Stand Up - End Poverty by 2015

Something i took part in a while back in 2006:

Six years ago, 189 world leaders sat down and agreed to end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. On October 15&16, people across the world will stand up to remind them of this promise.

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Launched by the United Nations Millennium Campaign, STAND UP is an exciting challenge to set an official Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people ever to Stand Up Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals.

On October 15&16, the world will come together and STAND UP and remind their governments that promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and help the billions living in extreme poverty, must be kept.
The purpose of the action is to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to publicly demonstrate to policy makers the growing global support for the eradication of poverty.

STAND UP is an initiative designed to coincide with Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) month of global mobilizations (www.whiteband.org ) around the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. We need everyone to take part to ensure governments listen and take action.

Find out how you can Join an existing event in your area or Organize your own STAND UP events.

Stand Up because:

- Every day 24,000 people die from hunger
- Every day more than 100 million children are denied the chance to go to school
- Every day 1.1 billion people have to drink polluted water
- Every day 8,200 people die due to HIV/AIDS

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Launched by the Millennium Campaign , STAND UP is a global advocacy effort toset an official Guinness World Record - the greatest number of people everto STAND UP Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. On October 15-16 2006, the world will physically and symbolically "STAND UP" to communicate their desire to fight poverty and to hold their governments and leaders accountable for promises to end poverty by 2015. The purpose of this action is to raise awareness ofthe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to publicly demonstrate to policy makers the growing global support for the achievement of the MDGs and for the strengthening of development policies in both Northern and Southern countries.

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Millenium Goals

At the 2000 Millennium Summit, a major breakthrough was reached for the world when 189 Heads of State and Governments assembled together at the United Nations and pledged to make a better world for all by 2015. They agreed to do this by achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
The Goals are a unique international agreement, being time-bound, measurable and having the public promise of every Head of State in the world. All eight Goals are achievable by 2015, but only if governments live up to their promises.

http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/about/mdg

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My Take

We are the first generation that can rationally fix the problem of extreme hunger, about half the world lives on $2 or less and we can change that.

I for one will Stand today and I won't let our Goverments forget about their promise, to stop the suffering of others, to hold politicians to their duties, and to bring smiles to hungry children all around the world.


I ask everyone in Hydlaa to Stand in the Hydlaa Square, if for only a second, to remind us of our responsibility to heal the suffering and stand fast together.

I stand with 10,959,789 people as of 3:30 Pacific Standard time.

Will you stand with me?