Malala Day: Sharing A Message Of Solidarity #StrongerThan
Malala Day celebrates the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot for bravely defying the Taliban and attending school. This year, she has traveled to Nigeria to see the plight of girls, like her, in great danger for simply going to school. Malala wants to use Malala Day this year to ask everyone to raise their voices to say: we are #strongerthan those who use fear, intimidation and violence to stand in the way of every girl and boy’s basic right to an education.
Below is her statement from Nigeria.
I am in Nigeria with some of the brave girls who have sacrificed so much to get an education and achieve their dreams. We are petitioning YOU to stand with us.
I was honored to meet some of the girls yesterday, and after listening, sharing and crying together, we have a message:
We will not be silent while our Sisters in Nigeria and around the world are targeted in this war on education. Together we are stronger than oppression. We are stronger than violence. We are stronger than fear. We have a right to an education and we will prevail. We will see the return of our innocent sisters in Nigeria, and that they and all children will be able to go to school. We are stronger than those who stand in our way. Stand with us, and together we will win.
As strong and determined as we are, we cannot do this on our own. These girls in Nigeria must know they are not alone; we will not forget those still in captivity. We need you to stand with us. Sign this statement to show you are with us, and that together we are #StrongerThan fear, oppression and violence.
— Malala
If you want to stand with Malala then please sign this Change.Org petition.
dear Marie, thank you so much for this profile of the very courageous, Malala, and for facilitating our being able to stand in solidarity with her. we must marshal every ounce of compassion, empathy, and our sense of justice to not only be written down with the link you provided, but to also give it a forceful thrust out into the universe where others so like-minded, but without means to send their own message, can hold onto hope until some how, some way, they are empowered to do so. Malala now has a voice, but we have an obligation, I believe, to also consider those who so desperately desire an education, but have been oppressed so severely they dare not speak out. even Malala runs the risk of great danger to herself and to those who love her and those assisting her.
much love,
karen
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