[Sundaycommunity] A simple petition we can helop with for women's education in Afghanistan

[Brenda Holtkamp]

On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 10:15 AM Dwyer Sullivan via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Good morning all you good people and looking forward to seeing you all
> soon at Liturgy,
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> Here is a timely petition I am sure all of us are in support of and it
> just needs one quick click.
> Peace, Dwyer
> Dear friends,
> The Taliban tried to kill me when I fought for girls' education. And now,
> it’s been *one month since the Taliban in Afghanistan banned millions of
> girls from school.*
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> The situation is dire and our Afghan sisters need our help. So *I’m
> personally asking you to join me, alongside Afghan women’s rights advocates
> Zarqa Yaftali and Shaharzad Akbar*, in calling on leaders to get all
> Afghan girls back in school.
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> *Help us make this one of the biggest calls for girls’ education the world
> has ever seen*, and I’ll deliver it directly to G20 leaders. Sign with
> one click and share with everyone:
> ADD YOUR NAME
> <https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/get_afghan_girls_back_in_school_loc/?bISbiab&signup=1&cl=18684345764&v=135886&_checksum=1ac1f8afd57ab934bd4c5c60bee92c938a9ffd565525a2bf5718b6d3b3e87792>
> *To the Taliban and leaders around the world*
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> *,One month ago, the Taliban shut school gates for millions of Afghan
> girls -- robbing them of not just an education but also their
> futures.Afghanistan is now the only country in the world that forbids
> girls' education. Leaders everywhere must take urgent, decisive action to
> get every Afghan girl back in school. - To the Taliban authorities, you
> assured the world that you would respect the rights of girls and women —
> but you are denying millions their right to learn. Reverse the de facto ban
> on girls’ education and re-open girls’ secondary schools immediately.- To
> the leaders of the G20 nations, discussing the importance of education
> isn't enough. Use the G20 Leaders' Declaration to call on the Taliban to
> allow girls to go to school and provide urgent funding to support a
> coordinated education plan for all Afghan children.- To the leaders of
> Muslim countries, religion does not justify preventing girls from going to
> school. Make this clear to Taliban leaders by issuing public statements on
> the Islamic imperative for girls’ complete education.The longer a girl
> stays out of school, the less likely she is to return. Join us in calling
> on leaders around the world to defend Afghan girls' right to learn and
> lead.Sincerely,*
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> *Zarqa Yaftali, Malala Yousafzai, Shaharzad Akbar*
> ADD YOUR NAME
> <https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/get_afghan_girls_back_in_school_loc/?bISbiab&signup=1&cl=18684345764&v=135886&_checksum=1ac1f8afd57ab934bd4c5c60bee92c938a9ffd565525a2bf5718b6d3b3e87792>
> With hope,
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> Malala Yousafzai, Zarqa Yaftali, Shaharzad Akbar and the Avaaz team
> --
> Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly With Your God
>     - Micah 6:8
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