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Today: Stand Up and Speak Out – Make Poverty History

Posted by on October 17, 2007 1 comment

Stand Up and Speak OutToday marks The United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty. To make your difference, join millions around the world as they STAND UP and SPEAK OUT to Make Poverty History. This event, STAND UP, has been issued by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty and the United Nations Millennium Campaign.

“Let world leaders know that we are holding them accountable for their promises to end poverty by 2015.”

What can you do?

You could perhaps sail the Nile, but if that’s not quite possible and you’ve run out of time to arrange a formal gathering of participation, you can find a local event to take part in, or be spontaneous wherever this day finds you – whether you are around a dinner table with family or friends, in a store, a section of a restaurant, a bank line-up – share your plight and record the number of people you engage in standing for one minute for “Standing Against Poverty”. Or (and this is likely the easiest way) just click here and show your support as an individual.

Record all and any of your support here.

OXFAM Party Against Poverty

If you live in Vancouver:
On the 18th of October at 8pm the OXFAM Party Against Poverty, to be held at the Plaza Club at 881 Granville St., will feature Murray Atkinson, Hey Ocean!, Lotus Child, The Wassabi Collective, and Freeflow. Tickets are $14 in advance and $20 at the door. Proceeds will go to Oxfam Canada. For more information contact Miriam at 604-736-7678 or miriamp@oxfam.ca .

Join Me To Make Poverty History

Posted by on July 31, 2007 2 comments

Over the past few weeks I have been working with the Make Poverty History campaign head office in Ottawa. Initiated with Catapult Media, I have helped to set up this blog in the fight against poverty, both locally and globally.

Built in Drupal with the very least of bells and whistles, the blog is a sort of interim blog until the re-launch of the new site, being designed and built by Vancouver firm, Communicopia, and is set to launch in the next month or so. We have recruited 8 bloggers from across the country, along with a celebrity blogger in Kenya, who will be contributing to the blog to spread the word, gather some eyeballs, educate, inspire, motivate and challenge us all to help Make Poverty History.

Check out and join the Facebook group as well (there are a ton out there, but this is the “official” one!).

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We are hoping to gain force and awareness in building toward October 17th for Stand Up and Speak Out.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

  • Read this blog (even though it’s not in your feeds just yet!), spread these outlets into your communities, and contact the MPH team via the Contact Page on the blog with your thoughts and comments.

All postings and comments will transfer to the new site this fall.