An incredible group of University of Arizona students, several community members, and the founders of a nonprofit to end modern day slavery came together for a ONE member training in Tuscon this week. These talented, motivated people will prove to be amazing advocates in the field.
At this member training, these community members were given all the tools to be ONE advocates: they learned about our history, how to talk about ONE and why we campaign about our issues. They left knowing that their voices can make a huge difference in the lives of millions.
This week, ONE participated in the Tucson World Refugee Fest. This event was put on by the Tucson community in order to commemorate World Refugee Day, and invited other community partners into the conversation, including the American Red Cross.
Across the United States, ONE has presented screenings of “The Lazarus Effect” to help show Americans the phenomenal progress we’ve made in a short period of time with tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS. Our hope is to impact hearts and engage minds into the conversation.
A caring group from all over Phoenix, Ariz., gathered at the Phoenix Central Library for a screening of the film last weekend. It was a SUCCESS!
Following the film, our participants were encouraged to engage in a conversation about what they had just seen.
Many felt the film was a powerful and encouraging account of how much progress has been made with the distribution of ARVs.
The transformation of lives was palpable — many of our participants expressed their desire to join ONE and turn their passion and energy into action and help educate our communities on how each and every ONE of us can make a difference with just our voice.
Live in Arizona? Connect with other ONE members in your area on our Western Region Facebook group.
-Amy Campbell, ONE member, Arizona
On Saturday, Arizona ONE members gathered at the Barton-Burr Library downtown Phoenix to exchange ideas on educating their communities and reaching out to their elected representatives to do something about needless global poverty and preventable diseases.
Attendees addressed hand written letters to both Senator McCain and Senator Kyl asking them to urge Senator Cochran to ensure $56.65 billion is appropriated for the state and foreign operations bill. Immediately thereafter a highly engaged audience began planning two education and recruitment events through July.
Something tells me we can expect to see something a little different from ONE members in Arizona. Congrats on a successful workshop! We are all very excited about things to come.
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