If I could sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children. --Mrs. Rosa Parks, honorary co-chair, 1996 Stand for Children rally On June 1, 1996 the Childrens Defense Fund (CDF) convened with over three thousand co-sponsoring organizations, including the NAACP and many others in the civil rights community, the largest rally for children in our nations history. Over 200,000 parents, grandparents, child advocates, religious leaders, and others of every race, age, faith, and discipline from all walks of life gathered together at the Lincoln Memorial to Stand for Children(TM). Mrs. Parks, honorary co-chair with Rosie ODonnell, provided an iconic statement that still holds true today as Black children are sliding backwards and child poverty levels are indefensible in our wealthy nation. I WAS THERE THAT DAY WITH 4 OF MY CHILDREN, WE TRAVELED BY BUS AND THEY WERE 5,7,8 AND 9. I TOOK A PLEDGE THAT FROM THAT DAY FORWARD I WOULD STAND FOR CHILDREN, NOT JUST BLACK CHILDREN, ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST POOR CHILDREN, ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST HOUSED CHILDREN BUT HOMELESS CHILDREN AS WELL, NOT JUST DISABLED CHILDREN BUT ABLED CHILDREN ALSO, NOT JUST CHILDREN ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHO THEY ARE BUT THOSE WHO CANT BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE THE WORDS. *my word is my bond and I will not be taken off my post. ~ Twila Page 10/10/2014
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:38:06 +0000
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