
Ignorance breeds hatred and conflict. if we are unwilling to understand that people are different, that they come from all walks of life and still, by God's grace, walk this planet, then we can not know better than God. If they are here they deserve dignity, respect and not the jud…
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Posted on July 11, 2009 at 4:37pm —

Abandoned on an Isle She sleeps,
maternal spirit, distant memory
Her name once on the lips of masses,
now unknown to children captive,
Her garments stained in patriot blood
rot aside the island shore,
her image in surrounding waters,
blurred and blinded by oppression,
Too l…
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Posted on July 11, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Hello. My name is Stazja McFadyen. I am co-founder of Poets for Human Rights. I conduct our two annual poetry contests, the Alexander Popoff Youth Award and the Anita McAndrews award poetry contest.
P4HR co-founder, Larry Jaffe, is Poet Laureate for Youth for Human Rights, International, a group founded by Mary Shuttleworth. They have produced an award-winning DVD of 30 public service announcements depicting the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The PSAs can be seen at www.youthforhumanrights.org.
Welcome to Poets for Human Rights. Please let me know how we can work together.
Sincerely,
Stazja McFadyen
Co-founder, Poets for Human Rights