From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Pennsylvania Senate Bill 60, a bill designed to impose harsher penalties for traffickers and raise revenues to fund programs for child victims of sex trafficking, passed the Senate unanimously. Faith advocates have pushed … Continued
From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reduce the number of child and maternal deaths globally. Led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE), the Reach Every Mother and Child Act (S. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): August 22 was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that Black women must work until August 22 of 2019 (and all of 2018) in order to earn what white men were paid in 2018 … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): A message from Stacey, a MomsRising member from Overland Park, Kansas: “WIC was incredibly helpful during my pregnancy and first year of our son’s life. I ate better quality food, and the breastfeeding and baby care … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): Sign the petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-keep-firearms-out-of-the-hands-of-domestic-abusers-2: Pass laws that protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence across the country. Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Right now, it’s far too easy for domestic abusers … Continued
June 2019 Job Description posted at https://www.momsrising.org/jobs/campaign-assistant-justice-league-and-state-moms-forces. Summary: MomsRising is hiring a Campaign Assistant to support a variety of workplace justice campaigns across the country. The Campaign Assistant will mobilize constituents on-the-ground and online through digital tools and other tactics, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Moms’ Equal Pay Day came last week, marking the fact that moms – across race and ethnicity – must work until June 10th of 2019 to earn what dads made in 2018 alone. Of course, averages … Continued
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (HR 2694) seeks to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations. While carrying life in the womb, women can continue to provide for their family. Ask your legislators … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Native American women and Alaska Native women are going missing at alarming rates. This truth is incredibly chilling to me as a woman, and I need your help to find out why. This human rights … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able … Continued