http://www.momsrising.org/taxonomy/term/39 BLOG POSTS / The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.momsrising.org/node/389 <p>Back a long time ago at <a href="http://www.playground revolution.com"> Playground Revolution</a> I blogged about my friend Liz. Liz runs the <a href="www.housingalliancepa.org">PA Housing Alliance</a>, an organization in Pennsylvania devoted to finding more and better housing for people with low incomes. Liz is very smart and very serious about her work. One night when a bunch of us were doing our usual political rants over dinner, she excused herself to go hang out with the kids. When she returned, she simply announced that she has little truck for political rants that go nowhere. She named a powerful local politician in our city, a man known both for hardball tactics and getting the job done. “Vince Fumo plays to win,” she said. “We need to play to win, too.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.momsrising.org/node/389">read more</a></p> activism motherhood politics social change winning Motherhood (general) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:25:34 -0400 Miriam 389 at http://www.momsrising.org