#112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1791 days #LeahSharibu 384 days #AliceNgaddah 374 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1791 days

#LeahSharibu for 384 days

#AliceNgaddah for 374 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 63 (2019) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019. Here's an excerpt from last year's #CSW62 parallel forum, "From African soil to the Mississippi Delta: Safeguarding Human Security and Wellbeing for Rural Women and Girls and Tools for Empowerment" convened by #BringBackOurGirlsNYC, @Dramedia Red Mujeres Afroamericanos Afrocaribeñas y de la Diaspora.

#112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1790 days #LeahSharibu 383 days #AliceNgaddah 373 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1790 days

#LeahSharibu for 383 days

#AliceNgaddah for 373 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

Excerpt from presentation in the Parallel Forum of 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, "From African soil to the Mississippi Delta: Safeguarding Human Security and Wellbeing for Rural Women and Girls and Tools for Empowerment," at Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission. 221 East 52nd Street, NYC.  

Convened by  The Drammeh Institute, in partnership with KHAFRE, Inc.,  BringBackOurGirlsNYC, Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas Afrocaribeñas y de la Diaspora

It's #InternationalWomensDay #112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1789 days #LeahSharibu 382 days #AliceNgaddah 372 days

 

It's International Women's Day

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1789 days

#LeahSharibu for 382 days

#AliceNgaddah for 372 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

Lagos BBOG Sitout at The Marina

Lagos BBOG protest

 

I say a little prayer for #112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1788 days #LeahSharibu 381 days #AliceNgaddah 371 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1788 days

#LeahSharibu for 381 days

#AliceNgaddah for 371 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

 

 

I say a little prayer for #112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1788 days #LeahSharibu 381 days #AliceNgaddah 371 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1788 days

#LeahSharibu for 381 days

#AliceNgaddah for 371 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

 

 

#112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1787 days #LeahSharibu 380 days #AliceNgaddah 371 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1787 days

#LeahSharibu for 380 days

#AliceNgaddah for 370 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

Empire State Building lit up for our #ChibokGirls and as statement on Fighting Gender-Based Violence, 14 April 2015, thanks to the partnership of ‪#‎BringBackOurGirlsNYC‬ and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, US Representative for New York’s 12th congressional district

 

 

#112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1786 days #LeahSharibu 379 days #AliceNgaddah 369 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1786 days

#LeahSharibu for 379 days

#AliceNgaddah for 369 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

Bring Back Our Girls sit-out at Marina, Lagos

#BringBackOurGirls protest at Nigerian Consulate, NYC 

  

#112ChibokGirls in Boko Haram captivity 1785 days #LeahSharibu 378 days #AliceNgaddah 368 days

 

#112ChibokGirls have been in Boko Haram captivity

For 1785 days

#LeahSharibu for 378 days

#AliceNgaddah for 368 days

Thousands of other Nigerians are also held captive.

We must keep demanding their rescue

And reunification with their families.

#BringBackOurDaughters

#FiveYearsTooLong

#HopeEndures

#NoMoreExcuses

#BringBackOurGirls

#BBOG

All photos from Congressional Black Caucus' Africa Brain Trust Conference at the Rayburn Building, US House of Representatives.