Action: Put Poverty on the 2008 Presidential Agenda

Mar 16th, 2007 4:00 PM UTC
By Virginia Simmons

Yesterday, presidential candidate Senator John Edwards gave a major
policy speech on extreme poverty, and over the last two months, Senator
Biden, Senator Brownback, Senator Edwards, Senator Clinton, Mayor
Giuliani, Governor Romney, and Senator Obama have all worn the ONE band
and talked about global poverty while on the campaign trail.

Today, ONE is launching a petition that we’ll deliver to every
candidate, on both sides of the aisle, showing them that in the 2008
presidential election, American voters will expect them to address
global poverty.

Sign the petition asking every man and woman running for president of
the United States in 2008 to put the fight against extreme poverty on their
agenda.

As we move forward in this primary season, ONE members will be at
rallies and speeches, parades and town halls, making sure not only that
extreme poverty is not forgotten this election cycle, but that this
critical fight becomes a national priority.

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