The ONE Campaign
Tomorrow, July 2, marks the beginning of a series of ten concerts that will be played simultaneously around the world to raise awareness of the G8 summit. An Irish rocker named Bob Geldof organized the event, along with U2 front man Bono. Geldof announced yesterday that they were just $2 billion shy of the goal of $25 billion for aid to Africa. He truly believes that these concerts will be the final push to achieve their goal. Geldof originally believed that the Live 8 concerts would be the beginning of the rally call.
Running along these same lines is a campaign entitled "The ONE Campaign." This campaign is not based on money as much as voice. Below is the transcript from their video that is airing across America. Please read it, then visit the website, and finally sign the promise and the letter to President Bush. This is not a liberal campaign or a conservative campaign. It has huge bipartisan support. If you don't believe me, watch the video. Sean Penn, Bono, Ellen Degeneres, and Pat Roberston are all standing together and calling for help on this issue. I signed the petition, I signed the letter, and now I'm sharing the cause with you.
"One by one they step forward - a nurse, a teacher, a home maker - and lives are saved. But the problem is enormous. Every three seconds one person dies...another three seconds, one more. The situation is so desperate in parts of Africa, Asia, even America, that eight groups, just as the did for the tsunami, are uniting as one...acting as one. We can beat extreme poverty, starvation, AIDS, but we need your help. One more person...letter...voice, will mean the difference between life and death for millions of people. Please join us by working together. Americans have an unprecedented opportunity. We can make history. We can start to make poverty history. One...by one...by one. Please visit One at this address: http://www.one.org. We are not asking for your money – we are asking for your voice."
~ONE Campaign
Running along these same lines is a campaign entitled "The ONE Campaign." This campaign is not based on money as much as voice. Below is the transcript from their video that is airing across America. Please read it, then visit the website, and finally sign the promise and the letter to President Bush. This is not a liberal campaign or a conservative campaign. It has huge bipartisan support. If you don't believe me, watch the video. Sean Penn, Bono, Ellen Degeneres, and Pat Roberston are all standing together and calling for help on this issue. I signed the petition, I signed the letter, and now I'm sharing the cause with you.
"One by one they step forward - a nurse, a teacher, a home maker - and lives are saved. But the problem is enormous. Every three seconds one person dies...another three seconds, one more. The situation is so desperate in parts of Africa, Asia, even America, that eight groups, just as the did for the tsunami, are uniting as one...acting as one. We can beat extreme poverty, starvation, AIDS, but we need your help. One more person...letter...voice, will mean the difference between life and death for millions of people. Please join us by working together. Americans have an unprecedented opportunity. We can make history. We can start to make poverty history. One...by one...by one. Please visit One at this address: http://www.one.org. We are not asking for your money – we are asking for your voice."
~ONE Campaign
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