Maternal Justice

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice

May 8, 2017

Mother's Day is this weekend! Thank you for all you do! In honor of this holiday, in addition to making time with the special people in our lives, let's also take some time to flex those POWERFUL PARENT MUSCLES! This Mother's Day and every day, parents will fight for our families and our nation. We...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care Maternal Justice

April 24, 2017

Research tells us that community birth (planned home and birth center births) is a safe option for low-risk women. But what does it mean to be low-risk? New research gives families and care providers data to help inform individual decisions about place of birth. I interviewed one of the researchers...

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Jeanette McCulloch

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Podcast

April 17, 2017

I was honored to talk with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner about how incarceration affects pregnant women and families. The United States leads the world in incarcerating its citizens and residents, including parents and pregnant women. The impact of incarceration is not distributed equally: people who are...

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Rachel Roth

Radio!

Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Podcast

April 14, 2017

On the #RADIO show this week, we cover the importance of the Tax March/#TaxDay; activism in the time of Trump and tackling implicit bias; the rights of incarcerated pregnant women; and the importance of bilingual education. Throughout the show, there are tips and tactics for what YOU can do to make...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

March 10, 2017

UPDATE: Victory! L egislation to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility in New York from 16 to 18 passed as part of New York ’s Executive Budget . Let’s be clear. The fact that New York state incarcerates young people as adults is about systemic racism. New York is one of two states, including...

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Beatriz Beckford

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

February 27, 2017

It should have been a best-case scenario for the woman in the Indiana prison. She was early in her pregnancy, serving time close to a city with more than one abortion provider. But despite repeated requests for an abortion, prison personnel stalled and put obstacles in her path until it was too...

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Rachel Roth

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

February 24, 2017

It’s been a little over a month since the Women’s March. I was humbled and honored to have been part of the sister march in Miami, FL, and to this day still have not been able to wrap my mind around the magnitude of the experience. Today, I think about the energy and drive it took for all those who...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

February 17, 2017

During the Civil Rights Movement, while so many women were playing vital roles that weren’t featured in the spotlight, Dorothy Height was always up front with a seat at the table. She was often the only woman in the room with Dr. King and the rest of the “Big Six” group of male leaders as they planned many key strategies of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Environmental Health Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Realistic & Fair Wages

February 9, 2017

I have lived in North Carolina since I was two years old, and now I'm raising my son here. I have personally been from Murphy to Manteo (not all in one day!) and I truly love this state. I attended the very first HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) 11 years ago, and almost all of them since...

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Ruby Sinreich

Gun Safety Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

February 8, 2017

Thursday, February 2, 2017 was the fifth anniversary of the killing of Ramarley Graham. Five years ago, 18 year old Ramarley was gunned down in his own home by NYPD Officer Haste. Police officers followed Ramarley, broke into his home without a warrant and shot him dead in front of his grandmother...

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