#BringBackOurGirls: New York Mayor and Reverend Al Sharpton March On Boko Haram School Girls Kidnap

[stevenleser]

I was lucky enough to participate in this march and rally

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/bringbackourgirls-new-york-mayor-and-reverend-al-sharpton-march-boko-haram-school-girls-ki

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and at least 200 local residents, and elected officials, all representing a cross section of activists, and concerned citizens took part in a rally in front of the Nigerian Consulate on Saturday afternoon. It was the second such gathering in front of the Consulate this week with public attention squarely focused on the fate the still missing 200 plus female students kidnapped by the Boko Haram in mid-April.

The New York Mayor weighing in on the issue is significant for a locally elected official in the U.S. Most U.S. mayors and governors avoid speaking out on a global issue not directly touching their jurisdiction, even one as controversial as the kidnapping of the 200 plus female students in Nigeria.

That mayor de Blasio spoke out, and marched alongside fellow citizens will likely change the tenor of the debate in America’s most international of cities. De Blasio who addressed the crowd of roughly 200, said that the kidnappings in Borno State “should be denounced around the world.” His wife and daughter at the march that assembled in front of the consulate joined the mayor.

[Aerows]

1. This whole situation is so horrible

I cannot imagine what kind of evil would kidnap children taking a physics final and then selling them. What did they do to the boys, or are they segregated by gender?

Ugly, ugly side of religious fanaticism.

[stevenleser]

3. It is terrible. And from what I understand a girls secondary school was targeted thus girls only

but they have killed men/boys in the past if this wiki can be believed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Chibok_kidnapping

If this wiki is accurate, this group needs to be stopped, permanently.

[Cha]

2. Thank you, Steve! Mahalo to Mayor de Blasio and Rev Al~

John Lewis ✔ @repjohnlewis
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My heart aches for these young girls. #BringBackOurGirls
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Ellen DeGeneres ✔ @TheEllenShow
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It can’t happen soon enough. #BringBackOurGirls

11:22 AM - 8 May 2014

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[stevenleser]

4. You're welcome! Here is one more pic from just before the beginning of the march...

[Cha]

5. Good for all of you, Steven! I think the more light that shines on this

the better.

[William769]

6. Good for you Steve.

This is just horrible! They need to go in there and find them now!

[sheshe2]

7. Thank you for being there in your support steve.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024911180

They need to come home, then this group needs to be stopped.

[Cha]

9. Haunting, she.. mahalo.. I think you'd like to see this message of support, too~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4940879

[Cha]

8. #Malala Yousafzai “Girls in Nigeria are my sisters"..

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#Malala Yousafzai tells me: “Girls in Nigeria are my sisters.” http://cnn.it/1inluB6 #BringBackOurGirls @MalalaFund

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[sheshe2]

11. Sweet Malala.

Of course they are her sisters. They stand together to educate themselves and make this world a far better place.

Peace to them all~

That's a great tweet Cha, thank you.

[Cha]

12. Yes, the Girls are all our Sisters~

You're welcome, she

[Archae]

10. I wish any of these marches or rallies would actually help...

But they won't.

Only the leadership of that "Boko Harum" will solve the problem, and it looks like they have no intention of doing anything except selling the girls.

[Jamaal510]

13. K&R

[Number23]

14. K&R this is wonderful