July 14th is Malala Day. It has been almost 3 years since she was shot and almost killed for wanting to go to school and raising her voice for that right. It has been 3 years since the world watched as she recovered and her voice grew louder with support from everyone. It has been one year since she spoke at the United Nations on her 16th birthday and it was proclaimed to be Malala Day and she said “I speak not for myself, but for those without a voice.”
For Malala Day this year, Malala wants us all to raise our voices and get loud for what we are passionate about. She wants to know what we are each stronger than.
This is a message and request from Malala:
Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard.
On my birthday last year, I stood before the United Nations and spoke up for girls’ rights. You stood with me, with letters, messages and photos of support. Thank you.
This year, we need to raise our voices even louder. I’m asking you to stand with me again on Malala Day to say: We are stronger than the enemies of education. We are stronger than fear, hatred, violence and poverty.
They thought that bullets would silence us, but they failed. Instead, out of that silence came thousands of voices. My birthday wish this year is that we all raise our voices for those under oppression, to show our own power and that courage is stronger than their campaign of fear.
The road to equality is long, but we will succeed if we walk it together. Please join me in raising your voice this Malala Day.
I am #StrongerThan
Join me and show your support, what are you #StrongerThan? I want you to take a picture of yourself with a sign that says, “I am stronger than…” and list your word.
For more information about Malala Day and Malala, go to www.malala.org.
Hey Hannah it’s Ben from take action camp,
was just going to ask you if you Wanted to
check my new blog out its address is
http://www.bensguidetobeingyou.wordpress.com
Hey Ben! It was a pleasure meeting you at camp, you had such great ideas. I am sure that you will make a difference in the world, you already are! I will definitely check out your blog, sounds really cool!
Hi Hannah! Where should I put my picture? Malala is a very inspiring young women, and I want to join in with what many are doing. #strongerthepessimism
This was so long ago! I like my old idea, but I feel that #strongerthanstereotypes or #strongerthanprejudice may be more of what I believe in. Women deserve a chance to do anything men can, and we needn’t be reduced to shallow, mindless creatures to fit some stereotype!
Hey hannah! My name is also hannah (lol best name ever :D) and I wanted to know if I can screen shot this entry (or whatever you would like to call it) of your blog on Pinterest to spread the word because this is amazing and I LOVE yours “stronger than impossible” so I was thinking that at the bottom of the picture I could use one of my editing apps to write: “repin and comment your own #strongerthan”
Absolutely, Hannah, and thank you for writing and thinking of me!