This is a press release from Hope not Hate
As I write this email Malala Yousafzai is on her way to the UK for emergency medical attention. This brave 14-year-old from Pakistan is fighting for her life after being shot in the head by the Taliban for daring to campaign for girls to be educated.
The shooting has shocked Pakistan and tens of thousands have taken to the streets to condemn the shooting and support her calls for greater rights for girls and women.
Meanwhile Malala is on her way to the UK and we want to send her our best wishes
http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/ malala-yousafzai
The attempted assassination of Malala highlights the worldwide struggle between HOPE and hate. From the persecution and harassment of minorities in the UK to the genocidal killing fields of East Africa; from Governments trying to outlaw homosexuality in several countries to the religious extremists who are trying to impose their worldview on believers and non-believers alike – there is just too much hate in this world.
Malala should be a symbol of our resistance to hatred. That is why we want to let her know that we all want her to recover. We will deliver one copy of the Get Well book to the hospital and another to the Pakistan High Commission.
Tell Malala we are thinking of her
http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/malala-yousafzai
This week has been designated Hate Crimes Awareness week and HOPE not hate has created a special website to look at hate crime. Each day this week we will put up a number of articles by organisations helping victims and trying to reduce hatred in our society. There will be a daily discussion point and people will be invited to give us their thoughts. Today we ask why victims of hate crime appear so reluctant to report the incident to the police.
Tomorrow, two leading British Paralympic stars give their views on whether this summer’s Paralympics has changed attitudes towards disability.
You can visit our website here: http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/hate-crime/
Malala stood up to hatred and now needs our help. Please send her your best wishes and visit our Hate Crime Awareness Week website.
Gene adds: This is encouraging.
