3 minutes' silence

I don't know what or if it will do any good, but after reading this http://www.stuff.co.nz/4151898a10.html and much much more about this little girl, who is just the latest in a long line of horrendously-abused children, I felt, like thousands of others in NZ, that we had to do something, at least what this email (which I have reproduced below) asked:

Call for Nationwide ‘Stand’ Against Child Abuse
This Wednesday
12:12pm for 3 minutes
Family First NZ , For the Sake of Our Children Trust and the Sensible Sentencing Trust have joined together to call on all NZers to stand against child abuse this Wednesday.
They are asking NZers 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 little 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.
OUR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING. NO MORE.
Please forward this message on.

There are others who feel this isn't enough, but I feel something has to be done - and if different people want to do it differently, so be it.