From left to right: Corina Fiore, Ilina Ewen, Caroline Jorgenson, and Joanne Bamberger. These women inspire me to want to be better, do better.

She Acts  is the brainchild of  blogging conference I attended last year.  I attended a session on political blogging with Joanne Bamberger of Pundit Mom.  The session was small, only a select handful of women attending as the idea of political blogging sparks FEAR in many female bloggers.  However, the session was poignant, inspiring, and interesting.  We spoke about getting involved in the political process, about working in our communities, about overcoming fear of expressing opinion. At the time, the political debates on healthcare and the economy were ramping up, our nation become even more deeply divided.  And yet, here we were, a handful of politically minded concerned women, ready to jump into the “big P” and “little P” arena, ignoring the fray, and make a difference in our own communities, ready to inspire thought and discussion.  We discussed the writing process, research, and why we write.  Then, we talked about something even more important: the ability to go from word to action.

Action.

Our communities, our lives are ours to shape.  Each of us has the power to make a difference.  Small actions add up, changing one person, one aspect of our community at a time.  Big actions involve many, creating change through grand sweeping gestures.  Both are needed, necessary for communities to thrive.  Words. They matter.  Actions matter more.

I used to be quite involved in my community, either by mentoring my students in the Earth Group, Student Government and Amnesty International , or through working with groups like Special Olympics, Free Burma, and various AIDS organizations.  However, through a series of  long distance moves, and a few pregnancies, I found myself without a community to call my own and a busy life as a mother.  I still held very strong opinions that I was more  than happy to share, but I was no longer working  towards making a difference.  This site is as much as an inspiration as me finding my way back to community building and political action.

She Acts  is not  site to toot my own horn about things that I will be doing.  Quite the contrary.  She Acts is  about my journey back to action.  It will also highlight fantastic women and men, mothers and fathers, making a  difference, in their own communities.  I intend She Acts will provide  inspiration, help, guidance, and community to all women and men who wish to act in their communities.  It is a place for all to get together and share their stories about hope, change, and growth.

It is my hope that you find a home here.

Corina Fiore

She Acts