Mother's Day is usually treated today at best as a day to honor individual mothers, but it began as an anti-war event. Some groups, such as Code Pink, sponsored anti-war events to mark Mother's Day 2006. This link to a 2003 article I found at www.commondreams.org gives a brief history of Mother's Day. There are also articles on the site on anti-war actions marking the day this year. The Stop Torture Now vigil this month in Johnston County just happened to fall on Mother's Day Weekend, but it fortuitously fits the occasion.
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