Moms Plus Social Good 2014
The second annual Moms +SocialGood event was held on May 7, 2014. It was the culminating event of the Global Moms Relay which, from International Women’s Day through Mothers’ Day, highlighted the power of motherhood by asking more than 30 celebrities and community leaders from New York to Nairobi to answer the question “How has a mom changed your world?”
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See the impressive list of Moms +SocialGood speakers below and follow them on Twitter here.
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A Storify of the day’s events:
SPEAKERS
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS TO GLOBAL MOMS RELAY
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- Melinda GatesCo-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bring Every Good Thing to Our Children
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- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al AbdullahQueen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Girls Who Dream Become Women With Vision
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- Nigel BarkerPhotographer, filmmaker, host of Oxygen Network’s ‘The Face’Learning from Strong Women
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- Maria Eitel President and CEO of the NIKE FoundationAlways Start With The Girl
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- Laura Turner Seydel Chairperson, The Captain Planet FoundationHow My Step-Mom and Mother-in-Law Inspire Me
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- Victoria JusticeActress and singerMothers Are Warriors
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- Lynda LopezEmmy Award-winning journalist How One Mother Changed My World
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- Annie LennoxSinger-songwriterI View Mothers With Awe
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- Kristin van OgtropEditor, Real SimpleWe Are All Ordinary, and We Are All Superheroes
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- Monique ColemanActressMothers Give Possibilities and Hope
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- Arianna Huffington chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group
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- Helen ClarkAdministrator, United Nations Development ProgrammeRaising Citizens of The World
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- Pat MitchellPresident and Chief Executive Officer of The Paley CenterWomen And Girls Are The Power and Potential For Positive Change
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- Anne GeddesPhotographerProtect – Nurture – Love: The Shared Stories of Women
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- Glennon MeltonAuthor, Carry On, Warrior and Founder of MomasteryMy Mother, The Angel; My Mother, The Warrior
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- Toyin Ojora-Saraki Founder-President, The Wellbeing Foundation AfricaA Life-Saving Tip, From One Mother to Another
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- Esmeralda Villanueva de Ramirez Former Johnson & Johnson Marketing Manager, VenezuelaHow Helping Teen Mothers Changed My Life
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- Ana Roca CastroCo-creator and CEO, Webs.comMy Mom Was All We Needed to Overcome Every Obstacle
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- Phumzile Mlambo-NgcukaUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN WomenMy Mother Always Told Me Inaction Is Not an Option
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- Audrey McClellandBlogger, MomGenerations.comSend Me A Baby Girl
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- Kelsey WirthFounder and Co-Director, Mothers Out FrontWhen Moms Get Out Front
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- Haroon MokhtarzadaCo-creator and CEO, Webs.comStrength, Resilience and Selflessness: A Mother’s Love is Universal
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- Jennifer BorgetBabyCenterMotherhood Traditions From Around The World
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- Amanda Peet | Actor and Shot@Life Ambassador | #AmandaPeet / @ShotAtLife
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- Neema Namadamu Founder of Maman Shujaa Congo’s Hero Women: Creating a Different Future
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- Cynthia LeiveEditor-in-chief, GlamourThe Things You Can Do As One Person
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- Angelica Fuentes TellezChief Executive Officer, Grupo OmnilifeAngelissimaMotherhood is a Woman’s Greatest Challenge
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- Deborra-lee FurnessAustralian actress, humanitarian, child advocate My Mother Taught Me Hurdles Are Jumpable
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- Aaron SherinianVice President of Communications and Public Relations for the United Nations FoundationA Global Moms Relay for Healthier, Happier Families
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- Shot@Life ChampionsThe Universal Truths of Motherhood
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- Girl Up Teen Advisors & Their Moms Girl Up Teen Advisors Surprise Their Moms in the Most Beautiful Way
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