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ONE Reaction to G8 Summit Commonique?
Today, the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) committed to a comprehensive package of aid to Africa.
Live 8 Celebrities, Grassroots Activists and One Million Americans Join ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History
Today, ONE volunteers from across America joined community leaders, activists and Live 8 artists and celebrities to kick-off the Philadelphia Live 8 Concert by delivering 300,000 letters calling for an historic debt, aid and trade deal for the world’s poorest people at the upcoming G8 summit on July 6th.
Dale Earnhardt Foundation Joins with ONE
June 29, 2005 – Today, the Dale Earnhardt Foundation became the newest member of ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History. The Dale Earnhardt Foundation hopes to mobilize some of NASCAR’s 75 million American fans to support ONE.
George Clooney, Pat Robertson, Bono and Bob Geldof Help Take Over Weekend Television
June 24, Pat Robertson and George Clooney go on ABC’s “Nightline” tonight to encourage Americans to join the more than 200,000 people who have written to President Bush asking for a breakthrough in the fight against extreme poverty at the G8 Summit July 6 – 8.
Viewpoint and ‘ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History’ Partner to Deliver One Billion Online Ads Leading up to the G8 Summit in July
une 15, 2005 – ONE – an historic effort by Americans to rally Americans, ONE by ONE, to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty- and Viewpoint (NASDAQ: VWPT) – a leading provider of innovative visual technologies for the web and the desktop – today announced a landmark partnership to raise awareness for ONE.
Debt Cancellation for the World’s Poorest Countries
The world’s wealthiest countries agreed today to write off more than $40 billion of African debt. The deal, struck by finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations, would wipe out the debts owed by 18 of the world’s poorest countries immediately and up to 38 in total, most of which are in Africa
U.S. and U.K. to Present Africa Proposal at G8 Summit
At a White House press conference, American President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair outlined their proposal for a G8 Africa deal to be delivered at the Africa Summit of the G8 in Scotland, July 6-8
June ONE Launches Countdown to LIVE8 and the Africa Summit of the G8
On June ONE, ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History launched an unprecedented mobilization of Americans calling on President Bush to deliver a historic deal for the world’s poor at the Africa Summit of the G8 in July.
Dave Matthews, ONE and Bob Geldof Announce Live 8: Millions of Lives at Stake as Free Concerts in Philadelphia and Around the World Pressure President Bush and Other World Leaders at the Historic G8 Africa Summit
Tuesday May 31 — Dave Matthews joined Bob Geldof from London to announce that today’s biggest names in music will be joining in a free, simultaneous concert series July 2 to allow citizens of the most powerful nations to call on President Bush and leaders of the other seven wealthiest countries to make poverty history at the historic G8 Summit July 6.
European Union Announces Agreement to Significantly Boost Foreign Assistance to the World’s Poorest People
Tuesday morning, May 24th European Union Development Ministers announced an agreement to increase assistance spending to help the world’s poorest help themselves. Every European country has committed to spend at least 0.51 percent of gross national income (GNI) on aid by 2010 and at least 0.7 percent by 2015 to help the world’s poorest countries meet the Millennium Goals. Many, including the UK and France, are committed to doing even more.
Mayor Greg Nickels Proclaims Seattle a City of ONE
Mayor Greg Nickels has proclaimed Seattle a City of ONE in response to the devastating impact of extreme poverty and global AIDS. By proclamation, Seattle acknowledges that healthy people and healthy communities are the centerpiece of any strong and vibrant society.
Americans Wear White Bands in Support of the Fight Against Global AIDS And Poverty
March 1, 2005 – From the heartland to Hollywood, Americans are wearing White Bands in support of ONE, a coalition of the nation’s leading relief and advocacy groups, to fight global AIDS and poverty.