Breaking Through With Kristin Rowe-finkbeiner (powered By Momsrising)

On the radio show this week we bring you guests recorded LIVE from Netroots Nation in Chicago, including from NAACP, MoveON, Working Families Party, and the National Women’s Law Center discussing the road ahead, how you can effectively be involved, and what’s happening in our nation right now.    *Special guests include: Jamal R. Watkins, NAACP, @NAACP;  Rahna Epting, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party, @WorkingFamilies; Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC

On the radio show this week we cover why the US Supreme Court Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) decision was a big deal and the ongoing need to protect native sovereignty; we touch base with the Women’s March about how people are rising across the country – and how you can get involved; we hear the latest about the attack on our communities and schools by the Moms (Against) Liberty; and we get some good news about the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Pump for Nursing Mothers Act.   *Special guests include: Manilan Houle, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa member, @ManilanH; Rachel O’Leary Carmona, Women’s March, @womensmarch; Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, @AFTunion; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, and @TinaShermanNC

On the radio show this week we dive into the fact that U.S. House Republican leaders are pushing for tax breaks for the wealthy and, at the same time, pushing for big cuts to programs that lift families and our economy like WIC and SNAP; we get history on gun policy in America and advice on what we need to do right now to increase gun safety; and we hear about the ways in which LGBTQIA+ parents and families are facing discrimination and what needs to happen to stop that discrimination. *Special guests include: Dr. Jamila Taylor, National WIC Association, @natwicassoc; Sarah Christopherson, Americans for Tax Fairness, @4TaxFairness; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Julie Cai, Center for Economic and Policy Research, @ceprdc

On the radio show this week, we cover why and how to save democracy; what happened with the debt ceiling negotiation and the fights ahead; why mental health and public policy are intertwined; and how taking action at the state level really does change the world.   *Special guests include: Christine Pelosi, award-winning author, advocate, and DNC member, @sfpelosi; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Fatima Salman, National Association of Social Workers, @UMSocialWork; Beth Messersmith, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder  

On the radio show this week we cover why fighting for paid family/medical leave is making the pages of Glamour Magazine; the top issues moving next in Congress and how you can help; the big recent win with Medicaid; and we dive into celebrating 50 years of the Ms. Foundation for Women and talk about what real feminism really means.    *Special guests include: Natasha Pearlman, Glamour Magazine, @glamourmag; Catherine Rowland, Progressive Caucus Action Fund, @WeAct4progress; Mandy Culbertson, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen; Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women, @msfoundation

On the radio show this week we cover hope in motion in states like Michigan; why the recent introduction of the FAMILY Act (paid family/medical leave) and Healthy Families Act (earned sick days) is a big, BIG deal for everyone; we also celebrate the re-introduction of the MOMNIBUS, to help improve maternal health and advance health equity; and we close the show hearing what’s on mom’s minds – and what every candidate should know – from a top pollster in America.  *Special guests include: Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, @mallorymcmorrow; Vasu Reddy, National Partnership for Women & Families, @NPWF; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; and Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners, @Lake_Research

On the radio show this week we cover Family Values at Work, the power of the voices of families in Congress, and you; we hear the latest in the campaign to stop gun violence and hate and how you can help; touch in on new research about women and the economy; and we close the show covering some victories on the horizon and how you can help build momentum for much-needed change.    *Special guests include: Erica Clemmons Dean, Family Values @ Work, @fmlyvalueswork; Varun Nikore, AAPI Victory Alliance, @aapialliance; Heather McCulloch, The Aspen Institute, @AspenFSP; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the radio show this week, we cover Freedom Dreams to create a better future where everyone can thrive; addressing childhood hunger in America; how you can help stop gun violence in our nation; and access to healthcare. Through the show, we give tips for activism and ways to help make change! *Special guests include:  Dr. Chera Reid, Center for Evaluation Innovation, @FreedomDreamNow; Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research & Action Center, @fractweets; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the radio show this week we cover the power of story (your story!!) and of narrative to change the world for the better; what’s happening with the Republican default debacle; cover the latest with the Chamber of Moms and how you can get involved; and hear about the fight for fair pay and a new store MomsRising is test launching at merch.momsrising.org.     *Special guests include: dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker, author, journalist, and activist; Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs, @Voice4HumanNeed; Lauren Smith Brody, The Fifth Trimester and Chamber of Mothers, @thefifthtrimester @chamberofmothers; and Taylor Austin, MomsRising, @MomsRising   TAPED ON: Thursday, April 27, 2023

On the radio show this week we cover the rise in power of care workers and care givers; the latest with access to abortioncare; and the victory of the Care Executive Order that President Biden just signed – and how you can help keep building momentum for much needed change.   *Special guests include: April Verrett, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), @SEIU; Rachel O’Leary Carmona, Women’s March, @womensmarch; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers @caringacrossgen; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the radio show this week, we cover the latest with Black Maternal Health Week; how to help stop the banning of diverse books by a small group of very loud far right extremists;  the ways in which art is a tool for activism which can change culture and public policy; and we close the show covering how to fight back against the Moms for (against) LIberty who are taking away parent’s rights.   *Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. Kimberly Allen, 904WARD, @904ward; Favianna Rodriguez, The Center for Cultural Power, @CultureStrike; and Nina Perez, MomsRising/MamásConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder. 

On the radio show this week we cover what families really need and how to get the change we need; tactics to help advance access to reproductive healthcare for everyone, including abortion care; tips from a Super Mom in Congress about how to make your voice heard; and why the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” is really a Parents Bill of Wrongs – and what you can do about it.    *Special guests include: Rep. Andy Levin, Center for American Progress, @amprog; Lara Chelian, Northland Family Planning, @NFPCenters; Rep. Becca Balint, U.S. House of Representatives, @RepBeccaB; Chenelle Hammonds, Progressive Caucus Action Fund, @WeAct4progress.

On the radio show this week, we cover Freedom Dreams to create a better future where everyone can thrive; addressing childhood hunger in America; how you can help stop gun violence in our nation; and access to healthcare. Through the show, we give tips for activism and ways to help make change! *Special guests include:  Dr. Chera Reid, Center for Evaluation Innovation, @FreedomDreamNow; Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research & Action Center, @fractweets; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising   TAPED ON: Thursday, March 30, 2023

On the radio show this week we cover the attack on parents and teachers through ugly, divisive legislation designed to undermine public education by bringing censorship, bigotry and strife into our schools. This legislation may be masquerading as a bill of rights but it is actually a blueprint for censorship, bullying, division and book bans. It is all wrong for America’s moms, kids, families, and educators.  Find out more about it, what’s happening in the states, and how you can help right now.  Also learn about the horrifying breach in child labor laws and what you can do to protect children, workers, and families.   *Special guests include: Randi Weingarten, President at American Federation of Teachers, @AFTunion; Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Carol Joyner, Family Values @ Work Action, @FamValuesAction; Mark Lauritsen, United Food and Commercial Workers International @UFCW. 

On the radio show this week, we cover direct democracy, ballot initiatives, and how you can help shape our nation; we also hear the latest in the fight for fair immigration policies and how you can help; discover how build the bench of local leaders and why that’s so important; and we hear about tactics for supporting LGBTQIA+ students and rights.   *Special guests include: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Ballot Initiative Strategy  Center, @ballotstrategy; Claudia Tristan, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Kalisha Dessources Figures, Civic Nation, @ChngeCollective; Willie Edward Taylor Carver, LGBTQIA+ Advocate, Poet, Kentucky Youth Law Project, and University Press of Kentucky, @willieETcarver SHOW TAPED ON: March 16, 2023

On the radio show this week, we cover the harmful effects of the recent attacks on Black studies and literature – and what you can do to help stop them; and we also cover the debt ceiling debate and how it could impact programs moms care about, including healthcare, SNAP, child care, and more; how tax reform and fair taxes can lift our entire nation; and why compassion can help make the world go around.   *Special guests include: Professor Leslie Alexander, historian, professor, author, and activist, @lesliemalex; Kathleen Romig, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @centeronbudget; Frank Clemente, Americans for Tax Fairness, @4TaxFairness; Rick Hanson, President at Global Compassion Coalition, @CompassionMvmt, @drrhanson

On the radio show this week, we cover the power of advancing jobs with justice; we hear about the #CareCantWait momentum that’s growing for fair pay for care workers, paid family/medical leave, childcare, and home- and community-based services; hear about our power at the ballot box, as well as about our collective narrative power to shift frameworks and make much-needed systemic changes through the stories of our lives; and we touch base on why we need to protect Medicaid coverage along with Medicare and Social Security.   *Special guests include: Denise Diaz, Jobs with Justice, @jwjnational; Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Monifa Bandele, MomsRiising, @MomsRising; and Joan Alker, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families; @GeorgetownCCF

On the radio show this week, we cover the harmful effects of the recent attacks on Black studies and literature – and what you can do to help stop them; and we also cover the debt ceiling debate and how it could impact programs moms care about, including healthcare, SNAP, child care, and more; how tax reform and fair taxes can lift our entire nation; and why compassion can help make the world go around.   *Special guests include: Professor Leslie Alexander, historian, professor, author, and activist, @lesliemalex; Kathleen Romig, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @centeronbudget; Frank Clemente, Americans for Tax Fairness, @4TaxFairness; Rick Hanson, President at Global Compassion Coalition, @CompassionMvmt, @drrhanson   Recorded on: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

On the radio show this week, we cover the continued outrageous attacks on access to abortioncare and reproductive health medications including Mifepristone; why representation matters and how you can run – or help someone run - for office; the tragic rise in mass shootings and what you can do about it; and why it’s important for people of all genders to have access to care policies like paid family/medical leave and more to help close the wage gaps.   *Special guests include:  J.J. Straight, Liberty Division at National ACLU, @ACLU; Ghida Dagher, New American Leaders, @NewAmericanLd; Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang, @stephanielily; and Jenny Byer, MomsRising, @MomsRising TAPED ON: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

On the radio show this week we cover how laughter has the power to change public policy and bring people together; hear tips from inside the Beltway on how to make your voice most effectively heard by Congress from outside the Beltway; discuss how case law and judicial elections aren’t something anyone can ignore; and get information on how white people can help fight racism in white communities.   *Special guests include: Caitlyn Barlow & Kathryn Renée Thomas; Creators of The Cleave, @thecleavelife; Catherine Rowland, Progressive Caucus Action Fund, @WeAct4progress; Sam Davis, ACLU of North Carolina, @ACLU_NC; and Erin Heaney, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), @ShowUp4RJ.