This is a letter from MomsRising about a new, affliated organization, FamiliesRising:

Dear MomsRising Member,

On Father’s Day last year we launched FamiliesRising.org, a mirror webspace that provides a venue for Dads, Grandparents, and anyone who doesn’t feel Momly to connect with the issues we are working on–because frankly our issues are family issues.  We’ve got some great Dads and Moms blogging at Families Rising, among them Dana Glazer, Dad and director of “The Evolution of Dad” documentary.  Here is the note he wrote to remind us to make sure that we include our whole family in this movement we are building.

Forward this note on to the men in your life today and invite them to sign on with you at: http://www.momsrising.org/signup

Here’s to a great New Year! – Joan

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As a father and a filmmaker, I want to share why it’s as important to get fathers involved in this movement as it for moms.

Most dads aren’t aware of what’s really going on in our culture. They think the issues promoted on MomsRising.org have nothing to do with them – that these are just women’s issues.  At the beginning of this past year I started work on a documentary film project about the changing role of fatherhood, titled The Evolution of Dad.  (www.evolutionofdad.com)

Before embarking on the project, I figured that, being a fairly involved dad of two young sons, I must know something about fatherhood. However, looking back, it’s amazing how little I really did understand, especially regarding all the different cultural assumptions and messages we’re given about what defines a good father. The bottom line is that while our society might say that fatherhood is important, the real underlying message is that dads are better off spending more time at work and less at home.

From my perspective, the only way we’re going to create any serious change is by getting dads more aware and more involved in the process. That’s why I’m making my film and that’s why I’m doing all I can to support Moms and FamiliesRising.  These are issues that affect every one of us. 

What I’m asking from you is to include the men in your life in the conversation about work/family balance as much as possible. Tell them why you became a member of MomsRising.org, why they should become a member of FamiliesRising.org (at http://www.momsrising.org/signup) and share this link: http://www.momsrising.org/familiesrising

Only together, moms and dads united, can change really happen.

Sincerely,

Dana H. Glazer
Director
The Evolution of Dad Feature Documentary Project
www.evolutionofdad.com