August 17th, 2006 at 1:00 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
UPDATE: The EDUN ONE t-shirts are now available at the ONE store for $40 each.
The ONE Campaign is proud to announce that the EDUN designed ONE shirt will be available from Nordstrom starting on September 11. This shirt is made in Lesotho of 100% African cotton. Buying an EDUN ONEtee will help bring trade to an area with extremely high unemployment. Lesotho, classified as one of the poorest developing countries in the world, has an average per capita income of just $402. I’m holding an EDUN ONEtee right now. Unlike other cause shirts that I pick up and then shove in my t-shirt drawer, this one is made by a designer and is fitted and stylish. I’d wear this shirt.
More about EDUN:
EDUN is a socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali Hewson, Bono and New York clothing designer Rogan Gregory. EDUN’s aim is to bring the issue of long-term sustainable employment to the forefront via the world of high fashion.
According to the EDUN website:
In 1980 Africa had a 6% share of world trade. By 2002 this had dropped to just 2% despite the fact that Africa has 12 % of the world’s population.
If Africa could regain just an additional 1% share of global trade, it would earn $70 billion more in exports each year - more than three times what the region currently receives in international assistance. If in addition, all countries in East Asia, South Asia and Latin America were each to increase their share of world exports by 1%, the resulting gains in income could lift 128 million people out of poverty.
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August 16th, 2006 at 7:00 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
Fresh off the audio presses: The newest ONE podcast.
http://one.org/podcast In this week’s ONEcast you’ll hear:
*An interview with Joan Faulkner, the Volunteer Coordinator of ONE Orlando
*An update from ONE’s Meigan Stone on trade issues
*How YOU can contribute to the ONEcasts
*And “Pollinating Toes,” a live recording from musician Sean Hayes
Women like Joan Faulkner are the heart and soul of The ONE Campaign. Joan joined the Orlando chapter of ONE in May of 2005. The chapter has held at least one special event or volunteer meet-up every month since. The group now has 300 members and has gathered 4,000 signatures for The ONE Declaration. The ONE Orlando chapter has even created “ONE.org Acoustic Awareness Shows,” at which members talk about ONE activities and poverty issues in between local bands’ sets.
Joan Faulkner: “We better educate ourselves to better educate our community.”Since this interview was recorded, Joan has been hired as a staff field organizer. The ONE Campaign is nothing more or less than the power of its volunteers. Listen to more about Joan’s work on the ONEcast.
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August 16th, 2006 at 1:30 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
Thank you Erin for that warm introduction. I’m honored to join The ONE Campaign and the movement to end poverty. I hope this blog informs and entertains us along the way.
A few weeks ago, Ricky Gervais from the British TV show The Office created some video clips for the July 15-17, 2006 G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2005, the G-8 promised $50 billion more in effective international assistance per year by 2010.
These clips are a bit late getting to The ONE blog. But not as late as the G-8 is in delivering on that promise.
Ricky Gervais Video Clips
I always feel like the Brits have an unfair advantage when it comes to sounding funny.
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August 15th, 2006 at 12:30 pm | posted by Erin, ONE Staff
It’s been a while since I last posted on the ONE blog, but I’ve been
waiting to announce an exciting addition to the ONE Team: Virginia, our new
Online Organizing Coordinator. I’m sure you’ve all enjoyed my postings, but Virginia is here to take
the blog to the next level.
Please join me in welcoming Virginia to the ONE community!
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