Lynn McMullen (left) and Jody Bernstein (right) dressed historically for the occasion. McMullen, cofounder of the newly formed Global Democratic Citizen's Union, dressed as Susan B. Anthony, and Bernstein dresed as Julia Ward Howe, the founder of Mother's day in 1870. She read Howe's original proclamation to remind people "of the profound loss and pain war creates for all mother's ..."

Excerpt of Proclamtion:

"Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of fears!