Bella Hadid turns spotlight onto powerful Ms. Rachel poem
DUBAI: American Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid has shared a powerful poem by popular children's educator and YouTuber Rachel Griffin Accurso, known globally as Ms. Rachel, amplifying its message of hope and solidarity with Gaza.
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The poem, titled 'The People Were Brave,' went viral on social media for its stirring call to action urging people to show bravery and use their voices for good.
A post shared by Ms Rachel (@msrachelforlittles)
'The leaders were mostly silent. They were scared of what they might lose. The celebrities were mostly silent. They were scared of what they might lose. The media was mostly silent. They were scared of what they might lose. But the people were not silent. They were brave,' the poem begins.
'So never stop speaking up for those in need. Never wait for the world. It was ordinary people that became extraordinary. And changed everything. And moved us all. And saved us all,' it ends.
Last week, Ms. Rachel made headlines when she said she was willing to jeopardize her career to advocate for Palestinian children suffering under the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
She said she had been targeted by online campaigns and faced calls for government investigation after voicing support for children affected by war in Gaza and elsewhere.
Despite growing criticism from some pro-Israel groups and conservative media, in a recent interview with WBUR, a Boston-based public radio station, she said she remained defiant.
'I would risk everything — and I will risk my career over and over to stand up for children,' she said.
'It's all about the kids for me. I wouldn't be Ms. Rachel if I didn't deeply care about all kids.'
A post shared by Ms Rachel (@msrachelforlittles)
The YouTube star added a recent meeting with Palestinian mothers whose children remain trapped in Gaza had had a profound effect on her: 'When you sit with a mother who's FaceTiming her boys in Gaza who don't have food, and you see that anguish, you ask yourself: What more can I do?'
A former teacher in New York, Ms Rachel said her work had always been rooted in the principle that all children, regardless of nationality or background, deserved dignity, safety, and access to basic needs.
'That's the basis of everything for me — children are equal,' she said.
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