Stand Up and Speak Out
October 10th, 2007
Margi Ness writes: I just received this and thought I'd pass it on. I’m trying to get a list of UN events like this for all of 2008 so you will have more time to work on things of interest. However, just individual moments of silence would be good for this if your CC can’t do anything.
STAND UP and SPEAK OUT: October 16th. and 17th, 2007
Day of global mobilization against poverty and inequality
www.standagainstpoverty.org
On October 16th and 17th, millions all over the world will once again Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty and inequality and in support of the Millennium Development Goals. The Stand Up Speak Out initiative is planned to coincide with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. On this day last year, 23.5 million people stood up against poverty in a 24 hour period setting a new Guinness World Record.
This year the Global Call to Action Against Poverty and the United Nations Millennium Campaign plan to mobilize people all over the world to break this record, urging millions more to join this growing global movement. They will demand that their governments keep their promises to achieve the Millennium Goals to end extreme poverty by 2015. From workers to students, women’s groups to community groups, people will call on political leaders to deliver more and better aid to the poorest nations, implement fairer trade conditions, cancel debt, ensure gender equality as well as greater transparency and accountability from their governments.
Complete release www.standagainstpoverty.org/files/Stand%20Up%20media%20advisory%20English.doc
Many religious organizations are being part, for example Sri Sri Ravi Shankar www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/node/13665