MomsRising Millionth Mom – YOU!
April 9, 2008 by Tracee Sioux
Filed under Parenting
My very favorite grassroots political action group is MomsRising.org because they represent ME & YOU. Mothers and women are very often left out of the loop, but MomsRising is showing us how to claim our own power on Capitol Hill.
Think a letter doesn’t make a difference? They do when 60,000 of them are sent to the New Jersey Legislature and that results in New Jersey passing a Paid Family Leave law. That makes three states (California and Washington) that have them now. Only 47 more to go.
Members have also sent over 42,000 letters to Congress telling them not to cut after school programs and it’s resulted in two congressional hearings being scheduled.
They’ve also been a key player in the Product Safety Commission Reform Act to reduce toxins in our homes, breastfeeding rights and healthcare reform.
MomsRising members have held 44 meetings with U.S. Senate Offices in support of the Fair Pay Restoration Act which requires companies to pay men and women equally.
This is how the system works Ladies. We get what we need if we participate. A single letter gets little response. But, when women team up together and require our government to meet our needs - well, we really can change the world.
Visit their website right now. If you can, donate some money. Send some letters to your representatives through their easy links. Become a member and get their emails. Their emails are always something I deeply care about and always provide a simple action step that makes me feel more powerful. Order the Motherhood Manifesto and invite your friends over to party. Membership is FREE.
Tell 8 of your friends about MomsRising and we have Motherhood Revolution with 1 Million Moms. Who knows – YOU might get to be the millionth mom! How cool is that?
