[etni] Convention on Rights
- From: "aviva shapiro" <shapiroaviva@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:40:15 +0200
Dear Etniers,
The Convention on the Rights of Children which was passed by the UN in 1989
and ratified by every country in the world ( except the USA and Somalia -
which have only signed it saying they support it but not ratified it) states
clearly the following:
**
*The actions, or inactions, of government impact children more strongly than
any other group in society.* Practically every area of *government
policy*(for example,
*education*, public health and so on) affects children to some degree.
*Short-sighted
policymaking* *that fails to take children into account has a negative
impact on the future of all members of society *by giving rise to policies
that cannot work
*The costs to society of failing its children are huge.* Social research
findings show that children's earliest experiences significantly influence
their future development. The course of their development determines their
contribution, or cost, to society over the course of their lives
It would seem that at this point in our STRIKE we need to remind the
Ministry of Education about this Convention of Rights. . The reforms we
demand are for our children,and for their future. The short- sighted gov't
of ours is ruining our future.
Let's hope justice prevails..
Aviva
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Try and Fail BUT Never Fail to try !!!
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