A local group has created a web site, called mamasforpeace.org, to publicize the historical origins of Mother's Day in the U.S. as a day to promote peace and social justice.
Julia Ward Howe, author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," wrote "Mother's Day Proclamation" in 1870:
... "To promote the alliance of the different nationalities,
The amicable settlement of international questions,
The great and general interests of peace."
Of course, America being what it is, as Christmas became a month of shopping, Mother's Day became a day of flowers and eggs benedict. Mamasforpeace.org is trying to change it back.
Visit the site and log in with your thoughts about honoring our mothers by achieving peace.
Stephen Burke
for Ithaca NY Blog
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