hubbard, @oreggieglobal; and Alex Barrio, Center for American Progress, @amprog. 

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With the pandemic limiting travel, we are bringing the Power Plus Summit 2022 to you!  Join the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) @IWPResearch for the Power Plus Summit 2022 and hear special guests on the Breaking Through Show the week!  *Find out more (and get involved) at: PowerPlus2022.com  

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On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs. 

 

*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Melanie Campbell, Black Women’s Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr;  Sheila Katz, National Council of Jewish Women, @NCJW; Ruth Martin, MomsRising. @MomsRising @MamasConPoder 
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On the radio show this week we talk about the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision that would get rid of Roe v. Wade and what we, you, and us together can do to help protect women’s bodily autonomy;  we cover maternal health and health equity; we dive into the fight for affordable, accessible childcare and for childcare workers to get living wages; and we hear about the MOMIbuster to help build momentum for change which can be watched here: momsrising.org/momibuster  

 

*Special guests include, Leila Abolfazli, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder
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On the radio show this week we get a glimpse into the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and hear from Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of IWPR, @IWPResearch; as well as Eve Rodsky, New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky, and, Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms, @reshmasaujani. We close the show with one of our favorite segments with Monifa Bandele about the victory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

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On the radio show this week, we hear about transformational change in motion to lower family costs and lift families, find out what’s happening in Congress and how your story makes a difference, hear about the Mother’s Day Weekend MOMibuster (!), and get the inside scoop on the importance of supporting Critical Race Theory (and hear what it really is!).

 

*Special guests include:  Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Taifha Alexander, CRT Forward - UCLA School of Law, @CRSatUCLA  
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On the radio show this week, we cover the nexus between culture and legislative change, we celebrate the victory of the new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, hear about the importance of voting this year more than ever as we cover the power of the AAPI voting block, and get the details on the latest victory in advancing the fair treatment of immigrant families as well as discuss the continued need for imigration policy reform so every family can thrive.

 

*Special guests include: dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker and writer, @dreamhampton; Namatie Mansaray, MomsRising @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Shekar Narasimhan, AAPI Victory Fund, @AAPIVictoryFund; and Claudia Tristan, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder
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On the radio show this week, we cover whats going on in the fight to finally, FINALLY build the care infrastructure that we all need (and what you can do to help make that happen!); the latest in the devastatingly bad trend of limiting access to abortion care and the recent US Supreme Court decision; hear about breastfeeding rights, the Momnibus, and the steps you can take to back up moms; and get the inside scoop from U.S. Representative Suzan Delbene about the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per child per month and how you can help make this benefit permanent.

*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA; Tina Sherman, MomsRising,
@MomsRising; U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene
 

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On the radio show 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.  

 

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Blessing Adesiyan, Mother Honestly, @mother_honestly; and Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester & Chamber of Moms, @Laurensbrody @chamberofmoms
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