you still with me??

so it's been awhile....so many things on my mind but for now, would you join us in celebrating Africa's children??

last saturday was the Day of the African Children 2012. this is a brief description of why june 16 will be forever honored as part of African history::

"In 1976, thousands of black school children took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa. In a march more than half a mile long, they protested against apartheid-inspired education. Hundreds of unarmed young boys and girls were shot down by security forces.

To honour the memory of those killed and the courage of all those who marched, the Day of the African Child has been celebrated on 16 June every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organization of African Unity (now the African Union). The Day also draws attention to the lives of African children today. This year, Day of the African Child focuses on the plight disabled children."

                                                                      {a child's voice}

THIS year, A Child's Voice {an advocacy group giving Uganda's orphaned and vulnerable children a voice..a voice that they so deserve!} is collecting pictures of people "celebrating" africa's children! 

ACV is encouraging people of all ages to take photos of themselves and/or with a group of people with a sign that says, "We celebrate Africa's Children" ... would you be willing to print or make a sign, gather some people (the more the merrier;), take a photo and then upload it to A Child's Voice facebook page.

... to get the picture, you can go here and print it off... 

this goes beyond A Child's Voice, adoption and even beyond uganda..this is about celebrating our brothers and sisters who live across the globe from us..our brothers and sisters who, despite so many hardships, have found hope ..

let's honor the thousands of precious ones who died 36 years ago fighting for something they so strongly believed.

let's stand with the children of africa.

you with me??