Chibok Girls/Boko Haram
Today Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) and several House lawmakers hosted a press conference in response to the breaking news that one of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls had been rescued more than two years after they were abducted from their dormitory rooms by the world's deadliest terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Although separated by thousands of miles, and vast political and cultural differences, one major commonality between the Chibok school girls and Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is the idea that an education can change lives. Two years ago when she learned that the girls had been kidnapped on April 14, 2014 as punishment for seeking an education, Wilson was "both shocked and angry."
Yesterday, May 18, 2016, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) and several House lawmakers hosted a press conference in response to the breaking news that one of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls had been rescued more than two years after they were abducted from their dormitory rooms by the world's deadliest terrorist group, Boko Haram.
United States House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday reaffirmed Capitol Hill's support for finding the 219 schoolgirls who were abducted two years ago.
Alongside fellow members of Congress and girls who had escaped the 2014 kidnapping, Pelosi (D-Calif.) they repeated pledges to locate the girls and bring them to safety.
With the U.S. State Department as their backdrop, Congresswoman Frederica S.
The French author, historian and philosopher Voltaire once wrote that "faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." It is a sentiment I am certain several of my congressional colleagues have felt when week after week, I doggedly sought their support in the effort to secure the safe return of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who on April 14, 2014, were abducted from their boarding school by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
Have we forgotten the kidnapped school girls in Nigeria?Have we forgotten the kidnapped school girls in Nigeria?
Lawmakers Recommit to 'Bring Back Our Girls'
On the second anniversary of Boko Haram's kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls, Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica S. Wilson and colleagues vowed to continue pushing for their return.
Lawmakers Respond to Chibok Schoolgirl Return
Last week one of the 219 Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls was rescued from captivity after being kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago.
Lawmakers, advocates and support groups rejoiced for the victory during a news conference on Wednesday, May 18 on Capitol Hill Northwest.
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), a front-runner on the issue since it happened, asserted that "time is of the essence" for the rest of the girls in bondage.
Release of 21 Girls by Boko Haram Shows Advocacy is Never in Vain, Says Congresswoman
Long after the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag advocacy blitz was relegated to the back burner by most of Washington, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) has been tweeting about the plight of the Chibok schoolgirls every single day.
Wilson has also held town hall meetings and participated in press conferences and hearings on the threat still posed by Boko Haram since the terror group abducted 276 girls in an attack on a secondary school in April 2014.