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

January 2022
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Mon, 31 January 2022

Fulcrum Points of Change in Our Nation’s Capitol

On the radio show this week we cover disability rights; as well as what’s happening with the assualt on abortion access and how you can help protect women’s rights and bodily automony; the ways in which big pharma is taking advantage of taxpayers and how to fight back; and we also hear the latest on the fight for affordable, high quality, accessible childcare and Pre-K.

*Special guests include: Rebecca Cokley, U.S. Disabilities Rights Officer Ford Foundation, @RebeccaCokley; Mini Timmaraju, NARAL Pro-Choice, @NARAL; Sapna Ramappa, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), @uaem; Stephanie Schmit, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), @CLASP_DC

Direct download: MomsRising_20220130_Ep420-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

Mon, 24 January 2022

Making Herstory & Finding Hope in Hard Times

On the radio show this week we cover the many ways in which we can rattle the windows, make herstory, and find hope in hard times as we talk voting rights, childcare and Pre-K, the Child Tax Credit, Build Back Better and more. Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rebecca Sive, award-winning author, including of Make Herstory Your Story, @RebeccaSive; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Amy Jo Hutchinson, Rattle the Windows, @ImWalkingItOut

Direct download: MomsRising_2022023_Ep419-mixdown.mp3
Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

Mon, 17 January 2022

Saving Our Democracy

On the radio show this week, we cover the ways in which our democracy is under attack and how we can fight back; as well as the latest with the pandemic, childcare and schools closing, and legislation to lift us all (Did someone say Build Back Better Act?); and we also cover how we can elect the best candidates possible— or even run for office yourself.

*Special guests include: Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy, @DFADCoalition; Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC; and Erin Vilardi, Vote Run Lead, @VoteRunLead

Direct download: MomsRising_2022016_Ep418-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

Mon, 10 January 2022

Hope in 2022!

On the radio show this week, we cover what’s really going on with the Build Back Better Act right now, including the Child Tax Credit, paid family/medical leave, childcare and pre-K; we also dive into the latest on women and the economy, and cover the fight for voting rights. All through the show we share how YOU can make an impact to help move public policy forward that lifts everyone — and why no matter what’s happening, there’s still hope!

*Special guests include: Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy (Clasp), @CLASP_DC; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR); and Eric Reidar and Kristin Rowe-Fnlbeiner.

Direct download: MomsRising_20220109_Ep417-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

Mon, 3 January 2022

Best Of: Lets Go US Senate!!

On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about whats at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive rights; we get the inside scoop on inside the beltway; and we close the show turning the tables on interviewer and interviewee!

*Special guests include: Josephine Kalipeni, Family Values at Work, @FmlyValuesWork; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising and MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder

Direct download: MomsRising_20211205-Ep415-REAIR-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT