More GREAT News!!!

Hey everyone, it has been a long time since I posted anything on this blog..I have been very busy with my new volunteer role as Canada Regional Director for Dreamcatchers For Abused Children!! I am still very interested in human rights for all, child rights for all, and so happy to stand with anyone who is doing anything positive to help make this world a better place..I just want to share a link with you from the CanILF, the Canadian International Learning Foundation! The work being done in Kandahar with the ACCC - Afghan Canadian Cultural Centre is AMAZING...Take a look at what they have been up to...

http://www.canilf.org/2010/01/26/canada-and-afghanistan-keeping-our-promises-to-benefit-the-afghan-school-project/

Women’s rights advocates square off over status of Afghan women

Women’s rights advocates square off over status of Afghan women


This is an excellent example of why we need to stay and promote positve change in Afghanistan! Promote education and promote human rights, child rights, a stable economy and enough resources so the Afghan people can regain their country and their basic human rights. Congratulations CanILF! This is a great accomplishment! Keep up the great work!

I Remember!

I REMEMBER! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY, FOR GIVING THEIR LIVES,BLOOD,AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF LAYING DOWN THEIR LIVES TO HELP PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. THIS THANK YOU IS FOR ALL OF THE CANADIAN AND AMERICAN SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE NOW ON TOURS AND OPS TO MAKE THE WORLD A SAFER AND BETTER PLACE, MY HEART AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR SECURING AND MAINTAINING OUR ** FREEDOM!**!!

Afghanistan: Hundreds of Kandahar students graduate from CIDA-funded education program

Afghanistan: Hundreds of Kandahar students graduate from CIDA-funded education program




This is great news and it could not come at a better time. Over 200 students graduating from the Afghan Canadian Community Centre in Kandahar. Congratulations to everyone who had a part in this great achievement, but most importantly, Congratulations to all the students for making it happen! My heart is with you all.

Here is a Book Worth Reading

This book is so timely and filled with so much excellent information regarding Afghan women's rights issues, and the state of human rights in Muslim countries. Reading these women's stories just reinforces me, solidifies the fact that women across the globe need to step up and stand up for the Muslim women around the world. These women are our sisters and we must help them gain their very basic human rights. The women in the book called "Muslim Women Reformers Inspiring Voices Against Oppression" written by author Ida Lichter inspire me even more to get involved and raise my voice for those who cannot raise their voices. I would recommend this book to all who want to hear the truth about the state of affairs in human rights and women's rights issues. I would also recommend a blog mentioned in the book by Wazhma Frogh, who advocates and speaks about women's rights issues in Afghanistan and knows first hand what the underlying issues are that are keeping the women in Afghanistan from taking hold of what is rightfully theirs, human rights. Great Book, Great Blog!

Afghanistan’s Parliament in the Making: Gendered Understandings and Practices of Politics in a Transitional Country (Book (Miscellaneous), 2009) - Materials - UNIFEM

Afghanistan’s Parliament in the Making: Gendered Understandings and Practices of Politics in a Transitional Country (Book (Miscellaneous), 2009) - Materials - UNIFEM


This is one article worth taking the time to look at. It is about time we start to see some progress with Afghan women and the Afghan Parliament. They need our support! Take the time to become educated on these issues and support organizations around the globe who are truly making a difference!

Child rights are HUMAN rights!

Most people tend to push child abuse under the carpet, out of sight and out of mind, but for me it is an issue that deserves front and center stage. Children have the right to life, they have the right to protection, they have the right to provision, they have the right to safety, shelter, food, health care, education and every other "human" right that we all should enjoy. Sadly, so many children around the globe and even in our own neighborhoods do not have adequate care and are being abused, maltreated, neglected and denied their basic human rights. That is why I promote child abuse awareness. Become educated regarding the issues surrounding child abuse, then become empowered to help change this world for the better by supporting organizations around the globe, and even in our own cities that are changing this world for the better! These children are counting on us, and they cannot wait! Let's get involved!