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As many of you know, because of the white band that never comes off of my arm, I'm a huge supporter of the make poverty history campaign. Here is an email that I received today from the campaign. Please take the time to get on board with issue. It's a great cause and we can make a difference!!!!
The leaders of the G8 countries will meet in Germany June 6 to 8. The summit in 2007 is historic, because it marks the half-way point to the deadline of 2015 for halving poverty. However unless the rich nations take more decisive action, we will fail to meet the goals and fail those in poverty. Days before the summit, we have a chance to hold the rich nations to account for their failure to deliver on their promises, and to get them to go much further.
In 2005, the G8 pledged $50 billion more aid, debt cancellation for up to 42 countries and access to affordable treatment for people with HIV/AIDS by 2010. Yet the rich nations have failed to deliver increased aid and debt cancellation. Trade Justice is still denied to poor countries. Attempts to address the impending climate catastrophe are faltering.
In 2005, we showed how global pressure could force the world’s leaders to listen. In 2007, let’s tell the G8 the World Can’t Wait for action.
Raise Your Voice Against Poverty
If you have not already sent an e-mail message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking him to do more to make poverty history at the G8 Summit by going to: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/home.php. It's easy, there's already a letter done for you. You just enter your name, email address, and postal code and then click on send. Please take a few minutes to do this!!!
For more background information on the 2007 G8 Summit and the issues that will be discussed see: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/take-action/g8-2007-backgrounder.pdf
The leaders of the G8 countries will meet in Germany June 6 to 8. The summit in 2007 is historic, because it marks the half-way point to the deadline of 2015 for halving poverty. However unless the rich nations take more decisive action, we will fail to meet the goals and fail those in poverty. Days before the summit, we have a chance to hold the rich nations to account for their failure to deliver on their promises, and to get them to go much further.
In 2005, the G8 pledged $50 billion more aid, debt cancellation for up to 42 countries and access to affordable treatment for people with HIV/AIDS by 2010. Yet the rich nations have failed to deliver increased aid and debt cancellation. Trade Justice is still denied to poor countries. Attempts to address the impending climate catastrophe are faltering.
In 2005, we showed how global pressure could force the world’s leaders to listen. In 2007, let’s tell the G8 the World Can’t Wait for action.
Raise Your Voice Against Poverty
If you have not already sent an e-mail message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking him to do more to make poverty history at the G8 Summit by going to: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/home.php. It's easy, there's already a letter done for you. You just enter your name, email address, and postal code and then click on send. Please take a few minutes to do this!!!
For more background information on the 2007 G8 Summit and the issues that will be discussed see: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/take-action/g8-2007-backgrounder.pdf
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