political moms make family values their

Political Moms Make Family Values Their Baby

Political Moms Make Family Values Their Baby

Run Date: 01/09/08

By Alison Bowen

WeNews correspondent

Mothers' groups are talking to presidential campaigns about family

values. It's time, says a founder of Moms Rising, to focus on paid

sick days for workers, equal pay for women and affordable health care

for all.

Mothers act up on stilts in Boulder, Colo.

(WOMENSENEWS)--Wobbling forward on stilts is one way to gain

attention.

That's why four founding members of Mothers Acting Up have been

visible high above the crowds in more than 80 events since the group

launched on Mother's Day 2002.

"It became such a perfect metaphor for Mothers Acting Up," says

Juliana Forbes, communications director for the Boulder, Colo., group

focused on political advocacy for children around the world. "One of

the biggest hurdles is really becoming public and visible in your

community. If you're up on stilts, you are so visible. Everyone's

looking at you."