Background: The Millennium Development Goals set a framework for how the world could see the end of extreme poverty. In September, 2000, The United States joined with 188 nations to affirm a set of international development goals in the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reflect an understanding of the devastation caused by global hunger and poverty and aim for a world that is free of such suffering. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest by 2015. Our leaders committed to these goals and it is up to us, as Americans and ONE supporters, to make sure that America keeps its promises to the world’s most vulnerable people.
ONE Co-founder Bono
Co-founded by Bono, Bobby Shriver and other campaigners, ONE is nonpartisan and works with activists from left, right and center to mobilize public opinion in support of effective, proven initiatives that are delivering results.
ONE is a grassroots campaign and advocacy organization backed by two million people from around the world. We hold world leaders to account for the promises made to the poorest of the poor.
At ONE, we believe the fight against poverty is not about charity, but about justice and equality.
WWW.ONE.ORG
Music
ONE Music Campaign
Artists who use their music to get the message out:
Rhythm Stitches, Jakob Freely & The Mixtape Bandits, Moment of Clarity, Zac McFadden & The Speakeasy Band, Thomas Dirk, Davenporte, Dave Mathews, Third Day, Cold Play, Toby Mac, Eddie Vedder, The News Boys, Jewel, Relient K, Switchfoot, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, P-Diddy, Michael Stipe, Nichole Nordeman, Chris Daughtry, eban & sarah, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Fergie, Black Eyed Peas, Will Smith, Bon Jovi, Destiny's Child, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Kanye West, Jars of Clay, Madonna, Velvet Revolver, Snoop Dog, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Isaac Hayes, One Life Lost and many more...
Books
ON THE MOVE by Bono
In 2006 Bono delivered a profound speech at the President's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. A manifesto for ONE, it was a spiritual call to arms against injustices that we -- together as ONE -- can end. He elevated every person in the room to rise up and do something.
"A superstar of rock speaking at a National Prayer Breakfast in a Republican White House? How strange is that? Yet it is testimony to the effectiveness of Bono's campaigning to help the marginalized and the poor. Read this book and then act on it!"
~ ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
Heroes
ONE CAMPAIGN MEMBERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History is a coalition of over 2.4 million people from all 50 states and over 150 of the nation’s most well-known and respected non-profit, advocacy and humanitarian organizations.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
~ Margaret Mead
(photo by Mike Short)
GO TO WWW.ONE.ORG AND SIGN THE ONE DECLARATION TODAY!
THE ONE DECLARATION
“WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty.
WE RECOGNIZE that such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional support for basic needs – education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans – would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries.
WE COMMIT ourselves – one person, one voice, one vote at a time – to make a better, safer world for all.”
(by Jarrod Depugh)
HOW CAN YOU HELP LOCALLY IN ONE?
1. Wear the ONE t-shirt and/or wristband and tell others why you do.
2. Join www.one.org and ONE Chillicothe My Space & facebook. Get others to do the same.
3. Add ONE My Space and ONE Chillicothe to your top friends. Add a ONE banner to your page and let it speak for itself.
4. Talk about ONE with your friends, family, school, church, band, sports team and other groups you may be involved with.
5. Are you a student, a teacher, a community leader or a member of an organization? We can provide information and fact sheets about writing letters to Congress and other ONE-related issues and activity suggestions. We are available to come and talk with your groups.
Take care and please let us know if you have any questions or would like more information.
onechillicothe@yahoo.com
Who I'd like to meet: Americans coming together as ONE to beat global disease and extreme, stupid poverty. "This is our moon shot. This is our civil rights stuggle, our anti-apartheid movement. This is what the history books will remember our generation for - or blame us for, if we fail. We can't afford to fail. Let's get started."
"Love is on the move. Mercy is on the move. God is on the move. Moving people of all kinds to work with others they had never met and never would have cared to meet. Conservative church groups hanging out with spokesmen for the gay community, all singing off the same hymn sheet on AIDS...Soccer moms and quarterbacks...hip-hop stars and country stars...This is what happens when God gets on the move: crazy stuff happens!"
~ Bono, from ON THE MOVE, published by Word Publishing Group, A Division Of Thomas Nelson Publishers
President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address, 1/20/09:
"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearing, 1/13/09:
"The great statesman and general George Marshall noted that our gravest enemies are often not nations or doctrines, but 'hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.' To create more friends and fewer enemies, we can't just win wars. We must find common ground and common purpose with other peoples and nations so that together we can overcome hatred, violence, lawlessness, and despair."
Here's my Give A Hand for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Join me in supporting children and families in need around the world by forwarding this Hand to your friends and family!
Same here brother. Sorry we had to ditch out so quick, they are hardcore about the parking and threaten to tow if you're not gone 15 minutes after you leave the stage.
Hopefully, some more people will latch on and get involved after Saturday.
Hey, thanks for the add, you guys gonna be at the Battle of the Bands in Chillicothe, this Saturday, and where can I get one of those shirts? thanks, Dan the Bass Player
ONE member Nick Means was able to snap this quick shot of ONE member Jennifer Bryce banding Michelle Obama this week in Chillicothe, OH.
With the Ohio presidential primary on Tuesday, we’ll see being seeing more and more ONE members across the state showing the candidates that Ohio cares about global poverty and disease.
Hello again! We are a group of new ONE volunteers using Meetup. com as a way of connecting. Tonight was our first meeting. The energy was great. We focused on positive opportunity made available by the ONE Campaign and its partners! Have a great week...
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