6th August 2007
From National Spokesman: Garth McVicar

Nia: Face of the past
but also the face of the future

Nia Glassie’s face has become the face that symbolizes this countries horrific child abuse but her face may also become a symbol for change and a positive future.

The Sensible Sentencing Trust, Family First NZ and For the Sake of Our Children Trust are combing their efforts in a call for A Nationwide stand against child abuse.

They are asking NZ’ers to stop whatever they are doing - to come out onto the street, outside the office or classroom, to stop their car or truck and stand outside their vehicle - and make a symbolic ‘stand’ against child abuse for three minutes at 12:12pm.

The three minutes represents the three short years of Nia’s life, and the number 12 is significant as it represents the months of the year where children are abused, neglected and killed in NZ. The three short minutes is an opportunity for each person to reflect on what each one of us can do to be part of the solution to our unacceptable rate of child abuse.

They are also requesting all radio stations to play Destiny Child’s “Stand Up For Love” during these 3 minutes. This song was the Anthem for the World Children’s Day 2005.

Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesman Garth McVicar said, “We can not allow little Nia’s life to be wasted and forgotten, we want to ensure Nia goes down in History as being the face that finally triggered New Zealanders to stand-up and demand justice and social reforms that will see child abusers given deterrent sentences [20 years for the death of a child] but with comprehensive social reform to put an end to child abuse.”

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