Strong Families Blog: Photoblog: You signed, we delivered!

BEYOND THE PICKET FENCE: The Strong Families Blog

Echoing Ida
Telling truths about race and gender.

Immigration
A collection of diverse immigrant perspectives.

LGBTQ
Love is what makes a family.

Reproductive Justice
From the front lines of movement building.

Women of Color
Intersectional analysis and musings.

Youth
Voices from our youth leadership.

RESOURCES

Reproductive Justice Media Reference Guide
This media guide is for media outlets seeking to learn about or expand their knowledge of RJ in their writing.

New Mexico Legislative Report Card
Examines 18 pieces of legislation from the 2013 regular session that would have direct impacts on families.

Where to Start,
What to Ask
A guide to help you evaluate your healthcare needs and choose the best plan for you and your family.

By Melanie Tom, Field Organizer

Signed, sealed, delivered.

Yesterday I had the honor of traveling to Sacramento with the AB 2015 (Mitchell) policy team to deliver over twenty pages of signatures (600+ signatures) to nearly twenty five members of the California Assembly and Senate. As we walked into the offices of Assembly Appropriations members, the leaders of the Black, API, Latino and Women caucuses, the Senate Pro Tem and Speaker of the Assembly we were greeted with a singular reaction: a big, big smile.

Turns out that California legislators love our Mama's Day card, too.

Thank you to Strong Families supporters, Mama's Day e-card lovers, migrant rights champions and criminal justice sheros for making our petition a success. We delivered your name with a real, in the flesh print of our Mama's Day card. Your action helped raise visibility on AB 2015 while capturing the hearts and minds of our most important elected's.

Up next for AB 2015: both the Center for Young Women's Development and the California Policy Immigrant Center will be lobbying on our bill over the next week. We've got the momentum, let's keep AB 2015 moving!

Welcome to California's State Capital!

Policy team members Megan Burgoyne, Catherine Porter and Kelly Lewis take a moment to strategize in the sun.

Veronica Stone and Bobbie Sardo from Senator Evan's office show their love for our Mama's Day card.

AB 2015's author, Assemblymember Holly Mitchell, at a press conference held by the Black, Latino, API, LGBT and Women's Caucus around the sobering cuts to the state budget.