politics

Take a Child to Vote With You Today (& pass it on)

Kristin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:56:30 -0500

It's Tuesday, November 4th. It's time to vote, time to remind all friends and family to vote, time to tell us how your voting went (scroll down), and time to... take a child to vote...

Voting: Was it good for you?

Kristin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:14:35 -0500

Did you vote?! How was it? Tell us about your voting experience, the issues that were top of your mind as you cast your ballot & ideas for moving forward after Election Day!

You can do it in a kayak

Kristin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:04:31 -0400

Last night my family and I ran around with a video camera taping all the places people can make reminder to vote calls. It was fun. A bit embarrassing (well a lot embarrassing!). But it's for a good cause--the election is literally just around the corner--and my kids had a good time figuring out where to film like in the kayak, up in a tree, and other wacky places.

What happens in 10 days, 49 minutes, and 15 seconds depends on you, Mom

laura hitchcock — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:35:48 -0400

In the hurly burly of lunch making, homework supervising, and keeping a family on track, many busy moms miss their chance to go vote on Election Day.

You can help.

Can you take 1 hour of your time to make some phone calls from the comfort of your home to help "turn out" the mom vote?

Work Life: Moving from the Personal to the Political

Ellen Galinsky — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:52:41 -0400

I am glad that the 2008 election has raised the issue of working families. This has been a "sleeper" issue, but no more! After the nomination of Sarah Palin, working families are responding in such high numbers that they are jamming the airwaves, filling up blogs, even crashing websites as they make their varying opinions heard!

The Last Presidential Debate! Play Debate Bingo & Share Who Scored Better: Obama or McCain

Kristin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:07:45 -0400

After watching the last Presidential debate, tell us how the candidates scored on your MomsRising Debate Bingo card! (Don't have a Bingo card yet? Get yours by clicking here.) What scores did you get? Let's hear how the candidates did on family-friendly issues. We'll be sharing scores with the media and candidates as well.

What Women Wish Gwen Ifill Could Have Asked

Ellen Bravo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:38:00 -0400

Gwen Ifill was hobbled by more than a broken ankle at the vice presidential debate. The rules prevented her from asking any follow-up questions. I work with eleven statewide coalitions representing a million people, all fighting for policies that value families at work. Here are some questions we wish Gwen Ifill had been allowed to ask:

The First & Last VP Debate: This Soccer Mom Isn't Buying

Kristin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:19:23 -0400

The other night, as the first and only vice presidential debate was starting; I was scrambling to get to my car from a rainy soccer field where I'd been standing on the sidelines with other parents while watching kids play. Jumping over mud puddles and dodging fast moving vehicles in the parking lot, my two soccer-playing kids and I scurried to the warm dry safety of our car.

About last night...

Kristin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:55:16 -0400

Sometimes our kids know more than we do. Children know that if they keep asking their parents the same question, over and over, they might just get the answer they are looking for.

Check Voting Off Your To-Do List - Here's How....

laura hitchcock — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:36:27 -0400

There are 2 important election tasks on busy moms' to-do lists this week - check them off!

1) Voter registration deadlines to mail-in your form are coming up in the next few days for 31 states, and

2) Lots of moms are signing up to vote absentee or early and avoid election day lines!