Friday, October 24, 2003
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Sunday, October 19, 2003
Campaign hopes to reverse trend of spending more hours on the job
"Organizers say recent passage of a Senate resolution designating October as National Work and Family Month is a sign that Americans feel stretched too thin. The resolution elevates reducing conflict between the demands of work and family to a national priority.
'We've been on this adrenaline ride for a long time,' says John de Graaf, national coordinator for the day and editor of the movement's handbook, 'Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America.' The book is a collection of essays from nearly 40 researchers and advocates exploring the effects of our high-octane lifestyles, offering alternative examples from other nations - as well as our own past - and suggesting ways to change.
Take Back Your Time Day, which grew out of a 2002 Simplicity Forum conference at Oberlin College, has brought together groups that often don't intermingle, such as conservative family-values advocates, liberal environmentalists and labor groups. What unites the disparate coalition is a belief that Americans have made sacrifices to add an average of 60 hours to their work year since 1990. "
"Organizers say recent passage of a Senate resolution designating October as National Work and Family Month is a sign that Americans feel stretched too thin. The resolution elevates reducing conflict between the demands of work and family to a national priority.
'We've been on this adrenaline ride for a long time,' says John de Graaf, national coordinator for the day and editor of the movement's handbook, 'Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America.' The book is a collection of essays from nearly 40 researchers and advocates exploring the effects of our high-octane lifestyles, offering alternative examples from other nations - as well as our own past - and suggesting ways to change.
Take Back Your Time Day, which grew out of a 2002 Simplicity Forum conference at Oberlin College, has brought together groups that often don't intermingle, such as conservative family-values advocates, liberal environmentalists and labor groups. What unites the disparate coalition is a belief that Americans have made sacrifices to add an average of 60 hours to their work year since 1990. "
