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

On the #RADIO show this week we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism; we get the inside scoop on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump; then we hear about some incredible wins relating to banks announcing they’ll stop banking the private prison industry and how you can be involved; and get the very bad, no good awful news about the Trump proposed budget.

*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, @RepPressley; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Morgan Simon, Candide Group/ Real Money Moves, @morgansimon1; Rebecca Vallas, Center for American Progress, @CAPWomen 

Originally Aired: March 18, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to BAN the bans and ways to work for fair treatment of all immigrant families; get the inside scoop on how taxes can be used for good (and bad); hear from the author of a spectacular new book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood; and get tips from one of the best organizers on the planet.    *Special guests include: Manar Waheed, ACLU, @ACLU; Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Dani McClain, author of a spectacular newly released book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood, @drmcclain; and Beth Messersmith, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

 On the #RADIO show this week, we cover why the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VOWA) is critically important right now; as well as how YOU can keep marching and also help advance the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act; then we learn about some big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York; and we close the show covering how the End Diaper Need Act is desperately needed and why your help is essential to moving it forward. 

 

*Special guests include: Ruth Glenn, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233, www.NCADV.org, @NCADV; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Katie Schaffer, JustLeadershipUSA,

@JustLeadersUSA; and Joanne Goldblum, National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), @diapernetwork.     

On the radio show this week we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase announcing they will “no longer bank the private prison industry;” discuss the “work beneath the work” and the childcare crisis in America; hear about more WINS; and get the inside scoop on how Russian trolls are doing harm to our country and what you can do about it. 

  *Special guests include: Daniel Altschuler, Make The Road NY, @altochulo @MaketheRoadNY;  Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shireen Mitchell, Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista 

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of YOU, how YOU can help get the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed through Congress; tips for doing big things; how access to early learning & childcare is finally catching fire (thank goodness!); and how you can help save lives!   *Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Cheryl Contee, Do Big Things, @ch3ryl; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the #RADIO show this week we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism; we get the inside scoop on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump; then we hear about some incredible wins relating to banks announcing they’ll stop banking the private prison industry and how you can be involved; and get the very bad, no good awful news about the Trump proposed budget.   *Special guests include: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, @RepPressley; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Morgan Simon, Candide Group/ Real Money Moves, @morgansimon1; Rebecca Vallas, Center for American Progress, @CAPWomen

On the radio show this week we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase announcing they will no longer bank the private prison industry; discuss the work beneath the work and the childcare crisis in America; hear about more WINS; and get the inside scoop on how Russian trolls are doing harm to our country and what you can do about it.  

*Special guests include: Daniel Altschuler, Make The Road NY, @altochulo @MaketheRoadNY;  Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shireen Mitchell, Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista 

On the #RADIO show this week we talk about the power of the Oscars to move forward justice; we cover the power of YOUR story, cover a new National Academy of Sciences MAJOR report on child poverty and how to end it, and discuss the nutrition/NAP crisis hitting Puerto Rico if Congress doesn't take action in the coming weeks and how you can help.

*Special guests include: Jessica Morales Rocketto, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, bestselling author and story strategist to leaders, @JustinaYChen; Cara Baldari, First Focus, @First_Focus; and Laura Esquivel, Director of National Advocacy for the Hispanic Federation, @HispanicFed

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of YOU, how YOU can help get the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed through Congress; tips for doing big things; how access to early learning & childcare is finally catching fire (thank goodness!); and how you can help save lives!   *Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Cheryl Contee, Do Big Things, @ch3ryl; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to help stop the fake national emergency; why (and how) we need to address the childcare and Pre-K crisis in our nation; how you can help one fair wage move forward so tipped workers aren’t stuck earning only $2.13 per hour; and cover how  the Paycheck Fairness Act is finally moving forward!   *Special guests include: Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Marquita Davis, Gates Foundation, @gatesfoundation; Saru Jayaraman, Restaurants Opportunities Centers United, @rocunited; and Emily Martin, National Women's Law Center, @nwlc.