Back in August the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, a remarkable band formed by six refugees who escaped from the ten-year civil war in Sierra Leone, donated their song “Living Like A Refugee” to all ONE members.
Now they are on their world tour. Check out their tour dates here. (For
those of us in DC, they’ll be performing at the 9:30 club tomorrow
night.)
You can also check out the band’s YouTube Channel for excerpts from their
documentary, live concert footage and footage of the band’s life in
refugee camps.
Our “ONE Vote” Spot has hit the front page of MySpace.com!
Sign up to be a friend of the ONE MySpace page. The page was set up by, Danny, a devoted ONE member, before the Live 8 concerts, and continues to grow.
In this contentious election season, the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee have decided to rise above party politics to show support for the ONE Campaign and the fight against global poverty.
Check out the “ONE Vote” Spot on the front pages of the RNC and DNC’s websites.
After a late night in the office getting everything in place, our “ONE Vote” TV Spot is making its internet debut today.
The PSA brings together Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady, singer songwriter Toby Keith, Alfre Woodard, journalist Nick Clooney, faith leaders Pastor Rick Warren and Bishop Charles E. Blake, Democratic and Republican Strategists Mike McCurry and Jack Oliver and Shayne Moore, a stay-at-home Mom and ONE supporter from Wheaton, Illinois – to ask millions of American voters to help fight global AIDS and extreme poverty.
Add your comments about the ad below and stay tuned for more highlights of the ad around the world wide web today.
ONE is campaigning to ensure that the Congressional budget does not cut foreign assistance programs like Feed the Future that help people break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. More than 11 million people, mostly nomadic pastoralists and farmers in south-central Somalia, north-eastern Kenya, and south-eastern Ethiopia, are severely lacking access to food.
2011 marks 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were documented. Take a closer look at the specific, achievable goals we must hit by 2015 to make this year the beginning of the end of AIDS.
As aid agencies warn more than 9 million people could be affected by a food crisis in East Africa, world leaders are failing to keep their 2009 promises to tackle the causes of chronic hunger and support farmers in the world's poorest countries.
