CassieNet News :: 6/23/05: LIVE 8

6/23/05: LIVE 8

On July 2nd we will be joining with millions of people worldwide at the Live8 concerts asking for our world leaders to step up to the plate in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty. What you might not know is that this is about a real crisis in the world that demands our attention. Did you know that every day 6,300 people die in Africa of AIDS? Thousands of people dying every day from a preventable, treatable disease and for lack of a 45 cent pill! These statistics are staggering and yet as ONE we can let our leaders know that this is unacceptable. I want you to know about an important campaign called ONE. Whether it's by going to the Live 8 concerts, sending a letter to President Bush or by signing the ONE declaration at ONE.org, the ONE campaign asks you to add your voice to those calling on our leaders at the G8 summit in Scotland to lead an historic breakthrough and help save the lives of millions of people living in extreme poverty. You can help. The ONE campaign asks all of us to do ONE thing that will make a real difference for people living in poverty: sign a letter (http://www.one.org/addmyvoice.aspx) to President Bush asking him to seize the best opportunity we've had in decades to actually end extreme poverty. The ONE letter asks the President to make three bold commitments at the G8 summit of world leaders on July 6th - foreign aid, debt relief and trade law reform. Please take a minute out of your day today to help us support this incredible wave of action and together we WILL make poverty history! You can sign the letter to President Bush by going here: ONE.org

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