A "Mothers Day for Peace"-- Julia Ward Howe and Where We Are Now

In the 1870s, social activist, reformer, and poet Julia Ward Howe called for "A Mothers Day for Peace," hoping that by appealing to women/mothers, there could be an end to war. She felt that it would ultimately be up to mothers to protest the senseless waste of human life, because "mothers of mankind alone bear and know the cost."

I'd like to take this Mothers' Day to promote the idea that gun violence, especially against children in schools, is the horror we need to focus on today. There is nothing more senseless than a child dying in their classroom.

While we are enjoying our brunches out, our barbecues, our flowers and so on, I hope that the original intention of Mothers Day is the frame around everything else.

There is nothing more sacred than a child.

Have a peaceful day,

C