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Ai-jen Poo

@aijenpoo.bsky.social
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❤️ National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations, Care in Action, Supermajority. Opinions entirely my own. #CareCantWait

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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We’re building something exciting at @domesticworkers.bsky.social: Ask Aya is the new AI-powered multilingual chatbot created by & for domestic workers. Read more about it in @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91537324/dig...
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'Dignity-driven AI'? This chatbot advocates for domestic workers
A new AI chatbot created by and for domestic workers could empower nannies, cleaners, and home care workers to negotiate pay increases and workplace protections.
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Caring Across Generations @caringacross.org · 06/05/2026
@debbiedingell.house.gov and our executive director @aijenpoo.bsky.social are calling on Congress to act to make care more accessible. A newly introduced act would strengthen access to care and invest in the care workers who make it possible. bit.ly/4uDiZSR
Graphic shows a young woman caring for an older adult. Text on the graphic pulls from the linked op-ed.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New piece in @thehill.com from me and caregiver champion @debbiedingell.house.gov, making the case for expanding access to home care through these two key pieces of legislation!
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
For @19thnews.org: @errinhaines.bsky.social profiled @domesticworkers.bsky.social organizer Adriana George. “I don’t like to see injustice around me…I’m fighting for workers to know they deserve better. Domestic workers do the work that makes all other work possible.” 19thnews.org/2026/05/revo...
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She cared for America's children. She's also reshaping our democracy.
Adriana George lived and witnessed injustices while working as a nanny. In the spirit of our founding principles of freedom and equality, she's now working to expand the rights of domestic workers.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Such exciting news from @capac.house.gov! Thank you @kim.senate.gov & Rep. Strickland for your leadership on behalf of AANHPI caregivers.
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Really big, really good news: Virginia is now the first state in the South to pass paid family leave www.the74million.org/zero2eight/v...
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Virginia’s Paid Family Leave Law Signals Shift in the South
Advocates say the state’s new paid family leave program could spur similar policies in other Southern states and build momentum at the federal level.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Congress is about to vote on extending TPS for 350k+ Haitian immigrants - people who are part of the fabric of our country as parents, neighbors, workers, caregivers. Tell your reps to protect Haiti TPS!! act.domesticworkers.org/a/tell-congr... #ProtectTPS #FamiliesBelongTogether
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Tell Congress: Protect Haitian TPS Holders | National Domestic Workers Alliance
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
Millions of aging Americans and people with disabilities want to live independently but can’t access the care they need.    Rep. Horsford moderated a panel on expanding home and community-based services so people can age and live with dignity in their own communities.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
No one should have to choose between their job and caring for the people they love.    Rep. Pettersen moderated a discussion on building a national paid family and medical leave program so every worker can take time to care for a new child, a sick family member, or themselves.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
Aging Americans and people with disabilities deserve the dignity of living safely and comfortably in their own homes.    We need real solutions to bring down costs and make home- and community-based care affordable for the millions of Americans who depend on it.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
Care workers hold our communities together, yet too many are underpaid and undervalued.  I moderated a conversation on strengthening the care workforce by improving wages, benefits, and career pathways across child care, home care, and health care.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
70% of private-sector workers still don’t have access to paid leave.    Having a baby, caring for a sick parent, or recovering from an illness shouldn’t push families out of their jobs or into debt.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
Child care costs are skyrocketing, and families are paying the price.    Rep. Derek Tran led a panel on expanding access to high-quality early childhood education and lowering costs so parents can work while knowing their kids are safe, learning, and thriving.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 17/03/2026
63 million Americans provide family caregiving, not as a profession, but out of love and responsibility for their families.    They shouldn’t have to do it alone. It’s time to build a system that supports caregivers the way they support the people they love.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Some big news from @caringacross.org ✨ We’re launching our own production label - Give Not Take Media! We’ll be developing film & TV about aging, disability, and care across every genre, helping artists bring their vision to life and seeding new narratives about care. deadline.com/2026/02/ai-j...
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‘Take Me Home’ Exec Producers Ai-jen Poo & Lydia Storie Launch Give Not Take Media To Develop Projects On Care, Aging & Disability
Ai-jen Poo and Lydia Storie have launched Give Not Take Media, a new label that will major in film and TV projects about care, aging and disability.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A strong piece from @citizencohn.bsky.social @thebulwark.com on what terminating temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants will mean for long-term care and the families who rely on it. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/01/2026
New Yorkers built a movement around the belief that every family should be able to afford a dignified life. Today, as Governor Kathy Hochul and I mark our commitment to universal childcare, we're proving that a movement of the people can transform how government serves the people.
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Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · 08/01/2026
Universal child care is coming to New York.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Cat’s out of the bag: Take Me Home, the feature directed by Liz Sargent & produced in partnership with @caringacross.org will premiere at Sundance in 2026!!! So excited to share this beautiful work of art & care with the world. See you in Park City ❄️❄️❄️ #TakeMeHomeFilm #SundanceFilmFestival
Still from Take Me Home, a close-up of Anna, an Asian-American woman, standing outside and looking down, her face partially obscured. Laurel reading “Official Selection 2026: Sundance Film Festival.”
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 21/12/2025
Last week, I met with @aijenpoo.bsky.social, President of @domesticworkers.bsky.social and co-founder of @caringacross.org, to talk about my caregiving journey and how we can work together to support caregivers across this country. 1/2
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Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com · 18/12/2025
@bookersquared.bsky.social went to Capitol Hill to ask members of Congress: why don’t they fix the health care affordability crisis? Here's what they had to say. #justfixit
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Cat’s out of the bag: Take Me Home, the feature directed by Liz Sargent & produced in partnership with @caringacross.org will premiere at Sundance in 2026!!! So excited to share this beautiful work of art & care with the world. See you in Park City ❄️❄️❄️ #TakeMeHomeFilm #SundanceFilmFestival
Still from Take Me Home, a close-up of Anna, an Asian-American woman, standing outside and looking down, her face partially obscured. Laurel reading “Official Selection 2026: Sundance Film Festival.”
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 08/12/2025
A few weeks ago, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I won’t lie—it's been incredibly challenging for me and my family. Now, I’m embarking on a journey to answer the questions so many of us face when it comes to providing care for our loved ones. I hope you’ll join me.
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My Dad’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Becoming a Caregiver
YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim
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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 24/11/2025
Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists 1/🧵
A collage of photos of medically complex and disabled children holding up hand-decorated letters that spell out “THANK YOU ALICE!” Each child holds one letter, and many appear to have disabilities or use mobility devices. The background fades from blue to white, with the “Little Lobbyists” logo and the tagline “Advocating for Kids with Complex Medical Needs & Disabilities” at the bottom.
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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We're very grateful to @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, @aijenpoo.bsky.social, Kirsten Swinth @fordham.edu and @profemilyjones.bsky.social for forming Tuesday's panel, alongside @sarahknott.bsky.social
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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We were honoured to welcome Secretary @hillaryclinton.bsky.social to St John's this week, in collaboration with @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social, for two days of events celebrating the Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair of Women’s History, held by Professor Sarah Knott. www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...
Hillary Clinton speaking at dinner at St John's College, with President Professor Lady Sue BlackHillary Clinton, Sue Black and Sarah Knott in conversation before the inaugural lecturePanellists for 'The Politics of Care' - Emily Jones, Kirsten Swinth, Sarah Knott, Ai-jen Poo and Hillary ClintonSarah Knott and Hillary Clinton during the panel discussion
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today I’m #OutofOfficeforCare with @paidleaveforall.bsky.social. Because #PaidLeaveforAll should be a guarantee.
Email that reads “Hi! thank you so much for your message. I’m #outofofficeforcare because I need to pick up my kid from school, and my mother-in-law is in memory care and needs my support, and it’s also getting colder and I’m pretty tired.

I’ll return your message when all Americans have guaranteed paid family and medical leave - so we can work and care for ourselves & our loved ones with dignity.”
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Honored to be included on this year’s @marketwatch.com #MarketWatch25 - a list of 25 people reshaping how we live, work, spend, save & invest. @caringacross.org @domesticworkers.bsky.social www.marketwatch.com/story/the-co...
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The cost of care is gutting the American dream. Here’s how to fix it.
Ai-jen Poo, a leading advocate for caregivers, lands on the MarketWatch 25. She spoke with MarketWatch about how to solve America’s caregiving crisis.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.
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Julie Kashen @kashenj.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The taking of neighbors in communities around the country is so horrific. And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom? Enraging is too weak a word to describe this. #Momsky activate.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thinking about Ofelia & Ruben today. A 16 year old with stage 4 cancer and her father & caregiver, kidnapped by ICE when his daughter needs him most. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
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ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It’s everyday people and everyday acts of courage who will eventually change everything. 7 million of us showed up on Saturday. Let the feeling of it be a reminder. Our care is greater than their cruelty. And let’s keep going. #nokings
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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act
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Tell Congress: Support the FAMILY Act!
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 16/09/2025
We’re #ForFAMILY and #PaidLeaveForAll — and we call on congress to support working families.
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Time To Care: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the FAMILY Act - National Women's Law Center
People across the country—especially women—are struggling to care for themselves and their loved ones while paying the bills and supporting their families.
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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · 16/09/2025
As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we ask you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 16/09/2025
As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers: tell them to support this legislation to ensure all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/famil…
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Check out my conversation with @pocan.house.gov on the domestic workers movement, care, Medicaid & more. Thank you for having me, Congressman!
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Dawn Huckelbridge @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market:The president’s disastrous tariffs and mass deportation campaign are wrecking the economy” Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... #Trumpflation
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Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market
The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Americans are getting squeezed from both sides of the Trump economy. #Trumpflation is driving up costs on one side and job losses all from the chaos of these last nine months on the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
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Employers Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Data Shows
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Moms know when kids try to hide not eating veggies; and know when Trump is trying to hide what’s really happening with our economy: Prices & unemployment are rising. Help spread the truth: *Take a pic of price tag or bill that makes you gasp & share it with #Trumpflation it to help create change.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Trump broke his campaign promises: Hardworking moms and families can't afford the rising costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, food, diapers, eldercare, and utilities, which are getting higher & higher under Trump and Republican leadership. Stop #Trumpflation
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
"I would actually ask [Speaker Johnson]: 'What's the reason you're cutting Medicaid,' Collins said, ‘and hurting a lot of people in this city?’” www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
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Speaker Johnson pushed Medicaid cuts. His constituents worry about their own coverage
In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Powerful article in @nytimes.com about the hidden impacts of Medicaid cuts on care for disabled people & older adults in the home & community. t.co/Z88K8vpwfX
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/magazine/medicaid-cuts-home-care-disabilities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The Dept of Labor is trying to strip home care workers of the right to minimum wage and overtime pay. Public comment closes on 9/2 - let them know what we think of this move. @domesticworkers.bsky.social act.domesticworkers.org/a/dol-companio…
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Taylor Swift talking about her care story on @newheightsofficial.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“Just as generations before us fought for a guarantee of healthcare and economic security, delivering us Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Americans With Disabilities Act, now it’s our turn.” Words by me for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care
We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
In DC putting #FamiliesFirst with @seiupres.bsky.social @1199seiu.org and my co-MC Zoe from @littlelobbyists.com !! #SaveMedicaidSaveFamilies
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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
We’re here with our partners at #FamiliesFirst New Jersey to say #CareNotCuts. Cutting Medicaid, care, and food all to serve billionaires is a betrayal of families everywhere.
A woman in a dress speaking at a podium.A man and woman holding rally signs about child care.A woman speaking at a podium with one hand raised.A woman in a blue shirt at a podium holding a microphone.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
For 60 years, working families have relied on Medicaid to get care and get by. Congress and the White House just cut it by $1T. @caringacross.org is kicking off a 60-Hour Vigil for Medicaid online & in D.C. - starting TONIGHT at 9PM ET. Join us for 60 hours of community, storytelling, and action.
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Protect Medicaid Vigil
Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.
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Ai-jen Poo @aijenpoo.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Thrilled that Katie Bethell is joining @moveon.org as their next executive director! She’s a lifelong fighter for working families and I’m so excited to see how MoveOn will continue to grow and thrive under her leadership. Congratulations, Katie ❤️
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