Wake Up Call: Guinea's Army Out of Control

The local army in Guinea, West Africa, has taken it upon themselves to become looters, robbers, and killers. This comes after 57 people lost their lives over what the army calls an uprising. 53 people were said to have lost their lives in the stampede at this demonstration, and 4 people were shot down. Now the army is going door to door and doing as it pleases to these people. Does this remind us of another element that behaves in such a way? A gang perhaps? This is the countries military and because they have the guns and the control, they are using their usurped authority to oppress and kill a poor people in a poor country. International Community, it's a wake up call. These incidents are not just statistics, but real live mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters. Alive now, but for how much longer is the question we need to ask ourselves. Wake up world, this has got to stop!

Baby Brianna

GRAPHIC video, not for sensative viewers. This is a sad video. Please watch and then remember that this is still a problem and it is up to all of us, you and me to make some noise and STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW!

Afghanistan reaches historic milestone for children’s rights

KABUL, Afghanistan, 17 August 2009 – The Afghan Ministry of Foreign affairs launched its first report on the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which was ratified by the Afghan Government in 1994.

This is great news everyone! We need to see reports coming from Afghanistan that are hopeful and positive and reflect real change and real constructive efforts from leaders in Afghanistan to help put an end to child labour, forced early child marriage, etc. This article from Unicef makes me very happy as I am a promoter of child rights! Now we can hope that the powers that be will stand on their words and will do what is right!

This is Why I Say Stop Child Abuse Now!

The family that taught me how to live, how to enjoy this life and how to find love in my heart was not the family I was born into. It was a friend of mine and her family, Olan, BJ, Larry, Deserie and Lonnie. Without their intervention, love and care I am not sure where I would be today. By the time I was 10 years old I was wishing my mom would kill me and get it over with. By the time I was 12 I did not care if I was alive and began to do drugs to kill the pain. It was a nightmare and there was really no end in sight as no one in our family would put a stop to it, and none of our neighbors would do anything about it. By the time I was 13, my head had taken all the blows it could take and on a bad day, extremely violent beating,my mom had blow after blow to the back of my head, cracked it open. She then threw me out of the house and I went down the street dizzy, blood running down my face, to my friends house and her mom was a nurse. She took one look at me and my life changed forever. I thank them for sharing their love, compassion, kindness, care, home, lives over the course of two years. I thank God for them everyday and anyone who would dare to be like them.

Be a Source of Light and Life

Children should not suffer from ill treatment or abuse of any kind. I cannot imagine growing up in a home without violence, hatred, abuse in all it's many forms, neglect and indifference to suffering. I know that I am not alone and that the world has always been full of these tragic offenses and will continue to be as long as there is a lack of education, a lack of hope, a lack of help, and a lack of response from people around the world who refuse to accept that this is a chronic disease to which there is no cure. People who have not experienced abuse of any kind do not realize how important it is to speak up and raise awareness, even if it does not directly affect their lives. I encourage everyone to become educated on human rights and get involved in any way you can. Reach out to someone in need! Be a ray of light and hope to those in your world who need a hand up! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WE DO COUNT! IT DOES MATTER!

Making a Difference in Someone's Life

How many lives can we change for the better by just doing one simple thing? By giving of ourselves, sharing, mentoring and just being there for someone makes a positive impact on some one's life. Taking the time to spend with our loved ones, making the time to spend with a friend in need, a neighbor who needs a shoulder to cry on, a young adult who needs a mentor, someone positive in their lives who will just listen. That is how easy it really is. We can all take this on as a challenge and take a look around in our own "world" and then be that someone in their life and show them that it does matter, they do count. Be that someone!

Afghans Want Real Freedom Not War, Terror

The new recommendation by Osama Bin Laden is that all Europeans should remove their troops from Afghanistan. This is something the average Afghan citizen does not want. There are too many videos and too many news articles, television shows, media sessions that spell out the fact that Afghanistan does not want any more war, they do not want terrorists either and they do want the US, Canadian, and European troops to stay and support them as they take control of their country back from these oppressors and dictators. The average Afghan citizen will tell you that they want their country to be free, the way it used to be before the Soviet invasion in the late 1970's. These people have only known war, and with the current life expectancy of 45 years, there are not many people in Afghanistan who would have been old enough to know freedom. We need to stay and support the people in Afghanistan who want freedom. They know that so many troops have given their lives to oust the terrorists and they themselves have paid a heavy price as they have never known a time without war and oppression in these last 30 years. Who are we going to listen to? It better be the peacemakers. The people who want a life without fear and hostility, death and poverty. We have to close our ears to people who do not wish for a better world, and open our hearts to those that do.