OBA Women Stand Up For #BringBackOurGirls
The women of the One Bermuda Alliance Government have joined in support of the global movement to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’, in response to the kidnapping of almost 300 school girls in Nigeria, which has touched a chord with people around the world.
The campaign aims to support the return of the girls, who were kidnapped from a school in Nigeria during the predawn hours of April 15, 2014 by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
A spokesperson said, “The world cannot survive without women, and so it is important to ensure the safety and welfare of girls and women everywhere. The women of this government stand in solidarity with thousands on our island and millions of people around the world in demanding the safe return of our sisters in Nigeria to their families and communities.”
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um, where is my MP for Southampton East? Oh, I forgot she ain’t a team playa no mo’…….shame on you missy ;-(
PR…but what else have you done besides hold up a sign…goes for everybody else not just those in this picture
This is good, but women (and men) around the world should be objecting daily to the mistreatment of girls and women, as for example, the murder the other day of the Pakistani women with bricks and sticks. Also where is the statement of condemnation by the Muslim community in Bermuda to these latest outrage by members of their religion?
Very noble gesture, but what else can women with political power do? What political clout can the women of the OBA extend to women overseas?
As rightly pointed out by an editor of the Evening Standard in London, these young girls need much more than just an hashtag on social media websites to aid their cause.
It’s been over 6 weeks since their disappearance and the young girls are between the ages of 12 to 15 years old. This sustained attack of intensive fear, anxiety and psychological maltreatment, coupled with total isolation from their families and loved ones, some girls will, undoubtedly, become emotionally and mentally traumatised and permanently scarred, I pray not.
It is a noble symbolic gesture, but can the women of the OBA do more? Certainly they can politically demonstrate more for these young girls, such as, a letter to the Nigerian Embassy in London on behalf of women in Bermuda sending an open letter to be posted on the Embassy’s website; acknowledging, encouraging and offering a beacon of inspiration to both the families and each young girl kidnapped and held as a hostage of intensive fear by Boko Haram who rebukes the right of girls to be educated.
An offer of Bermuda easter lilies in honour of these innocent victims would be another symbolic gesture of kindness, concern and ongoing vigilance for the most expedient and safe outcome.
Certainly the women of the OBA can do more…
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