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You
are invited to
Stand
up and Speak out
against
Poverty and Inequality!
On
17 October, millions of people from around the world will
participate in a global advocacy event to set an official
Guinness World Record –
the
greatest number of people ever to STAND UP against Poverty and
for the Millennium
Development Goals.
More
than 23 million people in 87 countries participated last
year
in the largest single coordinated mobilization in history,
according
to the Guinness Book of World Records.
STAND
UP relies fully on citizen participation in that individuals
everywhere organize local events around the world.
Participants
“stand up” to communicate their desire to fight poverty
and hold governments and leaders accountable for promises to
end poverty by 2015.
For
more information and materials from the Millennium
Campaign,
please visit http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/
Get
a group of people, come up with your own creative idea for an
event, and get ready to Stand Up and Speak Out!
- Start
planning your event and sign up here.
- Get
your friends involved – Spread the word!
- Get
a photo of your group for official counting purposes and
report back to Stand Up.
- Stay
tuned to the United Nations’ efforts to eradicate poverty
through the Millennium
Development Goals!
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