Miami Stands Up
Yesterday I joined Miami ONE Members, University of Miami students and local community members to take a stand against poverty. This year ONE Miami joined with igKnite, a student group from UM to host an awareness event about the challenges of extreme poverty and the importance of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Throughout the night we heard from several speakers and many different artists, each with a unique message about hope and the importance of effective anti-poverty programs. It was an amazing event and all who attended seemed inspired and ready to take an action – whether it be attending a meeting with a member of Congress or simply spreading the word to friends and colleagues about the importance of this fight to make a better, safer world for all.
-Sara Paterni
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October 16, 2009 at 9:33 am
Voluntary Counselors Kenya will be doing a read aloud for Kids in Kiambiu slums to take a stand against poverty and will be giving the kids clothes and goodies. Join us if you are near the slums and lets fight poverty together. God bless you
October 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Already!? – CA is just getting started. Great job Miami!!
October 16, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Just got back from a rally at the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, regarding Homelessness, with many supporters like, ONE.Campaign, Coalition on Homelessness, and other local non-profit organizations, clergy, City Officials…to make the public aware of the encreasing homeless population, encreasing people thrown into poverty!! And the banks and all their supporters, smiling all the way BACK to the banks…with $700,000,000,000 billion dollars of the tax payer money and still counting, how much cash, Bush/Cheney gave away, but Obama is still following that logic???