few weeks ago, according to her lawyers, but before that desperate to move away from the park where her son was shot and killed, she was living in a homeless shelter. mother s day began as a caller for peace in the aftermath of the civil war as julia ward-howe wrote in her mother s day proclamation of 1870 our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all we have taught them of oh charity, mercy and patience, we the women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs. from are the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. it says disarm disarm. the sort of murder is not the balance of justice. so on this mother s day to samaria rice are, i wish you whatever peace you can find. peace and justice, dear mother.