Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy; tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence; why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676); and the WIC Act and how you can help women, infants and children.

*Special guests include: Tim Wise, anti-racist writer and educator, @timjacobwise; Chelsea Parsons, Center American Progress, @amprog; Lizette Escobedo, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, @NALEO; and Brian Dittmeier, National WIC Association, @NatWICAssoc

Originally aired August 12, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week, we talk about the urgent importance of ending police brutality and of advancing criminal justice reform; learn about the high impact of cultural change and how YOU are more powerful than you think; hear about Super Majority and the movement for women to rise in 2020; and find out more about #BlackBreastfeedingWeek and how you can get the information you need year all round.

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dream Hampton, award-winning filmmaker, writer and organizer, @dreamhampton; Cecile Richards, Super Majority, @supermajority; and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka, @MomsRising

On the #RADIO show this week we hear the inside scoop from a member of Congress about how to make your voice heard; find out about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and what you can do to stop gun violence; get details about how to fight back against Trump’s attack on LGBTQ rights; and hear the latest about the Trump Administration’s actions to separate families and how you can help keep families together and safe.

*Special guests include Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance/The Newtown Foundation, @NewtownAction; Laura Durso, American Progress, @amprog; Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together Coalition Chair and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and US Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave; how YOU can (and must) fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via www.lowerdrugpricesnow.org; get the inside scoop on a breaking news win; and we also hear about the important movement to #ProtectTransHealth in a time when the Trump Administration is ridiculously and harmfully rolling back anti-discrimination laws.

*Special guests include: Suzi LeVine, Former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, @ESDCommish; Margarida Jorge, Healthcare for America Now (HCAN), @HCAN; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamilah Tisdale, Advocates for Youth, @AdvocatesTweets

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy; tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence; why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676); and the WIC Act and how you can help women, infants and children.

*Special guests include: Tim Wise, anti-racist writer and educator, @timjacobwise; Chelsea Parsons, Center American Progress, @amprog; Lizette Escobedo, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, @NALEO; and Brian Dittmeier, National WIC Association, @NatWICAssoc

On the #RADIO show this week we cover what’s happening with democracy, the debates, and dancing; hear about a powerful campaign gaining ground to raise the minimum wage; find out about hunger in America and how you can help; and get the inside scoop on healthcare policy and the #MedicaidCoversUS project.

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Dr. Alicia Farris, ROC United, @rocunited; Josh Protas, @MAZONusa; and Katie Alexander, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.@ACSCAN

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of our stories to change our nation; why “go back” is so racist and horrifying; what you can do to help stop the human rights abuses happening in the name of immigration enforcement; and hear about a new program for rising leaders.

*Special guests include Dream Hampton, award-winning author, Emmy-nominated film producer, and MomsRising consultant, @dreamhampton; Miriam Yeung, former executive director of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, @miriamyeung: Michelle Brane, Women’s Refugee Commission, @wrcommission; Carolyn Solitaire, WA MomForce Fellow, @MomsRIsing.

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how healthcare is under attack and the ways you can fight back; the fight for gun safety and Virginia; what history warns us about the current crisis in detention centers on our southern border; and serial entrepreneurs, MyVillage and childcare.

*Special guests include: Katie Keith, Out2Enroll, @Out2Enroll; Martina Leinz, Brady United, @bradybuzz; Andrea Pitzer, journalist, @andreapitzer; and Erica Mackey, Co-Founder of MyVillage, @MyVillageTeam

On the #RADIO show this week we cover #CloseTheCamps and the fight to stop human rights abuses from happening in the name of immigration enforcement; we discuss change and power and how YOU can make a difference; we get the lowdown on the debates and presidential candidates; and we hear about winning and women — and how women coming together create wins!

*Special guests include: Sandra Cordero, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, @NCBCP; and Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising