September 2007

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your wonderful response to the CWU Petition campaign for the United Nations Treaty on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. More than 2,700 signatures from Church Women United have been sent to the White House urging ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We are now ready to launch the second phase in our efforts for U.S. ratification of this important treaty. We would like to engage the creativity and energy of our children in the campaign. Information about "Building a World Fit for Children" is on the flyer. We are also enclosing a copy of "Frequently Asked Questions" about the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We hope this will help you explain the importance of this treaty to the children in your life and lead to some quality time together creating an art "witness" for the rights of children.

You can find more information about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child at www.childrightscampaign.org. Some suggestions of topics related to children's rights which could be put into art form are:

These are all rights for children that are not always met in our world and even in the United States.

Be sure to include the following statement on the artwork: "Help Us Build a World Fit for Children."

Send the completed art to

CWU Washington Office
100 Maryland Ave, NE Rm 100
Washington DC 20002

We will make sure that it gets to the offices of the right government officials. The deadline for this campaign is December 2008. However, artwork received by June 1, 2008, will be displayed at the CWU Ecumenical Gathering and Common Council in Independence, Missouri, June 19-24, 2008. There will be prizes awarded at the CWU Ecumenical Gathering.

We welcome any suggestions and will do our best to answer any questions about "Building a World Fit for Children."

Sincerely,

Patricia Burkhardt                    Gail Mengel                Ann Griffis
Legislative Officer                    President                    Chair, Action/Global Concerns