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Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Photo by ArtLex Memorial Day was established as a day to remember those who served and died to give us our freedom and protect our country and rights. As families and friends around the US gather this weekend for picnics, parties, a day on the boat, a day at the beach or a good old […]

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"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." – Frederick Douglass

"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." – Frederick Douglass

Yet with infinite knowledge we still enslave not only men, but mere children!

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The Root of Power

The Root of Power

Where does one find true power? Power is not in money, property, education or jobs, power is with all of us, in our words. If we can only learn to harness the power that we have and use our voices and learn to listen to the words of those around us. When we listen closely […]

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Follow-up to 'slavery in America'

Follow-up to 'slavery in America'

Hopefully many of you where able to catch the powerful and shocking, first part of 'slaves in America’ with Charles Gibson to follow the the story of Evelyn Chumbow, from Cameroon, a former slave, held captive in Maryland. Chumbow, was brought to the US at 11, with dreams of an education and new life in […]

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'slavery in America'

'slavery in America'

Photo by Polaris Project “Hiding in Plain Sight: How can we find and protect child victims of trafficking!”- Sheila Neville, Staff Attorney of The Legal Assistance to Trafficking Victims Project One never thinks horrid things happen in their home town, nor does one want to believe that right next door unthinkable abuses are being committed, […]

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Children Have Rights…Don't Forget Them!

Children Have Rights…Don't Forget Them!

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace.” — Kofi Annan

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Great Decisions Analysis: Child Trafficking

Today on the Foreign Policy Association's parent site they ran one of their many analysis pieces, this one was for the topic of Children's Rights. Please see the article, Great Decisions Analysis: Child Trafficking, and their many other great resources and analysis pieces. To accompany the piece on child trafficking, I wanted to give you […]

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'Blood Diamond' Cont.

'Blood Diamond' Cont.

When talking with the American reporter, Leo DiCaprio says, "Maybe we should all just write about it then". His cynical view is right in many ways, but here I am writing about it. Will I end the plight of any child soldiers in the world with this post? The truth is directly, most defiantly not, […]

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'Blood Diamond'

'Blood Diamond'

I wasn't going to write a piece on a movie, but I have heard so much talk about one in particular that I feel I cannot ignore its effect on the general population. After having so many people approach me since the release of Blood Diamond, and even more since it came out on DVD, […]

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International Day of Families

International Day of Families

Today, May 15th is International Day of Families, and I wanted to take this time to honor the family. Having a loving and caring family is something none of us should ever take for granted, unfortunately most of us do. We take it as right, we complain about out siblings, our parents, and often take […]

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Who's Children are They?

Who's Children are They?

Mark Vallen from his series Art for Change   They are your children, though you cannot and do not see them. They are all of our children…the parentless, homeless, abused, innocent victims of war, and the unloved children of the world. Why are they our children? Because they are the future, they are the future […]

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A Family Overcomes Child Abuse and Fights to Stay Out of Foster Care

I'm sitting here doing my Sunday night ritual of watching "Extreme Home Makeover" so I can have my weekly reality check and have a good cry. I wanted to especially tune into night as the show was about a family from my home town, Kansas City, but also because it was about a family who's […]

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HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

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World Fair Trade Day, May 12, 2007

World Fair Trade Day, May 12, 2007

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, 2007, is World Fair Trade Day, this years theme is "Kids Need Fair Trade,". Please take this day to think about what you buy, where it comes from, and how you are affecting the future of the worlds children. Start teaching your children today the value of fair trade, and its […]

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"The most violent element in society is ignorance." – Emma Goldman

"The most violent element in society is ignorance." – Emma Goldman

Do not let children continue to suffer for our own ignorance!

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