Prominent 'Mothers of the Movement' With Dead Sons Rally For Hillary Clinton

The Hillary Clinton campaign released a gripping three-minute ad on Friday, titled 'Mothers of the Movement'. Titled 'Mothers of the Movement', the spot features Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; and Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis.

"Each of us has lived through our own tragedies, which are all different," says McBath, whose son was killed at a gas station in November 2012, following an argument over loud music. Each of the mothers talks about how their children were killed, in each case at the hands of one or more police officers.

"This is what we need our officials to recognize," said Carr, in discussing issues of justice, police reform and gun-related violence and what Clinton can do to advance this critical American conversation.

Clinton has met with each of the mothers on the campaign trail, as shown in the ad. "The stakes are too high, the costs are too dear, and I am not and will not be afraid to keep fighting for common-sense reforms and — along with you — achieve those on behalf of all who have been lost," Clinton says.

As Garner's mother confirms, "She's been fighting for a long time with these issues." Meanwhile, Martin's mother praises Clinton, saying, "Finally, someone here is really willing to listen and to really stimulate change."

"She's been fighting for a long time for these issues," Carr adds again to reinforce the message.


Women Inspiring Women NYC Conference Launches Today

The WIE Symposium (Women: Inspiration & Enterprise) is a dynamic new annual conference for women hosted by the White Ribbon Alliance, and taking place today, Sept. 20, 2010, in New York City, timed to coincide with the Clinton Global Initiative and the UN General Assembly. 

Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington and Donna Karan will host the first annual conference for New York’s most powerful women in politics, philanthropy, media, fashion and the arts, collaborating under the topical umbrella “Women Inspiring Women.”

Members of the White Ribbon Alliance will be issuing a general call to action on the subject of maternal global health, one of the eight UN Millenium goals for 2015 that may not be met.

WIE is focused on the next generation of young, global women leaders and has sponsored a competition supporting global maternal health with seven finalists: Hadhya Yahya Mohammed Al-Zawm (WRA Yemen), Gloria Iribagiza (WRA Rwanda), Deepa Jha (WRA India), Jayshree Satpute (WRA India), Alberta Steven (WRA Tanzania), Christine Tumuhairwe (WRA Uganda), and Tracy Walakria (WRA Uganda). Read their biographies. 

The list of Symposium speakers at WIE includes (see complete list, now including Melinda Gates):

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