[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:16484] Mothers Day

[Al Kagan]

FYI

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> From: "Elaine Harger" <eharger at agoron.net>
> Date: May 8, 2005 10:48:46 AM CDT
> To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l at ala.org>
> Subject: [SRRTAC-L:16484] Mothers Day
> Reply-To: srrtac-l at ala.org
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Democracy Now, on Friday morning, aired a story about
> the first Mothers Day, which included a reading of
> Julia Ward Howe's proclamation calling on women of all
> nations to work for the abolition of war and to grieve
> for sons and fathers lost to same.  The origins of
> Mothers Day are attributed to Howe's efforts for peace.
>
> Here is a link to a Quaker site with the proclamation
> and commentary.
>
> http://www.quaker.org/chestnuthill/motherdy.htm
>
> In solidarity,
> Elaine
>
>
>
> -- 
> Elaine Harger
> P.O. Box 311
> Snoqualmie WA 98065
>
> 425/831-6718 h
> 425/831-8155 w
> eharger at agoron.net
>
>
>

Al Kagan
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61820
USA

tel. 217-333-6519
fax 217-333-2214
akagan at uiuc.edu
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