Obama Team Receives Inauguration Petition
On December 17th, we delivered our petition with more than 86,000 signatures to President-elect Barack Obama’s foreign policy transition team.
The petition asked Obama to make a clear statement, through his upcoming inaugural address and budget priorities, that he intends to fulfill his campaign commitments to fighting poverty and preventable disease worldwide. View the petition here.
Senior members of the Obama-Biden Transition’s foreign policy team gladly accepted this petition, and were impressed by the 86,113 members –- at the time of delivery –- whom we mobilized on behalf of the world’s poorest people.
Although the initial delivery is complete, you can still sign the petition here. As the number of signers grows — hopefully hitting our new goal of 100,000 before the inauguration on January 20th — your signature will keep on working in our fight to alleviate global poverty and prevent diseases, including HIV/AIDS and malaria. We will continue using this petition in our advocacy efforts, taking every opportunity to encourage the President-elect to get us on track to meeting his pledges.
After the inaugural address on January 20th, we’ll be looking at Obama’s first Presidential budget request, for Fiscal Year 2010, and working hard to make sure it provides sufficient support for the proven, effective and affordable programs that give hope and opportunities to millions of people now living in desperate need.
Learn more about our transition strategy here.
Sign the inauguration petition here.
-Emily Stivers
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December 25, 2008 at 3:57 am
Is good President!
January 6, 2009 at 2:02 pm
We are the strongest and most progressive nation and as such, must start leading the world into an era where poverty, suffering and a disregard for life is reduced as much as possible, with a view to eventually eradicating it completely, in our lifetime or the next. Life is precious and must be cherished and we must step up to the place as future generations are relying on us.
Collectively we must call on all the leaders of the world to address these problems in their own countries. The more wealthy nations must assist those less fortunate and teach them how to be more self sufficient.
Also, cruelty and complete disregard for all forms of life must not be tolerated and those who continually perform unspeakable acts, must be severely brought to justice.
I call upon our new President Obama to spearhead the push towards fighting world hunger, abject poverty and disease, as well as figiting for everybody’s right to live and be happy. Also, encourage all people to practice tolerance and to embrace diversity. At the same time, let us not forget about the animals, they deserve to be treated with respect too. For ill treatment of an animal is the first step to cruelty towards other humans, invariably innocent and defenseless children. It must be stopped before it starts.
President Obama – we elected you and are relying on you to be the very best President you can be and make us all very proud. You do have it in you, please use your God given ability every day as the world needs a strong, committed and wise leader. So, rely on God, ask Him to give you wisdom to do what is necessary and to make the right decisions, strength to carry on when the going is particularly tough and most important of all, to give you a deep compassion so you can remain humble and be sensitive to your people’s needs so that you do what is best for America and the world.
May God bless you and be with you continually to guide you and protect you and your family and our great land – America and all her diverse peoples.
I am very proud to be an American.
Margot
January 15, 2009 at 11:48 am
Dear Mr President -elect- we voted for your campaign of change, stir the economy with the $7000biliion stimulus, end the war in Iraq, focus on Afghanistan to invest in small business and help the education processr