Here’s a quick idea that will only take a few hours to organize. Plan a stand up event for your church, school or group of friends. This is an easy one to put together. All of the information you’ll need is available at standagainstpoverty.com. Last year at our churh almost 150 people stayed after the service and participated in this event.
It’s easy, give it a shot. And let us know if you decided to plan one!
On October 17, join millions of people from around the world to Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty and inequality.
In 2000, world leaders from 189 countries signed up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs ), a global plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
Last year, more than 23 million people in 87 countries stood up and took action to remind them of this promise. It was the largest single coordinated mobilization in the history of the Guinness World Records.
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1 Nickolas // Oct 11, 2007 at 9:58 am
Thank you so much for posting about this! I was so moved that I went to their website and registered to host my own event! If we all do our part and stand together we can truly end extreme poverty.
2 Neil Anderson // Oct 12, 2007 at 7:37 am
sounds so easy, how could we not help out
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