ACTION ALERT

Bring Back Our Girls:
Praying and Advocating for Peace in Nigeria

As many of you know,several weeks ago, over 200 girls (many of them EYN Brethren) were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northern Nigeria violently seeking a 'pure' Islamic state.

It has been reported that around 40 girls escaped a few days after their kidnapping but subsequent news stories about the remaining girls' conditions or whereabouts have been incomplete at best.

ADVOCACY ACTION: Contact your Senators E-mail or call your Senators today and tell them to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 433 and to ask Secretary of State Kerry to put pressure on Nigeria to:

• Peacefully work for the release of all of the kidnapped girls, give heed to the calls of their
  families for help, and work with neighboring countries to bring the girls back home,
• Put in place measures to protect schools and students from becoming victims of violence and
  human trafficking
• Begin "just policing" practices that would help address some of the security concerns of both
  Christian and Muslim communities
• Support efforts of moderate Muslim leaders and concerned Christians to work together toward
  peace and renew good relations between neighbors of different backgrounds.