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

On the #radio show this week we cover the latest with the extremist U.S. Supreme Court nominee and what you can do; where we are with the COVID-19 relief negotiations and the on-going impact of the U.S. Senate Republican leaderships delay on our economy; the power and momentum thats growing with #MomsVote and how YOU can help get out the vote; and we discuss the power of each of our votes, the process of voting after becoming naturalized, and how with the great power of voting comes the great responsibility of making sure you be a voter and raise a voter!

*Special guests include: Marge Baker, People for the America Way, @peoplefor; Michael Linden, Groundwork Collaborative, @Groundwork; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Lina Acosta Sandaal, author and founder of Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief. 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the latest on stopping the extremist U.S. Supreme Court nomination that’s happening while people are already voting; why getting police out of schools and guidance counselors and nurses into schools is so very important — and how you can help; hear why your vote is critical and what’s happening with COVID-19 relief from true superhero for justice U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal; and get more details on how Trump’s reckless handling of the COVID-19 crisis is costing lives and why election protection is so important right now. 
 
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising; U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, @RepJayapal; and Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress, @AmProg.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the New York Times bombshell around Trump's taxes and break down what it really means; get details on how to help stop online voter suppression and stop online violence against women; hear what’s really going on in Congress and how true champion leaders are rising for families; and find out how your voice has an impact, including to help advance a childcare infrastructure in our nation.
 
*Special guests include: Maura Quint, Tax March, @taxmarch; Shireen Mitchell, Digital Sisters/as & Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista, @stopovaw; U.S. Representative Suzan Delbene, @RepDelBene; Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what is at stake for health care in the SCOTUS fight and the upcoming SCOTUS case; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy; hunger in America and the P-EBT/COVID hunger program wins; along with voter suppression and what people can do right now to help get out the vote.
 
*Special guests include: Adam Hoyer, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare; Lena Zwarensteyn, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, @civilrightsorg; Robert Campbell, Feeding America, @FeedingAmerica;  and Barbara ArnwineTransformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of the Latinx vote and MamasConPoder; how you can make a voting plan, check your voter registration, get a vote-by-mail ballot, or find out where to vote locally, and more  https://action.momsrising.org/signup/ballotready_future/ ; hear about what issues are at stake in the 2020 elections including decarceration and ending police brutality and why your vote has an impact; and find out tips for social media posts, dealing with trolls and how to get the new book by Sili Recio, If Dominican Were a Color.
 
*Special guests include:  Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Monifa Bandele, @MomsRising; and Sili Recio, author and @MomsRising.  
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover a newly launched LGBTQ anti-poverty campaign; protecting and getting kids' access to back-to-school nutrition programs in the time of COVID-19 — and what you can do to make sure children don’t go hungry; the need for Congress to pass a robust COVID-19 relief package and to advance healthcare for everyone; and how you can help get out the vote!
 
*Special guests include: Tyrone Hanley, National Center for Lesbian Rights, @NCLRights; Crystal FitzSimons, FRAC, @fractweets; Frederick Isasi, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising.org.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what needs to be on the table relating to childcare the “room where it happens” in the US Senate; #JusticeForVanessaGuillen and sexual assault in the military, as well as the #FreeTheFamillies campaign;  how voting rights are under attack and what you can do about it right now; and how to save our democracy.
 
*Special guests include: Katie Hamm, Center for America Progress, @amprog; Xochitl Oseguera,  MomsRising, @MomsRising; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @Barbs73,@TJC_DC; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the ways that the US Senate COVID-19 relief package under consideration is falling short on UI, nutrition, and housing, which hurts families and our economy " and what you can do to help get a bolder, more effective package through Congress: then we cover the current childcare crisis, including where there is hope and opportunity for change. Next up we get an update on the family separation crisis created by the Trump administration and what you can do to help keep families together. The show closes with tips and advice on how to address the social emotional needs and development of children during COVID-19

*Special guests include: Dr. Donna Pavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children, @NAEYC; Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers, @fams2gether; and Lina Acosta Sandaal, Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover a critical important movement to invest in kids and divest from youth prisons; hear the latest on the efforts to get police out of schools and use those funds to support kids instead; learn about the history of the defund movement and police violence in America; and get the lowdown on the most recent COVID-19 relief package thats in the US Senate.

*Special guests include: Liz Ryan, Youth First Initiative, @NoKidsInPrison; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising, Andrea Ritchie, Barnard Center For Research on Women, @dreanyc123; and Matt Hayward, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, @WeBuildProgress.  

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 On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for extended Unemployment Insurance (UI) and what you can do to help get the U.S. Senate moving on UI; the current childcare crisis, Head Start, and the incredible return on investments in childcare for our nation; unfair pay and the impact of COVID-19 on women’s wages, including how women of color are experiencing the most extreme wage discrimination due to structural racism, and what we each can do to help move toward fair pay; and also what you can do to help increase access to healthcare coverage.  (Also don’t forget to  text DoYourJob to 747464.)
 
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising,@MomsRising; Tommy Sheridan,  National Head Start Association, @NatlHeadStart; Jen Klein, Time’s Up, @TIMESUPNOW; Jessica Schubel, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @CenterOnBudget
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