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Momsrising.org: The Motherhood Manifesto
October 18, 2007
Joan Blades co-founder, MoveOn.org

Joan Blades, well known for co-founding the e-advocacy group MoveOn.org, discusses her new organization, Momsrising.org, and internet advocacy in general.

With this new site, she hopes to build an army of citizen activists who will push for strong maternity leave laws, improved health care coverage, and fair wages, among other issues. Do more "family friendly" policies make economic sense for our country? Does an active online community necessarily translate into political influence? Blades screens her documentary film, The Motherhood Manifesto, and explores the Internet's ever-changing role in our political process.

Culture & Identity | Media & Technology | Politics & Public Affairs
Activism | Family Issues | Men's Issues | MoveOn.org | Personal Finances | Women's Issues
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