Demand the NRA & Congress Stop Blocking Commonsense Gun Regulations That Protect Us All

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Friday December 14, 2012 · 2:45 PM PST

2012/12/14 · 14:45

Posting this on behalf of MomsRising's CEO, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (@rowefinkbeiner):

We are beyond heartbroken as we think of the kindergarteners and others that died today in Connecticut. Today is the 3rd day this week when there's been a mass shooting in our nation.

We are parents. Many NRA members are parents. And none of us want to live in a nation where children are gunned down. #Todayistheday for the NRA and for Congress to step up and start proposing laws that protect children and all people.

*Sign on to our open letter to the National Rifle Association (NRA) and to Congress urging them to make today the last day that they block commonsense gun regulations that protect all of our families:

http://action.momsrising.org/...

It's time to put kids and commonsense first. One long-time NRA member just emailed us this message:

"I started crying when I heard about the elementary school shootings in Connecticut. I'm a proud grandma of two preschoolers. I look at my grandchildren and think 'there but for the grace of God go they.' "
"I'm a card-carrying member of the NRA. I'm from West Virginia. I'm a proud hunter and a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment. And I firmly believe that the NRA must act to help make sure this madness ends. No one needs an assault weapon for hunting. Period. We have to work together for common-sense solutions. We can have both a 2nd Amendment and make sure our school children are safe." -- Dee, West Virginia

Today is the day to stand up for kids and families.

Today is the day for the NRA and for Congress to start promoting commonsense gun regulations that protect each and every member of our nation, from our smallest to tallest. Demand that they do right here: http://action.momsrising.org/...

We're Rising Up for Working Families- How About You?

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Friday September 24, 2010 · 11:50 AM PDT

2010/09/24 · 11:50

Hi all, this is Anita from MomsRising.org. I'm writing to share a post written by MomsRising Executive Director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. It's about health reform, the new consumer protections in place, and the many reasons parents (and anyone with loved ones!) are supporting it. It's also about how our voices often get lost in the media mayhem about "mama grizzlies rising up" and such. Well, not all grizzlies share the same political ideology. The MomsRising team wanted to share this post with the DKos community to hear about how you are rising up, whether it's as a mom, dad, caregiver, child, or just as someone who knows there's more to family values than apple pie (though pie's a good answer too).

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Wednesday June 30, 2010 · 12:38 AM PDT

2010/06/30 · 00:38

Hi all, it's Anita from MomsRising.org. I wanted to share this with you because I've read a number of personal diaries here about folks who have lost jobs, or have family members who have lost jobs and are having a tough time. We're doing an action asking Congress to support unemployment insurance and COBRA. Why now?

Last week, obstructionists in Congress blocked legislation which would have extended unemployment insurance for 1.2 million Americans. What does this mean? This week 1.2 million families are wondering how they are going to feed their children and stay in their homes. [1]

It doesn't have to be this way.

Tell your representatives in Congress that America can't afford to leave families in the lurch and can't afford to threaten the fragile economic recovery that's just beginning to take hold.

http://action.momsrising.org/...

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Monday April 27, 2009 · 1:52 PM PDT

2009/04/27 · 13:52

Swine flu? Got paid sick days? About half of U.S. workers don't. Many of these are in low-wage jobs, including in the restaurant industry, and don't have the option to earn paid sick days. Yet the CDC recommends people to take time off work. In these unstable economic times, people are forced into making an untenable choice-- go to work sick, or risk losing their jobs.

The news over the weekend was scary -- outbreaks of a potentially pandemic flu virus, called the "swine flu" are being reported all over the world, including in the U.S. As of this morning there have been only 20 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S., and none of them have been fatal. [1] White House officials monitoring the situation are recommending that: "If you're sick, stay home, get treatment, go see a doctor." [2]

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Got paid sick days?

27 votes Vote Now!

Got paid sick days?

Yes! I'm one of the lucky ones.

19 votes

No (cough, cough). Fingers crossed that nothing spreads in my workplace.

8 votes

The Grassroots at the Ledbetter signing! w/ photos

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Thursday January 29, 2009 · 10:59 AM PST

2009/01/29 · 10:59

I work for a little nonprofit, MomsRising.org. Our tagline is "Working For A Truly Family-Friendly America." Taking back that term "family friendly" means, among other things, equal pay for equal work.

So we've been working nonstop for over a year to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. You all might remember some months ago when I posted about how Palin refused to accept our 20,000+ signatures on a petition asking what her (and McCain's) stances on family friendly issues were, including her stance on fair pay.

Today all of us grassroots folks who worked on this are celebrating!! And remembering his roots, Obama invited the community organizers to join him in the Oval Office for this historic signing.

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 2:21 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 14:21

I work for a nonprofit called MomsRising.org. We were started by Joan Blades (of MoveOn.org!) and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. We work to bring truly family-friendly policies to corporations and government, supporting legislation like Lilly Ledbetter's Fair Pay Act, paid sick days legislation, flextime and health care for all kids.

Using a BINGO format, we've been tracking both presidential campaigns to get a sense of where they stand on our issues. During the nomination acceptance speeches, our members found that Obama hit all our issues and mentioned family at least 15 times. McCain got points for several mentions of family, but no mentions of the concrete issues on our platform.

Meet me after the jump to hear about how this leads to getting kicked out of Palin's office (sigh).

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 7:09 PM PDT

2008/08/26 · 19:09

Just watched Lilly Ledbetter's speech. I'm glad she got a chance to tell her story on this stage. Those of us who tried to help pass the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act know it well-- as a Goodyear tire manager, she spent 19 years making less than her male counterparts for the same job, at which her performance was praised.

The Supreme Court denied her back pay (though it was awarded by lower courts), saying that she should have filed suit 180 days after the first instance of discrimination. But at Goodyear, like at many companies, it's against company policy to discuss wages. And who would ask that of new coworkers in the first six months on the job anyway?

Lilly mentioned that her case was filed on behalf of everyday working people who face this inequality all the time. For women and people of color, unequal pay is almost a given. Congress had a chance to right this wrong with the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Unlike the weak rhetoric against the Act claimed, it would NOT increase frivolous lawsuits (that's the same tired argument that gets rolled out all the time against legislation that helps consumers and working people). It only reinstates the same rights we had under the Civil Rights Act of 1964-- you wouldn't have to find out about discriminatory pay after only 6 months at a new job!

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 5:03 PM PDT

2008/05/15 · 17:03

This just in: The CA Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage is constitutional. The ruling doesn't go into effect for 30 days, but according to this SF Chron article, couples are already lining up appointments at the City Clerk's office.

Why am I, as a straight woman married to a straight man, writing about this? Because not long ago, I wouldn't have been able to marry him. I'm a woman of color, and he is Caucasian. There are places in the United States where we would not have been able to marry as recently as 1967, when the US Supreme Court overturned the remaining anti-miscegenation laws in the beautiful Loving v. Virginia decision.

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Tuesday February 19, 2008 · 9:58 PM PST

2008/02/19 · 21:58

Two people have sent me the Robin Morgan essay "Goodbye to All That #2," both saying it put tears in their eyes.

It put tears in my eyes, too- and not in a good way.

Here's my response to her essay. Let me say at the outset I find her essay to be condescending and her words really pain me, wagging her finger in the face of young feminists who think differently from her. I don't need her to tell me how to be a good feminist. And neither do you! Be who you are, and don't let Robin Morgan or anyone else tell you you're not part of the movement.

Let me also say that Nancy Fraser provides a sane, intelligent and reasonable response to Morgan. Mostly, I appreciate Fraser's argument that Obama can best lay the groundwork for a political landscape in which feminists and progressives of all stripes can thrive.

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Saturday January 26, 2008 · 5:51 PM PST

2008/01/26 · 17:51

MP Dunleavy on MSN writes about women and money. I was tooling around that website and found this short article on childcare costs and how to offset them.

But what started this whole soul search on childcare costs was this article from MSN all about "the childcare crisis." Take a look- what do you think?

Are you feeling this? They're saying that the cost of childcare is now outpacing the cost of food. The cost of FOOD! This is a choice I don't want to be facing. And I'm not just yet, but it's on the horizon.

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Thursday November 01, 2007 · 6:04 PM PDT

2007/11/01 · 18:04

MomsRising.org put out a call for Halloween-- what's scary about being a mom? Lo and behold, did people ever have stories to share. 172 comments and counting-- people sharing their frustrations, worries, and bewilderment at the state of parenting in the United States today. It's amazing how quickly these stories were gathered-- everyone had something to say about how to wrestle a job's demands and a kid (or elderly parent!) while hoping for supportive family leave legislation.

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