Have you heard about Moms Rising yet? MomsRising.org is a new online grassroots movement to harness mom power, and you can join for free by hopping over to their website. Here some of from their introduction:
What would most moms like for Mothers Day? Not flowers, or a
necklace or even a new picture to hang on the fridge. What moms
really want are the policies and programs that would help families --
things like paid family leave, flexible work options, subsidized
childcare, and adequate healthcare. Our nation simply doesn’t
have policies and programs in place to support mothers and families – but
now moms can do something about it by logging on to
www.momsrising.org and signing up.
MomsRising co-founders Joan Blades (co-founder of MoveOn.org) and Kristin
Rowe-Finkbeiner co-authored a newly released book, The Motherhood
Manifesto, which features stories of dozens of mothers with diverse
experiences, and details the MomsRising agenda. It will be published on the website, one chapter at a time.
To summarize, MomsRising gives people a voice in the motherhood and family issues that are shaping our lives. Selah!
Me too! I signed up! I am so excited!
Now that I finished grading papers, maybe I'll find time to blog about it too.
Posted by: shannon | 08 May 2006 at 11:47 PM
Brilliant! Affordable healthcare? Sign me UP!!!!
Posted by: Sally | 09 May 2006 at 08:36 AM