The book will spotlight 20 mothers around the world and is a collaborative effort of international women's networks including Mothers Acting Up, the National Council for Research on Women, the Global Education Fund and others, and sales of the book will benefit many nonprofit coalitions working to support women worldwide.
Submit your nomination(s) for exemplary women who are:
* Mothers (birth or adoptive) to children under age 15,
* Involved in advocacy for women's or children's issues at a local or national level, and are
* Initiating positive change in their communities and inspiring other mothers to do the same
Mothers selected for profile in the book will come from diverse countries and continents, various socioeconomic backgrounds, and from rural and urban areas. They could be volunteers working for small local organizations that are addressing regional family issues like access to healthcare, gender equity or affordable childcare, or they might be policymakers initiating change for women on a larger scale, like removing barriers to education or employment. The common theme will be their ability to blend their roles as mothers within a larger concept of social responsibility, inspiring other mothers and children to identify issues that are important to them and take action.
According to the editors, "The emphasis on cultural diversity will serve as a window to the array of social issues affecting mothers worldwide, different approaches to balancing work/volunteerism and family, and the common threads that bind all caregivers, regardless of home or heritage."
Submit nominations (limit 5 per organization) by email to celebratingmothers-at-gmail-dot-com. Submissions should include:
1. Name of individual
2. Description of social activism- work or volunteer affiliations
3. Country of origin and residence
4. Number of children and ages
5. Contact information (email, telephone, address, website)
Deadline for submissions is August 1, 2007. For more info, contact Amie Brooke Nelson at 970.376.7608 or celebratingmothers-at-gmail-dot-com.
