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Stand Up and Speak Out is an event for people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and inequality.  Here in North County we will StandUp at the corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway in Escondido, outside City Hall.  We invite you to join us on Tuesday October 16th at 5:30 pm For more information email info @christiansendingpoverty.org
Every day, 6000 children lose a parent to HIV/AIDS.  Over the course of the next year, over 6 million children will die from hunger.  Some of us have encountered poverty and hunger while traveling on mission trips, study abroad, and our own lives.  The magnitude of suffering often feels too great for us to comprehend or respond to on our own.

But, we know that we are not alone.  God calls us and empowers us to seek justice for those who are poor, marginalized, or orphaned.

Bring a group to the Stand Up Against Poverty – October 16, 2007

Stand Up Against Poverty is part of a multi-year campaign to raise awareness about extreme poverty and call for renewed commitment to achieving to a set of poverty-related commitments outlined in the Millennium Development Goals.

Last year, more than 23 million people in 87 countries participated in the Global Stand Up Against Poverty within a 24 hour period. It was the largest single coordinated mobilization in the history of the Guinness World Records. This year’s day of action will take place around the world on October 16th and 17th.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly;defend the rights of the poor and needy.”Proverbs 31:8,9.