An owie to one is an owie to all: A six-step plan for helping your parent-friends remain activists
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<p> A member of Seattle Solidarity Network shares some steps she thinks organizations could take to encourage involvement from their members with children. </p>
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<p> Eight days after my daughter was born, I sent this message to the organizing committee members of the <a href="http://seasol.net/" class="bb-url">Seattle Solidarity Network</a>: </p>
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I’m now figuring out how to weave activities I value back into my life, but there’s no going “back to normal.” I’m not going to be able to participate in exactly the same way I did before I became a mom. </div>
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Lily Schapira </div>
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