Mother Stereotypes Redefined

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Auburn, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I am a gay/trans-rights activist, spent high school forming a small private school's first Gay/Straight Alliance, & college canvassing neighborhoods for the HRC. I work hard to make sure my kids don't use/see labels --- which is incredibly difficult in the small, nearly-all-white Protestant town that I live in.

I also spend a few evenings a week working for the United Way & their various fundraisers and volunteering at the various organizations that the United Way supports.

Why are you participating?

I've worked against labels my whole life. I hate that when people see me they assume things. I think it's wonderful that this project is working to make people see beyond what is in front of their face and into the person that lies beneath. Sometimes the labels are right.

MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

Helped people young and old cook for health.

Why are you participating?

Labels build walls and I want to help build an unobstructed world for my daughter (and yours!). This project works to break down barriers and to help us see each other for who we are.

Worcester, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I'm a leader with End Demand Worcester, a community collaboration to shift law enforcement's attention to sex traffickers and people who buy sex, while advocating and proposing a network of support for victims and survivors of the sex trade.

Why are you participating?

I'm more than my situation or my disability. We all are.

Worcester, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I do try to always forward kindness and compassion.

Why are you participating?

I like the ideal of being part of something that presents the unseen, it can challenge how others may perceive one and the assumptions made.

Grafton, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

Giving away things I have to people who can use them creatively!

Why are you participating?

This is a unique project that will bring good to the forefront.

Northbridge, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I donated to breast cancer research

Why are you participating?

People need to see positive things in this not so positive time. If I can put a smile on at least one persons face today, my day is complete :)

Cape Cod, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

The latest: letting my son's ex-girlfriend (they parted acrimoniously) stay with us for about a week, after she lost her internship and before she could organize herself to get back to Texas. We treated her like a daughter and had a great time. Meanwhile, my two young-adult children were far away.

Why are you participating?

I love the idea of poking holes in stereotypes in a visual way. In this polarized society, it's important to see each other as individuals.