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Khalil Gibran - The Prophet

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said,
- Speak to us of children!

And he said:
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come trough you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of to-narrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the Archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Websites on the Rights of the Child

There are many websites that touch on the rights of the child and the UN Charter. One person would never be able to look at every possible site. What is listed below is a list of a few, international sites that might be helpful when looking for information about this issue. But I caution that it is ...

Just a beginning

Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children www.rightsofchildren.ca/

A multitude of various materials, including quizzes, information booklets and resource guide, on the UN Charter on the Rights of the Child. Available in French and English.

Childrens’ Rights Across the World boes.org/

Childrens’ Rights Information Network www.crin.org/

Valuable resource with publications, links to other organizations, and search engine on various issues related the rights of the child. Available in English, Spanish and French.

CIA Factbook www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook

A resource of information on every nation in the world including information on ages of populations, issues, etc.

Human Rights Watch - Children www.hrw.org/children/child-legal.htm

A wealth of varied media material resources are available on the issue of the rights of the child with a search engine covering many themes and issues on the rights of the child. Available in various languages.

International Catholic Children's Bureau www.bice.org/

'For each child, a future.' A Catholic international organization that sponsors projects and does research on issues around the rights of the child. The Congregation is a member of the organization. Available in French, English and Spanish.

Save the Children Network www.savethechildren.net/alliance/index.html

Save the Children UK www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/index.jsp?flash=true

UN Committee on the Rights of a Child www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc

Published Articles Recommended

At times we receive recommendations from readers of articles that they recommend in the area of JPIC (justice peace and integrity of creation). We are starting up a resource of these articles as they appear. At times we are not aware of any violation of copyright as these are for private circulation among the Edmund Rice Network. However, we will remove any articles that people make aware to us would violate copyright. A click on the title will take you either to the website of the original article, or to the archive of the article on our website.

Br. Steve Cram of SPA recommended Christine Milne's talk given in October, 2003. "Reclaiming the Common Wealth for the Common Good."

The Office for Africa recommended the presentation by Michael Mc Cabe, sma that was given at a Dublin gathering of the AEFJN in March, 2004. "Leadership and Justice in a Globalised World."

"Marginalized Youth in Need of Jubilee." Article written by Manuel Maquieiera, sj. Taken from Promotio Iustitiae. No. 77, 2003/1

Poems on the theme of the Rights of the Child. Refugee poems taken from Vocation for Justice, Summer, 2003. Published by Columbans, UK. Final poem taken from Promotio Iustitiae. No. 77, 2003/1

"I Was a Child Soldier", written by Osman Bah of Liberia, posted on Jan 31, 2004 on Open Democracy website, www.opendemocracy.net .

"Children's Plight Must be Addressed", Pope John Paul II's Angelus address. Published March 28, 2004. Posted on www.zenit.org/english/ .