Mon, 30 January 2023
Standing Up Against Police Violence, Updates on Your Taxes, Moms (against) Liberty, and How You Can Help Increase Gun Safety
On the radio show this week, we cover the importance of taking action to prevent police violence, mass criminalization, and mass incarceration by investing in non-carceral systems of health, safety, and care — and how to talk with kids; we also cover what’s happening with taxes and you; tips for pushing back on Moms (against) Liberty-type groups who are proposing book bans and other policies that harm kids and families; and how you can make a difference helping to stop gun violence. *Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Sarah Christopherson, Americans for Tax Fairness, @4TaxFairness; Victoria Kirby York, National Black Justice Coalition; @NBJContheMove; and Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising.org |
Mon, 23 January 2023
Abortioncare, New Healthcare Coverage Options, Top 10 Policies in 2023, and Fighting Back Against Harmful DisInfo Campaigns
On the radio show this week we cover the continued fight for access to abortioncare, how organizations like UltraViolet are holding corporations accountable and their top priorities; we also cover the new national health care provisions available to you, including: a permanent option for 12-month postpartum coverage and expanded coverage options for Medicaid and CHIP for children up to age nineteen; then we dive into the top 10 policy priorities for MomsRising in 2023; and we close the show discussing how the right wing used Damar Hamlin’s injury to spread COVID misinformation and how you can fight back on misinformation with true facts! *Special guests include: Bridget Todd, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Joan Alker, Georgetown University for Children and Families, @georgetownccf @JoanAlker1; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising, and Zachary Pleat, Media Matters for America, @mmfa |
Mon, 16 January 2023
On the radio show this week we dive into 2023 to cover the latest with the care infrastructure policies (paid family/medical leave, childcare, home- and community-based services, and fair pay for care workers), the ongoing fight for everyone who needs access to abortioncare to have access, hear tips and tactics for effective action-taking and how every step we each take adds up to create victories, and share details about some late-breaking victories in 2022, like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act finally passing!
Direct download: MomsRising_20230109_Ep455-REAIR-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EST |
Mon, 9 January 2023
On the radio show this week we dive into 2023 to cover the latest with the care infrastructure policies (paid family/medical leave, childcare, home- and community-based services, and fair pay for care workers), the ongoing fight for everyone who needs access to abortioncare to have access, hear tips and tactics for effective action-taking and how every step we each take adds up to create victories, and share details about some late-breaking victories in 2022, like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act finally passing! *Special guests include: Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women and Families, @NPWF; Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All, @PaidLeaveforAll; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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Mon, 2 January 2023
On the radio show this week we cover tips on how YOU or someone you know can run for office and talk about what it takes to win; we cover the importance of fighting back against the extreme disinformation being spread about immigrant families; we also talk about the power of moms in getting out the vote and learn what’s happening in Georgia (The Georgia special election for the US Senate seat is on December 6th!); and we hear what’s on the horizon inside the Beltway.
Direct download: MomsRising_20230102_Ep452_REAIR-mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EST |