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

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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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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 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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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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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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On the radio show this week we cover the latest with the Trump impeachment process and what you can do; find out what’s 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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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave; how YOU can (and must) fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via www.lowerdrugpricesnow.org; get the inside scoop on a breaking news win; and we also hear about the important movement to #ProtectTransHealth in a time when the Trump Administration is ridiculously and harmfully rolling back anti-discrimination laws.

*Special guests include: Suzi LeVine, Former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, @ESDCommish; Margarida Jorge, Healthcare for America Now (HCAN), @HCAN; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamilah Tisdale, Advocates for Youth, @AdvocatesTweets

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy; tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence; why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676); and the WIC Act and how you can help women, infants and children.

*Special guests include: Tim Wise, anti-racist writer and educator, @timjacobwise; Chelsea Parsons, Center American Progress, @amprog; Lizette Escobedo, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, @NALEO; and Brian Dittmeier, National WIC Association, @NatWICAssoc

Originally aired August 12, 2019

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On the #RADIO show this week, we talk about the urgent importance of ending police brutality and of advancing criminal justice reform; learn about the high impact of cultural change and how YOU are more powerful than you think; hear about Super Majority and the movement for women to rise in 2020; and find out more about #BlackBreastfeedingWeek and how you can get the information you need year all round.

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dream Hampton, award-winning filmmaker, writer and organizer, @dreamhampton; Cecile Richards, Super Majority, @supermajority; and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka, @MomsRising

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On the #RADIO show this week we hear the inside scoop from a member of Congress about how to make your voice heard; find out about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and what you can do to stop gun violence; get details about how to fight back against Trump’s attack on LGBTQ rights; and hear the latest about the Trump Administration’s actions to separate families and how you can help keep families together and safe.

*Special guests include Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance/The Newtown Foundation, @NewtownAction; Laura Durso, American Progress, @amprog; Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together Coalition Chair and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and US Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene

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