I just got back from a plenary at Take Back America featuring Joan Blades (the co-founder of MoveOn.org) and her organization, MomsRising.
She’s also (along with a number of other mommy activists) made a documentary as well as written a book, The Motherhood Manifesto: What America’s Moms Want and What to Do About It. Blades is collaborating along with a number of other mother’s organizations that are grappling with issues and problems concerning mothers, including discrimination against mothers in work, maternity leave, and health and child care.
One of my favorites of their favorites is Mothers Ought to Have Equal Rights, who is launching a campaign along with MomsRising to dispel the myth perpetuated by mainstream media that stay-at-home mothers and working mothers are at war with each other.
Check out their site to find out more about the “Mommy Wars� and make sure to sign their CEASEFIRE petition.
Now these are some hot mamas!
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I'm a bit disturbed that Rosie's arm goes from "steelworker" to "concentration camp survivor" just above the elbow.
I'm a bit disturbed that Rosie's arm goes from "steelworker" to "concentration camp survivor" just above the elbow.
This is where we cue up the whining from the childless that paying any heed to moms is really just an affront to those responsible enough not to breed. Exhibit A: Salon's Broadsheet this morning:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/13/single_employees/index.html
To my mind, Salon's piece is just another chapter in the Mommy Wars, designed to divide us. Hooray for Joan Blades!
Interpreters' extensive service The preparation of the interpreters was completed early September, one month before the commencement of the Games.
Beginning on 15th September, the day of the opening of the Olympic Village, 1,230 interpreters began their activities at their designated posts, whenever they were needed. Both men and women were uniformed differently from other personnel, in distinctive black doeskin blazer with white hemming, so that they might be easily recognized.
There were perhaps occasions when the original plans and the practical results did not precisely coincide. As a whole, however, the young amateur interpreters recognized well the significance of the Olympic Games as a festival of youth, and was convinced that each one of them was in fact an 'ambassador of goodwill'. With this conviction they made up for any linguistic efficiency.
They laboured long hours day and night, they performed their duties well, without any incident worthy of mention. Theirs was a significant role in the success of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The expenses defrayed by the Organizing Committee for the recruitment, training, and management of the services of the interpreters amounted to 150 million yen ($416,666US).