via: CTVNews.ca
Politicians, celebrities, musicians and concerned citizens around the world have taken part in the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls, advocating for the return of about 300 girls who were abducted from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in Nigeria last month.
And while it’s clear the campaign won’t erase the systemic issues in the country, the hashtag has undisputedly shed light on the situation, keeping Boko Haram — the Islamist militant group behind the kidnappings — and the missing girls firmly in the spotlight.
To date, the hashtag, which started tending in Nigeria about two weeks ago, has been retweeted more than a million times.
Here are a few notable individuals who have lent their voices to the campaign.
Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It’s time to #BringBackOurGirls. -mo pic.twitter.com/glDKDotJRt — The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 7, 2014
They’ve broken our hearts, they won’t break our will 2 #BringBackOurGirls. If u can speak give them a voice. If u can act, u must! #Nigeria
— Forest Whitaker (@ForestWhitaker) May 6, 2014
President Obama addresses kidnapping of Nigerian girls. See what he had to say: http://t.co/MUCYY0sFLy #BringBackOurGirls — Mary J. Blige (@maryjblige) May 7, 2014
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