I present to you “So Cold,” graciously donated to ONE Campaign members by Chantal Kreviazuk. “So Cold” is the fourth song in ONE’s new

Tuesday music series.

Click here to listen to “So Cold” on the ONE Podcast page.

“SO COLD” was written

dignity, I am not dignified, and that was the feeling I had when writing the song.

best, and many thanks

for this humbling opportunity,

chantal k

http://www.chantalkreviazuk.com

Attending medical
school, I learned of the global biologic and sociologic devastation caused by the HIV virus. Later, I traveled
to Kenya to work in a hospital and came to know some of the individual stories behind the statistics – and of
the structural injustices that make the problems so overwhelming.

I now plan to return to
the developing world and spend my career practicing medicine in a setting where people would not otherwise
receive adequate health care. The ONE Campaign has
been a great source of encouragement for me – and a launching point for a wider public conversation.

HIV-AIDS
and the stark contrast between the haves and have-nots are arguably the most important issues in the world
today. How we respond to these
issues will define how history judges our generation.

-Doug Lindberg, member of
the ONE Campaign, Johnson City, TN

Check back over
the next couple of weeks for more ONE members’
stories.
And if you haven’t already told us how you first found
your commitment to eliminate global AIDS and extreme
poverty,
send us your story.

Recently, I connected with

call training opportunities on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST throughout the month.

• September 13: Staying on

  Message with the Media and Your Members of Congress.

• September 20:

  Bird-Dogging – The art of presenting one’s issues during community forums and public appearances with opinion

  makers.

• September 27: Faith in

  Action – Reaching out to faith groups about poverty issues

You can find out how to

Warm regards,

Vicky Rateau
ONE Campaign Field Director

Four years ago, the Masai

11th attacks.

After years of discussion

donating 14 high school scholarships to the village.

From The New York Times,

Sunday, September 10, 2006:

When Masai tribesmen marry, they give cows. When a son wants to earn the respect of his father, he gives cows.

When there is a friend in need or a condolence call to make, more cows.

So it was, in this one-cow-fits-all spirit, that the elders of Enoosaen four years ago donated 14 prized bulls

and heifers to the people of the United States to help ease the pain of the Sept. 11 attacks.

But there was one little problem: the cattle — and how to get them from here to there.

Link to the Times for

more…

I had planned to post a

2001.

But in looking through our

express how all of us were affected – in anything at all resembling an adequate way.

And that includes a post

from me.

I can say though, from

can cause pain and hatred abroad that doesn’t have to exist.

And that even though most

again.

Theresa Nemeth contacted me at the end of July – when I was first
hired as a new Field Organizer for the ONE Campaign – to find out what she could do locally in her town of Coshocton,
OH.

With only e-mail communication going back and forth between us,
Theresa built up the confidence to take the ONE Campaign to City Hall. In less than a month, Theresa met with
her mayor, Tim Turner, and convinced him to declare Coshocton a City of ONE. In doing so, Coshocton joined the
fight to end extreme poverty and global AIDS.

Theresa Nemeth is 16 year-old senior in high school which would be
impressive enough – except she is also in her 2nd year of college at Kent State University (Tuscarawas
Branch). Being a fan of U2, she heard of the ONE Campaign and was determined to spread the word within her
community.

Theresa is unstoppable and definitely shows us that even young adults,
who cannot cast their vote yet, can have a huge influence on their community leaders. Congratulations,
Theresa, and keep up the great work! You can check out the article that was posted in the Coshocton Tribune
here.

(For those of you unfamiliar with Ohio, Coshocton is a small town in
the north east with a population of a little more than 11,000. Growing up in Columbus, the only thing I knew
of Coshocton was that it was home to the historic Roscoe Village that we visited in grade school as part of
our Columbus Public School education.)

-Katie Andrews, Regional ONE Field Organizer

[Pictured above, from left to right, Theresa Nemeth, Tim Turner and
Katie Andrews.]

“Since 2004 I have been working at Hopeworks ‘N Camden which is one of the poorest cities in the United States. Everyday I meet young people in our own country who are struggling to make a better life for themselves and rise out of poverty. With programs like ours they at least have a chance. Though AIDS and poverty are still issues in this country, we at least are able to expose the problem and do something about it.

In Africa, trying to help is dangerous. People are living in refugee camps and fighting for their lives. The country is not able to help its own. I believe that we as a country need to support our brothers and sister who have less than us. Our youth in Camden know that and support the ONE Campaign. If the poorest in our country can help, why wouldn’t I?”

-Kathleen Deitch, member of the ONE Campaign, Ridley Park, PA

Check back over the next couple of weeks for more ONE members’ stories. And if you haven’t already told us how you first found your commitment to eliminate global AIDS and extreme poverty, send us your story.

Based in

their merchandise tables and they encourage all their fans to join the campaign.

My favorite

to go to one.org and find out more information.

-Kim Smith,

Regional ONE Field Organizer

Recently I traveled to my hometown of New Orleans for the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Every time I return I am stunned by the devastation that remains. Most of my neighbors lost their houses in the floodwaters and, for the past twelve months, have been living out of FEMA trailers. My family was lucky: nobody was hurt in the storm and our house suffered relatively little damage. Yet the memories of what happened to New Orleans – the human error and miscalculation that lead to the levee failures and, ultimately, the loss of thousands of American lives – have permanently scarred everyone.

Yet despite the seemingly hopeless situation and indescribable damage,
New Orleanians remain hopeful – or at least too stubborn to stand idly by while one of America’s most vibrant cities slowly dies from neglect. Locals and volunteers from around the country are coming together to rebuild a new, stronger New Orleans – and they are doing so with the help of many ONE partners, including Mercy Corps, Oxfam America and Habitat for Humanity.

A few days ago my parents and I went to famous Congo Square, the birthplace of jazz, for a concert organized by Mercy Corps. The event brought together the culture and people of New Orleans through music and dance. Over the past manymonths, Mercy Corps has provided direct relief, cultural enrichment programs, emotional support and services for businesses, families and children directly affected by the storm.

ONE’s partners are working every day, along the Gulf Coast and around the world, to provide humanitarian relief, fight poverty and preserve cultures. As a New Orleanian, on the one-year anniversary, I send a big thank-you to the organizations and individuals working tirelessly to restore my home and one of the nation’s most unique and treasured cities.

-Erin Allweiss, ONE Staff

(pictured above: Erin with Laura Guimond, Director of External Relations at MercyCorps)

Just in the nick of time (to beat our midnight deadline), I’m proud to present our newest song, “Might Makes Right” graciously donated by Camper Van Beethoven.

Listen, download and share ONE Music with your friends every Tuesday.

Greetings from Camper Van Beethoven. We are glad to be working with the ONE Campaign and its volunteers in the global battle against such horrors as AIDS and global poverty. Currently in the United States, such a small portion of our budget is going to programs that actually benefit people, that even one percent more would help immensely in fighting poverty and disease on a global scale.

This world can be a better place, the people of the world deserve it.

We all do what we can. Camper Van Beethoven makes music. Here’s a song.

-Jonathan Segel, Camper Van Beethoven
http://www.campervanbeethoven.com/