Tagged With "Children's Day"

Children’s Day_1955 On December 14, 1954 a universal day dedicated to children was instituted by United Nation’s Resolution 836 (IX) as an observance of the understanding and brother hood among all the children of the world. It was also used to outline a solemn oath to children that the world would do whatever it took to protect, educate, and secure their overall well-being. In 1955 as Easter approached, I recall asking my mother if my sister and I might be getting new shoes or clothes for...

America-Our Children Need Us Across the country, communities are coping with the consequences of social injustice : poverty, racism, inequity, violence, isolation, and economic segregation. These challenges undermine the capacity and well-being of our nation’s most precious resource, our children. (1) We have to speak up “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. John Robert Lewis_ American...