We have a huge opportunity in our hands right now.
We can shake our heads in dismay about the atrocities of the Holocaust and the SS Death Camps...we weren't there...what could we have done?
We can consider the annihilation of the Armenian people..it was so far away...we weren't sure what was happening!
Think about the days of terror in Rwanda...while the United Nations was discussing whether or not it was genocide...the Hutu's had slaughtered 800,00 men women and children in 100 days! Read about it from a Canadian perspective in "Shake hands with the Devil " by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, a strong and dedicated Canadian Peace keeper who led his men to try and stop the the genocide, but was brought to his knees because he could only watch, but was given no power to do anything because the government again argued as to whether or not this uprising was in fact a "genocide" as described in the Geneva Convention. His dedication was not in vain, for he is a powerful witness to the evil that was done, and at great cost to himself mentally and emotionally. It's easy to ignore something when it's not in your face. Well then put it in your face...in your head..carry the images you will see when you "google" Darfur or read my posts and then go to Stand Up Canada and you will find an easy way to write a letter, and even who to write it to. Pen and paper gets hand delivered (now isn't that funny) and encourage others to write too. Start a Chapter in your own School or Church. You may think it won't make a difference, but politics is an interesting game...if enough people make an issue and some noise about it, they will have to respond.
I am a single mother fighting fibromyalgia, heart disease, depression, and social anxiety. This page allows me to talk about politics, the state of the world, my passions and dreams about building a tiny house, without ever having to leave my home...how GREAT is that! Welcome!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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