A Very Special Video
for Mothers & Mother's Day


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Felicity Huffman is the mother of two children. Felicity currently stars in the ABC show "Desperate Housewives" for which she has received an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for the film "Transamerica". Felicity is an active supporter of Planned Parenthood and several organizations that support breast cancer research.

Christine Lahti is the mother of three children. She is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress for "Chicago Hope" and an Oscar winning director for the short film "Lieberman in Love". Christine has been an active champion for many social justice issues including women's rights and the fight against breast cancer. She has spoken at many rallies and is a contributor to The Huffington Post.

Fatma Saleh is a mother of three children. She is the author of "A New Perspective - Women in Islam" and an active member in the Muslim community, serving as a board member for two Muslim organizations and involved in inter-faith dialogue. Fatma decided to participate in this project because it is "important for people around the world to recognize that mothers come in all ethnic, dialect, and religious origins but all share in the same principle -- the love and protection of our children."

Ashraf Salimian is a mother of three. She is originally from Tehran, where she lived until age seventeen. At that time, she left Iran to attend college and was unable to return after earning her degrees, due to the outbreak of war. Ashraf now lives in Southern California and volunteers at her local mosque.

Gloria Steinem is an American feminist icon, journalist and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine. Since writing her 1962 article in Esquire magazine about the way in which women are forced to choose between a career and marriage she became politically active in the feminist movement, and has worked tirelessly for several important causes.

Vanessa Williams is the mother of four children. She is a multi-platinum recording star whose "Save The Best For Last" spent five weeks in the number 1 spot. Vanessa can be seen weekly on ABC's "Ugly Betty" for which she won an Image Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress. She is a Board Member for the Special Olympics and serves as Global Ambassador for the movement.

Alfre Woodard is the mother of two children. Alfre is a four-time Emmy winner and an Oscar nominee. She has been involved in numerous organizations helping to raise money and consciousness. Alfre is a founder of Artists For A New South Africa, has been involved in efforts to raise AIDS awareness and fought against environmental racism.