#onemoms

First off, you’ve got Bono and his brilliant strategy to bring partisan elected leaders into a non-partisan conversation about global poverty and preventable disease. Then you’ve got the incredibly savvy and focused work of the grassroots organizers with ONE. Then the huge U2 concerts in which hundreds of thousands of people are inspired, educated and engaged in taking ACTION in one evening. Then you have#ONEmoms with entries like these:

• Rachel Fox, a nurse, mom and ONE Congressional District leader, says being a ONE mom is simple and empowering. Read her story and take action. I remember lying in bed when I was little, wondering what needed to happen to make the world a fair place …
• Shayne Moore, ONE mom blogger, member and author of the book “Global Soccer Mom,” shares the funny, touching story of how she became an activist. People always ask, “How did you, a stay-at-home mom, get involved with global issues of HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty?”
• Elisa Morgan, ONE mom blogger and publisher of FullFill Magazine, urges people take action on the world’s injustices—not tune them out. It happened one night. I was watching “Nightly News with Brian Williams.” I was just sitting on my couch on a weeknight evening …
• Jennifer James, ONE mom blogger and founder of Mom Bloggers Club, reflects on what it means to be an activist. Do you consider yourself an activist? I didn’t either, but the more I think about it the more I am beginning to embrace the notion that I am indeed …
• Jyl Johnson Pattee, ONE mom blogger, mompreneur and founder of Mom it Forward, reflects on the marvels of modern medicine, a luxury that only a fraction of the world has access to. Without it, she would have had a harder time becoming a mom.

Each one of these posts packs enough inspiration to ripple out to thousands, inciting many of us to step into our own strength and public leadership. In light of all this, the MAU Board & Staff give our Seal of Gratitude and Respect to ONE and#ONEmoms and recommend that MAU Mavens check them out. To get involved with the ONE Moms program, get in touch with Lauren Balog: lauren.balog@one.org.