Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week we cover the importance of a caring infrastructure like childcare, paid leave, and longterm care, along with the continued need for fair pay; we also dive into where we were four years ago, where we are now, and what needs to happen to move forward transformative change; next up we discuss the COVID-19 relief package that Biden is pushing and what’s in it for you; and we close the show covering the fair treatment of all immigrant families, what’s moving in our nation’s capitol, and what you can do to help. 
 
*Special guests include:  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Monifa Bandele, @TIMESUPNOW @MomsRising; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamal Essaheb, National Immigration Law Center, @NILC.

DATE RECORDED: 1/21/21
 


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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover white insurrectionism, the ties between white supremacy and gun violence, and analyze what happened at the U.S. Capitol and why we need still accountability including for Trump to be convicted by the US Senate; then we cover the wins in Georgia, how the state was flipped, and what you can do to protect democracy; hear about the road ahead with the Biden administration, the solutions we can help push through together, and why its important to stay engaged; and talk about the importance of ending structural racism in policing and getting counselors in schools, not cops.

*Special guests include: Joshua Horwitz, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, @CSGV; Tamieka Atkins, ProGeorgia, @TamiekaAtkinsGA; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising. 

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Originally Aired December 7, 2020

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On the radio show this week, we talk about how much emergency relief from Congress it will take to revive the U.S. economy; then jump into the need to extend paid leave and sick days; uncover whats going on with after school care and how to get support for children during a pandemic; and we close the show discussing how to best support a loved one if they come out as trans.

*Special guests include: Mark Paul, Assistant Professor of economics and environmental studies at New College of Florida and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, @NewCollegeofFL, @MarkVinPaul; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance, @afterschool4all; Alexis Bleich, Co-Director of the Clinical Services at Kip, @kiptherapy  

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