The message is simple and direct. From CommonDreams:
"Lest we forget, Mother's Day was begun by Julia Ward Howe in 1870 as a cry against the carnage of war - in this case, the U.S. Civil and Franco-Prussian Wars. Now, of course, it's a hymn to flowers and chocolate and other trinkets of capitalism to the tune of $14 billion. Nicholas Kristof has another swell idea for showing your love: Give to Edna Adan, who began a maternity hospital in Somaliland, where "just about the most dangerous thing a Somali woman can do is become pregnant." More ideas here. Below, Howe speaks and the Righteous Mothers sing. On a personal note: I lost my mother a couple of years ago. I miss her. Be nice to yours."
"Lest we forget, Mother's Day was begun by Julia Ward Howe in 1870 as a cry against the carnage of war - in this case, the U.S. Civil and Franco-Prussian Wars. Now, of course, it's a hymn to flowers and chocolate and other trinkets of capitalism to the tune of $14 billion. Nicholas Kristof has another swell idea for showing your love: Give to Edna Adan, who began a maternity hospital in Somaliland, where "just about the most dangerous thing a Somali woman can do is become pregnant." More ideas here. Below, Howe speaks and the Righteous Mothers sing. On a personal note: I lost my mother a couple of years ago. I miss her. Be nice to yours."
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