DC Metro Action is a listing of local actions, entertainment, volunteer opportunities and the occasional rant on a wide range of socially just issues.
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Action of the Day Many of these action alerts are found on the listservs and websites of organizations listed in our "Act Locally" section (Left).
Friday, May 09, 2003
Happy Mother's Day
Do you know that Mother's Day once was a celebration for peace? Or that it became a national holiday through the grassroots campaign started in 1907 by a single woman whose mother organized women during the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides? Learn more about the history of the holiday loved by moms and Ma Bell alike at this Women's History site.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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