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From my email inbox this morning: https://www.womensmarch.com/missing-girls/
While all missing youth face obstacles and are at risk of some kind of violence, girls of color, particularly Black and Indigenous girls, face intersecting threats of gendered violence, racial violence, and mistreatment and violence within systems and institutions that are supposed to serve them. Trans, queer, and gender nonconforming young people, as well as disabled youth, also face intersecting violence and represent a disproportionate share of homeless youth.
The response to #MissingGirlsDC has shown just how pervasive this violence is - and how invisible it is to those who are not directly impacted by it. It is not invisible. We all know it is happening. And we all must act.
Today, Womens March is launching an awareness campaign to connect people, huddles, and communities, to resources around the issue of the missing Black, Latinx, and Indigenous girls. We are committed to supporting, advocating for, and uplifting the work of local organizations that have long been dedicated to finding and caring for these girls, and for all missing youth - including trans and gender nonconforming youth. Below, weve included some organizations based around the country for you to consider supporting - whether by attending meetings and events, volunteering, spreading the word on social media, or through financial support.
I am a white woman who currently lives abroad. I support ALL my sisters - EVERY SINGLE ONE!
Cha
(297,290 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)is trying to raise awareness of the major discrepancies in media reporting and attention by the authorities - and the public - when kidnapped or missing children are not white. Their focus is on females. But the same applies to males.
Kudos to them! The least that I can do is to help publicize their campaign and I have also shared this information on FB. I don't "do" Twitter or the rest or I would also share there.
The link provides more meaningful suggestions to help.
The Women's March continues to draw on the momentum generated by the January Women's March on Washington. https://www.womensmarch.com/
Squinch
(50,955 posts)country from me, and I heard about it every day.
Meanwhile, in a neighborhood I worked in that was 5 miles away from my home, 5 black girls under the age of 11 disappeared within a few months of each other, all last seen around the same intersection I never heard a word about it on any news outlet.
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)outrageous! And telling indeed.
So much for "liberty and justice for ALL."
Squinch
(50,955 posts)safety committee and the disappearances stopped. But I don't think they ever found those children.