ONE Sabbath launched! Listen to the call
Last night I was joined by 100 faith leaders from across the country, to launch and begin to plan ONE Sabbath events in churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Speaking on the call with me were 4 national faith leaders – Princess Kasune Zulu, a noted AIDS activist, Zambia native and Christian activist in Chicago; Rabbi Shawn Zevit, Director of Tikkum Olam for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation; Imam Mohamed Hag Magid, Vice President of the Islamic Society of North America; Ishani Chowdhury, the Hindu American Foundation Director of Public Policy. They endorsed ONE Sabbath and discussed the role of faith inspired advocacy with ONE.
ONE Sabbath organizes congregations to raise awareness and advocate with ONE through their worship services, small groups, youths groups and women’s organizations.
If you missed the call last night and would like to listen in, check it out here.
And do be sure to learn more sign up to host your own ONE Sabbath event at www.one.org/onesabbath.
-Adam Phillips
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September 18, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Hello Adam and Gina, Just wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed being a participant in the call on Wednesday night. It was interesting to hear from the Islam and Hindu faiths, however I was particularly struck by the enthusiasm of Princess Zulu and the clear and deep message of the Rabbi. I can truly grasped the idea of working within our faith premise but then also be involved in transcending our individual religions to join those of different faiths to get the job done. I just want to thank you for your work in co ordinating this because I felt it was a great opportunity. Wanda
September 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm
The Millennium Development Goals that are at the center of ONE’s efforts call for reducing extreme poverty in half by 2015.
Did you know that there are about 5.5 billion people living in developing countries? Most are “poor” by rich country standards.
Did you know that:
Top quartile—Only about 1/4 of these 5.5 billion people live on more than $4/day.
2nd quartile—The second quarter from the top live on incomes between $4/day and $2/day.
The median income of the developing world is $2/day. This is not a typo. Half live above $2/day and half live below $2/day. 40% of the world’s people live on less than $2/day.
3rd quartile–The third quarter from the top live on incomes between $2/day and $1.25 (the new $1/day)
4th quartile—The bottom quarter or “Bottom Billion” struggle to survive on less than $1.25/day.
Why does this matter?
While billions, yes billions of people, are struggling in poverty in various ways around the world, most aren’t dying by the millions every year. THE BOTTOM BILLION ARE!
Every hour 1000 mothers in the world watch a child die in their arms because they are too poor to save them from preventable causes.
This is why it is so urgent that we end extreme poverty NOW.
The world has made incredible progress. In 1970, 38% of the world lived in extreme poverty. Today it is less than 20%. But that is still way too high for us to tolerate.
Thank you ONE for all you are doing.
Tom
September 18, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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October 10, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Let’s do whatever we can to bring down those who care more about denominations than they do themselves. The hatred of christians are the cause of all existing wars. Let’s live for ourselves for once!