Remember those Lost to War and Strive for Future Peace
Posted: April 25th, 2008Today marks ANZAC Day, a time to remember the brave souls who gave their lives supporting the allies during WWI.
It is a time to spare a thought too, to the families devastated by this war, and many others since.
War Child states that “Sixty million people [were] killed in wars during the 20th Century. Over 80% of war casualties are civilians – mainly women and children.”
As a mother, my heart breaks at the thought of the terrible suffering that the mothers of children who die in war, either through active combat, or through civilian casualty, must go through, and the affect that these losses have on communities and across generations.
While we cannot change the past, we can learn from it, and strive for a more peaceful future.
We can make our desire for peace known, and minimise the negative impact of war, through supporting causes like Amnesty International, who actively campaign for human rights, and War Child, an international relief and development agency dedicated to providing immediate, effective and sustainable aid to children affected by war.
KidStyleFile has today made donations to both these organisations. You can donate to Amnesty here. Instructions for making a donation to War Child are here. Donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
Alternatively, you can shop for yourself *and* do good deeds at the same time!
Shop at Amnesty International to campaign for human rights, or purchase the books and CDs below – great Mother’s Day gift ideas! – to help War Child raise funds: a portion of each sale goes to War Child.
Buy these products at Fishpond -www.fishpond.com.au - and get free postage when you spend over $50.00.
KidStyleFile will donate 10% of your Fishpond orders including any or all of the books and CDs below to War Child. Purchase the products by clicking through any of the Fishpond links to ensure your purchases will be recorded.
Girls’ Night in $24.99 $22.27 contains short stories from the world’s best known authors, and has raised millions of dollars for War Child.
Girls’ Night in 4 $24.99 $22.27
Girls’ Night In is an anthology of short stories from 50 of your favourite authors. Royalties from Girls’ Night In 4 are shared between War Child and No Strings.
Kids’ Night in: A Midnight Feast $24.99 $21.82 is a collection of stories, poems and illustrations from over thirty writers, including Morris Gleitzman, Andy Griffiths, Graeme Base, Garth Nix, Eoin Colfer, Jessica Adams, Andrew Daddo, Pia Miranda, and Ken Done. All the royalties from Kids’ Night In are donated to War Child.
Kids’ Night in 2: A Feast of Stories $22.99 $20.49. All royalties are donated to War Child.
Help: A Day In The Life $34.99 CD 22 tracks from Radiohead, Gorillaz, Razorlight, Manic Street Preachers, Babyshambles, Kaiser Chiefs, Belle & Sebastian, Go! Team, Bloc Party, Mylo, Tinariwen, The Zutons, Maximo Park, Magic Numbers, Keane, Hard-Fi, Emmanuel Jal, Elbow, Damien Rice, The Coral, George & Antony and Coldplay. All royalties go to War Child.
