Joan Blades

A book reaches a different crowd of people. There are 50 different stories of very different individuals participating in their communities either locally or nationally in meaningful ways. ↗

— Joan Blades

#communities #crowd #different #either #individuals

Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics. ↗

— Joan Blades

#basics #better #common #common sense #common values

Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement. ↗

— Joan Blades

#engagement #even #front #grassroots #i

I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions. ↗

— Joan Blades

#assure #clear #elections #find #i

I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country. ↗

— Joan Blades

#i #optimism #politics #real #real sense

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion. ↗

— Joan Blades

#activist #i #more #myself #occasion

I'm a mediator by training and inclination. ↗

— Joan Blades

#inclination #mediator #training

It is time for us to focus on the issues that bring us together as a nation. Supporting parents' capacity to raise their children with the love and resources they need is simply the right thing to do. ↗

— Joan Blades

#capacity #children #focus #issues #love

Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers. ↗

— Joan Blades

#also #both #caretakers #earn #fair

Most jobs today are still structured the same way they were 50 years ago, when most families had someone who could stay at home. ↗

— Joan Blades

#could #families #had #home #jobs