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

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

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

Direct download: MomsRising_20190916_REAIR-Ep331-mixdown.mp3
Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

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

Direct download: MomsRising_20190909_Ep334-mixdown.mp3
Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

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