Falling Whistles

I was very excited to finally receive my whistle in the mail!

You may be thinking, "its just a whistle."  But you are incorrect!  It is a symbol of justice.

Young boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being put on the front lines of war with only a whistle.

They are not yet strong enough to carry guns so they become a temporary human barricade.

from the journal entry:

THEIR SOLE DUTY IS TO MAKE ENOUGH 

NOISE TO SCARE THE ENEMY AND THEN TO 

RECEIVE – WITH THEIR BODIES – THE FIRST 

ROUND OF BULLETS. 

Lines of boys fall as nothing more than a temporary barricade. 

Those who try to fl ee are shot at from behind.  The soldiers call it 

“encouragement” to be brave.  Without a gun to protect themselves, the 

smallest boys are placed between the crossfi re of two armies – forces 

fi ghting for reasons far beyond their ability to understand.  

WITH FALLING WHISTLES, THEIR ONLY 

CHOICE IS TO FEIGN DEATH OR FACE IT.

The whistle sales fund a rehabilitation program for these young boys.

I'm happy to be a whistle blower!