Looking for a Few Good Moms: How One Mother Rallied a Million Others Against the Gun Lobby

by Donna Dees-Thomases, Alison Hendrie, Dianne Feinstein (Foreword)

In the summer of 1999, Donna Dees-Thomases was busy juggling the demands of two young children and a TV job promoting comedy gags. But one day she learned about a shooting, and in the space of just a few hours, everything in Donna's life changed. . . .

She decided to round up mothers--a group even more formidable than the gun lobby--to show Congress that mothers care about the gun-violence epidemic in America. She called her as-yet-unborn movement the MILLION MOM MARCH, even though she was, at the time, launching a revolution of one. In an astonishingly short 9 months, on Mother's Day 2000, Donna fulfilled her mission--and made history--when she was joined by nearly a million other mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends who were determined to let our government know that the time for enacting sensible gun laws is now. Not even the great marches of the Civil Rights movement drew as many people as the MILLION MOM MARCH. How did one mother get the attention of our government-and the world? Looking for a Few Good Moms shows how we all can make a difference if we are willing to take a stand.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 2004

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not even sure where to begin with this review. I became active in Gun violence prevention after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Over a decade after Donna Dees-Thomases pulled off the Million Mom March. I related to her over and over again throughout the book. She writes with great humor on a somber topic in a sensitive way. You feel as if Donna is one of your closest friends; she's honest, pokes fun at herself all the while tackling one of the toughest, most polarizing topics. I highly recommend this book

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book should be read by anyone trying to organize a movement. This book gives you play by play of the hard work it takes to do something big. What I love about it is that Thomases doesn't take credit for doing it herself. In fact, the whole book is about the collective work of many many volunteers. I think everyone should read this book because it gives us a glimpse into the first march/movement created in the cyber world - which people probably don't realize now. It is like it's the template for all current marches/movements. Good stuff.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good read, I'm not just saying that because I'm actually in the book, but it was an incredible gift to stand on that stage and ring that bell and see all those faces gathered together for one purpose, gun-control! You're the best Donna, I will always cherish that!!!