Support One.org, take two
I'm going to take as much info from their site as possible, with the hopes that doing so is ok, in the effort to garner more support for a cause that is still being swept under the rug.
Do you agree that we, as a whole, CAN make a difference?
Do you believe that when many voices unite, progress can be made?
Would you like to help end the suffering of millions fighting AIDS and crippling poverty?
One.org is based on the priciple that:
The ONE Campaign is a new effort to rally Americans to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. Each ONE of us can make a difference. Together as ONE we can change the world.
We can beat:
AIDS
Starvation
Extreme poverty
ONE billion people live on less than ONE dollar a day.
ONE by ONE, we can help them help themselves.
Sign up to add your voice to support The ONE Campaign Declaration. You will join the growing number of Americans who are getting involved online and in communities across the country to fight global AIDS and poverty through The ONE Campaign.
Please add your name to the One.org pledge that states:
"WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty. WE RECOGNIZE that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional resources for basic needs - education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans - would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries, at a cost equal to just one percent more of the US budget. WE COMMIT ourselves - one person, one voice, one vote at a time - to make a better, safer world for all."
Why is this important NOW?
Right now, the US government is making decisions about how much money to spend on humanitarian assistance next year and the UK is poised to lead the world's wealthiest nations at the G8 summit next July. By joining the ONE campaign, we will show our leaders that we want to do more to respond to the emergency of AIDS and extreme poverty.
Who else is involved, how can you rest assured that this is a legit cause?
Who founded The ONE Campaign?
The ONE Campaign was founded by Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children US, World Concern, and World Vision, and works closely with the National Basketball Association, Rock the Vote, and the Millennium Campaign.
Who has signed The ONE Campaign declaration?
ONE participants include celebrities such as Bono, lead singer of U2 and DATA co-founder; Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Star and advocate for Africa; Michael W. Smith Grammy Award winning Musician; Agnes Nyamayarwo, Ugandan Nurse and Global AIDS activist, and representatives of national advocacy organisations such as Bread for the World, World Vision, GLobal Health Council, The Better Safer World Coalition, DATA and many others.
How can you help?
Get involved. They don't want money... ok they do, but not from everyone. They want your voice, they want you to stand up and say that this is not ok. That we can do something. That each of us CAN make a difference.
Help each other make a difference
http://www.one.org/Action.aspx
(the website where all of the above information and more can be found)
http://screamingme.blogspot.com
a blog, where you can find me ranting on... currently showing the most horrendous thing I've read this week.
Thank you for all your help.
saint