“Children too small to carry a gun and use it were simply given a whistle and put on the front lines. The only job these small boys had was to use their whistles to make enough noise to scare the enemy and to be the frontline and take the first round of bullets. These small children were to serve as a temporary barricade. The ones who try to run are shot from behind. This is to serve as a reminder to the others to be brave. They are left with no way to protect themselves from either side of the line. With falling whistles, their only choice is to feign death or face it.”

What Sean learned changed his life forever. After a friend gave him a whistle, he thought their weapon could be our voice. He created Falling Whistles. You can now buy a whistle, which will help raise awareness about the conflict and essentially allow you to “Wear the protest”.