In-Depth Issue Breakouts


Mar 31st, 2007 12:00 PM EST
By Virginia Simmons

Next we are breaking into small sessions to go over issues in depth. All the people here (about 100) are choosing between the following groups:

-HIV/AIDS, led by Jane Ascroft of CARE
-Millennium Development Goals, led by Anne Batchelder of ONE
-Hunger, led by Mike Batell of Bread for the World
-JUBILEE Act and Debt Cancellation, led by Monét Cooper of Jubilee
-Federal Budget: the pivotal next three months, led by Annisa Wanat of ONE
-Trade and the Farm Bill led by Lou Hille of Oxfam

Below are ONE newest fact sheets on our major issues. I’m running off to join a group or two and will report back!

-More and Better Aid
-Debt
-Trade
-Clean Water
-Education
-Child and Maternal Health
-HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis

Also check out: Oxfam’s fact sheet on the Farm Bill.

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