ONE at Boston University

Oct 19th, 2006 10:00 AM UTC
By Prachi Patel, President, The ONE Campaign at Boston University

When we started our ONE Campaign initiatives at Boston University we had no idea it would turn into such a big thing. We are all ambitious people but the response has truly been amazing. I started with the ONE Campaign efforts at BU a year ago when things were as grassroots as they could possibly get. I could count the number of volunteers and events we did on one hand. A year later things have changed drastically – we are now an official student group recognized by Boston University. We have about 300 members and almost 40 active volunteers whose passion for the cause is so inspiring.

Our goal this year is to educate as many Boston University and neighboring college students about the ONE Campaign and its efforts. We want piles and piles of signed ONE Declarations. We want to walk down the street and see at least a dozen people with white bands. We want to open their eyes to the problems that surround our world today and let them know how they can make a difference. To follow what ONE does nationally, we want BU ONE to be the voice for all the causes – to unite them all under one roof and advocate for them. We want to dedicate a semester to a specific cause and make sure that everybody hears about it. This semester we are all fighting for Darfur along with the BU Darfur coalition & Amnesty International and of course continuing our efforts for AIDS. Our major events are a movie screening for Darfur awareness, an AIDS benefit concert featuring BU performers and a face campaign that hopes to unite the entire student body.

If you are at BU or in Boston we’d love to hear from you (one@bu.edu) or if you just want to check us out (http://people.bu.edu/one) Peace!

-Prachi Patel, President, The ONE Campaign at Boston University

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