These days Instagram is our favorite social media platform. If you’re a parent activist, Instagram is a great place to have conversations, to lift up stories and to mobilize to make change. There are people talking about all the things we parent activists are concerned about: climate change, gun control, voting rights, education, and more!
Here are some Instagram Accounts for Parent Activists That We Love
(and you’ll love to!):
Clean Air Moms – @cleanairmoms
This account, by Moms Clean Air Force, will most likely make you uncomfortable. It will make you question things that you did you whole life, like eating meat (see below) and drink milk. It will push you out of your comfort zone and make you think about the changes you should be making to lead a greener, cleaner, more environmentally-friendly life. It will also remind you, that climate change is real, and that we need to be politically engaged and active to save our planet.
The Conscious Kid – @theconsciouskid
Parenting and Education through a Critical Race Lens. Diverse #OwnVoices Books. Black and Brown Owned. COVID-19 #RENTRELIEF For Families theconsciouskid.org/donate
Curious Parenting – @curious.parenting
Curious Parenting may seem like an odd choice for this list, but hear us out: when you’re a parent who believes in social justice, it has to start at home. You have to unlearn biases and parenting actions that you may have learned from your parents, which may not go with the kind of parent you want to be. That’s why we love Curious Parenting’s Instagram page. It gives tips on helping us be more understanding, patient, open and inclusive parents. This will of course, help us be better activists.
The Equal Justice Initiative – @eji_org
You may have heard of the Equal Justice Initiative when you saw the film “Just Mercy” which is about its director, Bryan Stevenson’s life. EJI is an organization based in Montgomery, Alabama fighting for the wrongfully accused and ending mass incarceration and capital punishment. They have a powerful calendar that shows you the lynchings and other racial injustices that have occurred every single day of the year in history.
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Families Belong Together – @fam2gether
Families Belong Together brings awareness on the devastation of family detention and separation, and remind us that families belong together, and that this nation is a nation that needs immigrants and where immigrants contribute so much to our economy.
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Jessica Yellin – @jessicayellin
As parents who are usually overworked, tired and don’t have a moment of peace, who has time for all the FLUFF in news? Well, if you want #NEWSNOTNOISE, you have to follow Jessica Yellin! Jessica is a former White House Correspondent and delivers the news in a way that is easy to understand and has what you need to know to be up to date on the news, with no ads and no bull.
Latinas En Activism – @latinasenactivism
It’s activism with a Latina angle. This page is visually stunning! You’ll want to share all its content! They are dedicated to elevating the voices of BIPOC and we are all for it. You don’t have to be Latina, Latino or Latinx to follow this account, you just have to be willing to learn about these communities and want to use your voice to take a stand and support our struggles.
Moms Demand Action – @momsdemand
One of the most pressing issues of our times as parents is gun violence. I will never forget the first day I was in my son’s school when I heard them do “active shooter drills.” I cried thinking that children as young as 3 and 4 are taught to do this. It is an issue that is a problem only in the United States, and it is clear we need better legislation so guns do not fall in the hands of the wrong people, so that we don’t lose people to senseless violence when they go to school, or movie theaters or concerts. You should be following Moms Demand Action if you want to fight for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence.
MomsRising – @MomsRising
MomsRising is an online community and national advocacy organization that works to improve the lives of women, children and families all around the country, focusing on issues like paid leave, racial justice, immigration, maternal justice, early learning, voting and so much more. You can learn more about MomsRising here.
Mona Chalabi – @monachalabi
Mona is a writer and an illustrator. Through her illustrations she sheds light on current events and social justice issues.
Multicultural Kid Blogs – @multiculturalkidblogs
Multicultural Kid Blogs is an international community of bloggers committed to raising world citizens. Parents who write on the site, are bloggers from all over the world. They write about raising multicultural kids and bilingual kids, travel with kids, activities and recipes from around the world. They also talk about how to celebrate diversity and cultures from all over the world, and how to raise anti-racist kids.
National Partnership for Women and Families – @npwf
The NPWF fights for policies that make life better for women and families like paid leave, paid sick time and other family-friendly policies that would improve the lives of women and families in our country; they’ve been doing so for over 40 years. If you ever want to know what legislation is being discussed in your state, the NPWF website is a great source. They fight against gender and pregnancy discrimination, for reproductive rights and equal pay.
Paola Mendoza – @paolamendoza
Paola Mendoza is a mom, an immigrant rights activist, an author and a filmmaker. Paola’s feed will make you think critically about how you think about immigrants, about immigration in this country and will inspire you to want to take action.
Parenting Decolonized – @prntgdcolonized
Parenting through a colonized lens is a real thing, believe it or not. Once you start looking at certain patterns and behaviors many of us grew up with, we realize that we are sometimes modeling those same colonizer mentality actions and words in our parents. That’s why I love this account, it helps us think about the way we parent so that we raise children who are truly liberated. While this account’s description specifically says this account is meant for raising liberated Black children, I found that many Latinx and parents of other immigrant backgrounds from countries who were colonized may identify with parental behaviors and patterns described here.
ParentsTogether Action – @parentstogetheraction
ParentsTogether Action works on all the issues we parents care about, advocating for paid leave, SNAP, housing, rent, and most recently, they did a brilliant job sounding the alarm on the harm that COVID19 is having on an entire generation of children, a generation which they call “Gen C.”
You can follow check out and sign their open letter to Congress here.
Raising Imagination – @raisingimagination
Raising Imagination is a platform created by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft. On her Instagram account she invites us to use our imagination to think about the world we want for our kids. As a white mom, she also encourages white parents to think critically about their biases and combat their prejudice head on. Amanda’s post will inspire you to ask yourself difficult questions, and also to be a better parent.
Revolution for Nonviolence – @revolution_for_nonviolence
Revolution for Nonviolence keeps a count of the days 45 has been in office in each post (which is a bit nerve racking TBH) but really, I always love the content they share. I find it to be inspiring, uplifting and I’m often sharing it n my stories. #R4NV content invites us to be critical of what is happening and pushes us to act for change.
The Riveter – @theriveterco
The Riveter, named after Rosie the Riveter, is an online community for working women. On Instagram they share women’s history information, ways to organize and mobilize to help working women get ahead. They also have an online community you can join! For more information, click here.
Sister Song – @sistersong_woc
When we started this podcast, we talked about reproductive rights: it only seemed natural: choosing to become a parent (or choosing to not become a parent) is an incredibly personal decision that has become so political. Reproductive justice is at the intersection of parenting and politics, and we are proud supporters of Sister Song! This account is the official account of the National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. We interviewed Monica Simpson’s Sister Song’s ED in episode 18.
Social Justice Parenting – @socialjusticeparenting
Social Justice Parenting was created by Dr. Traci Baxley, a cultural coach for moms. Her page has tips, ideas on how to take action to bring positive change and reminds us that parenting is an act of activism.
Valarie Kaur – @valariekaur
Valarie Kaur’s IG bio says she is a “Civil Rights Lawyer, Mother, Sikh Woman Warrior.” Valarie invites us to love radically, and calls us to use love to make real change happen. Valarie’s TED Talk. “3 Lessons of Revolutionary Love in a Time of Rage” has been viewed over three million views.
Vote In or Out Teens – @voteinoroutteens
There are two accounts, Vote in or Out, which is also worth following, and Vote In or Out Teens, which I’ve decided to add here because as parents, it’s refreshing and inspiring to see our teens, the generation that is coming up now taking a stand and using their voice.
Vote Like a Mother – @VoteLikeAMother
If you’ve listened to the podcast, you know that we are big VLAM fans! Sara has been a guest on the podcast twice! (and I can’t wait to have her on again!) Sara created Vote Like a Mother after the 2016 election. It is a platform where she uses parenting as a lens for politics. Her stories are LIT, she will keep you informed! Vote Like a Mother is not only a platform, it is also a line of made in USA clothing and accessories (tees, totes, mugs, beanies and more!) Proceeds go to support organizations fighting for women and children like MomsRising and Moms Demand Action.
Woke Teachers – @woketeachers
We love the Woke Teachers account. It sheds light on the struggles teachers face, and also talk about how woke teachers are confronting systemic racism, white privilege and teaching their students how to think critically about what they learn. It pushes parents to think about how to interact and support teachers, and it inspires teachers to think about how their biases are perpetuating stereotypes and affecting the children in their classrooms.
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