I’m a member of ONE, a campaign that raises awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease
and more in the world’s poorest countries.
One of the campaign’s main goals is to educate and ask America’s leaders to raise public awareness about these issues.
This year the goal is to get both major political parties, and ultimately the future President, to make ending global poverty a policy priority.
A “Platform Against Poverty” Petition has been created to do this. It will be delivered to party committees with the following message:
As a proud American, I urge you to make ending extreme poverty and global disease in the developing world a core part of your 2008 platform by including commitments to:
- Prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria and improve basic health services, particularly for mothers and young children.
- Provide access to quality primary education for 72 million out-of-school children with a special emphasis on girls.
- Double our poverty-focused development assistance by 2012 and improve quality and effectiveness by focusing on results, partnership and coordination.
- Promote trade and investment with Africa and other developing nations to spur long-term economic growth and eventual self-sufficiency.
- Ensure access to clean water, basic sanitation and sufficient food supplies.
Right now only 67% of the 50,000 signers goal has been reached, but you can do your part and sign the petition here.
I also urge you to become a member of ONE to receive updates and news of other worthwhile petitions and causes.
You may not be able to physically help someone in another country, but your name on a petition can do a lot more than you think.
I’m a member of ONE, a campaign that raises awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease
and more in the world’s poorest countries.
One of the campaign’s main goals is to educate and ask America’s leaders to raise public awareness about these issues.
This year the goal is to get both major political parties, and ultimately the future President, to make ending global poverty a policy priority.
A “Platform Against Poverty” Petition has been created to do this. It will be delivered to party committees with the following message:
As a proud American, I urge you to make ending extreme poverty and global disease in the developing world a core part of your 2008 platform by including commitments to:
I also urge you to become a member of ONE to receive updates and news of other worthwhile petitions and causes.
You may not be able to physically help someone in another country, but your name on a petition can do a lot more than you think.