| By Joellen Raderstorf - Oct 31st, 2005 at 1:35 pm EST |
| Also listed in: Mothers Acting Up |
JOELLEN RADERSTORF AND AMIE NEWMAN
GUEST COLUMNISTS
Finally, a mom is in charge of the White House.
When Mackenzie Allen, the character played by Academy Award-winner Geena Davis, assumed the presidency in the new television drama, "Commander in Chief," you could almost hear the whoops and cheers from mothers in kitchens and corner offices across the United States.
Here was an accomplished and compassionate mother of three taking the reins of a country that in real life has been pounded by hurricanes and the losses of war, one that remains deeply divided over crucial social and cultural issues, and a country that struggles to adequately care for its youngest citizens.
Yes, the statistics look grim: Every day in the United States, $1 billion is spent on the military and 2,000 children are born into poverty. Worldwide, nearly 30,000 children die each day due to malnutrition and mostly preventable diseases. In this country, 1.5 million more children are poor in 2005 than in 2000. Hurricane Katrina has left more children hungry, homeless and in need than ever.
At a time when even Mother Nature seems angry with us, the nurturing touch of a "Mother Mackenzie" may be just what we need to heal wounds, reunite our country and plot a hopeful future for our children here and around the world. In this case, let's hope life imitates pop culture.
In fact, this maternal might is not just a Hollywood phenomenon. Across the nation and around the world, mothers are uniting into an educated, noisy and powerful lobby to prioritize children's well-being in our federal policies and budgets. We recognize we live in a world that does not prioritize or protect children's welfare and this will not change without each of us finding the courage and commitment to speak out on their behalf.
From Cindy Sheehan (a mother who dares to ask, "For what noble purpose did my son die?") to Karen Hughes (the president's new undersecretary of state for public diplomacy traveling the Middle East as a "working mother putting a human face on America's public policy"), a new maternal mind-set for problem solving is emerging.
Harnessing the political and personal power of motherhood can and does affect change -- from such groups as Mothers Without Borders, which works to find long-term solutions to the global orphan crisis, to the Million Mom March united to prevent gun violence, to Mothers Acting Up, formed by three mothers around a kitchen table and dedicated to ensuring the health, education and safety of every child. All those organizations are dedicated to creating a world fit for all children, not just a privileged few.
This promising mothers' movement is less June Cleaver and more Julia Ward Howe, a 19th-century American suffragette and mother before her time. In 1870 she delivered a pre-Mother's Day "Mother's Day Proclamation," saying firmly, "Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs."
According to Mothers Acting Up, this movement is an invitation to publicly and passionately advocate for the world's children. Government leaders, corporations and the media already see mothers as a political force to be reckoned with. Our challenge is to focus our energies on what unites us rather than what divides us; a united public platform cannot be ignored.
In the coming weeks, women like us across America will watch in anticipation as Mackenzie Allen confronts myriad problems as commander in chief and helps reshape perceptions about women as leaders. From one mother to another, "Let's whisper to each other, sing it out in the streets, yell it from our rooftops and, most important, declare it in our houses of government: we will protect our children with our personal and political strength wherever they live on Earth!"
Joellen Raderstorf is co-founder of Mothers Acting Up, which has spread to 49 states and 23 countries; (www.mothersactingup.org). Amie Newman is a member of Mothers Acting Up.
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