After you check out the candidates’ responses, take a few minutes and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Writing a letter to the editor is your chance to talk about the poverty-fighting successes highlighted on the recent presidential trip to Africa - successes ONE members have helped make possible - and our campaign urging the next president to visit Africa in his or her first term.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:56 am | posted by Katie Andrews, ONE Regional Field Organizer
Finally! The campaign comes to the Buckeye State!!
Despite it being Valentine’s Day, ONE members were out on the campaign trail last night to see Senator Clinton and make sure the Columbus community is thinking about global poverty and disease when they cast their ballet during the Ohio Primary on March 4th.
It’s only the beginning in Ohio so keep any eye out for us during the next couple of weeks. Go ONE, Go OHIO! OH-IO!!
Ambassadors Jenna Morton and Cisco Aguilar were on hand Tuesday night to spin their way through the post-debate analysis. ONE Vote ‘08 was an official co-sponsor of the debate and the logo could be seen every time Chris Mathews did a live shot of spin alley.
ONE Vote ‘08 volunteers fired up the crowd outside and passed out wristbands to debate watchers. Check out the awesome video ONE’s Matt Higginson put together from footage outside the debate.
That was the phone call I got yesterday afternoon from a ONE member and supporter. In New Hampshire, sometimes candidate events are scheduled last minute, or not made public, so Granite State ONE members always keep their eyes and ears open to find ways to lend our voice for the poorest of the poor in this world.
Right after I got the call, I hopped in my car and headed to Exeter where a very small crowd had gathered in a downtown local restaurant. Sure enough, Sen. Hillary Clinton made her way into the restaurant to have a quick bite to eat while on the campaign trail.
Sen. Clinton sat next to NH ONE Ambassador and State Sen. Maggie Hassan, who was already wearing her ONE band. They were joined at the table by Sen. Clinton’s National Co-Chair and NH ONE Ambassador Bill Shaheen.
Hillary finished her soup, gave a quick interview, and then spoke with voters before she left. I told Hillary, “the Greatest Generation had the Marshall Plan that helped save the continued of Europe from poverty and disease, I think that our next great generation should really put the effort and resources into fighting malaria in Africa and saving lives.” Hillary quickly told me that she also thinks that our nation should focus on global warming issues and took a quick picture with me.
ONE by ONE, the ONE Campaign and ONE Vote ‘08 are making the difference on the ground and across the nation, to make sure that our leaders know that fighting malaria and saving lives in Africa is not only possible, but it is a priority.
November 28th, 2007 at 9:50 am | posted by Josh Lozman
Yesterday, Hillary Clinton issued a release outlining her plan for fighting both the domestic and global HIV/AIDS epidemics. In addition to committing to doubling funding for research towards a vaccine, she made several commitments specific to global HIV/AIDS including:
· Renewing her commitment to providing at least $50 billion for global HIV/AIDS by 2013 including an increased commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
· The statement says that Senator Clinton “will seek in the near term to double the number of people receiving treatment and put us on a path to reach the goal of universal access to medications.” She also provides commitments on health infrastructure including increasing the number of health workers in Africa by at least one million; this was a recommendation from the Commission on Africa report published in 2005.
· Senator Clinton is a sponsor of the Education for All Act currently in the Senate. There is a clear link between children being in school and those children avoiding contracting HIV. The Senator renewed her commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of universal basic education by 2015.
· Senator Clinton made specific mention of sub-populations especially impacted by the epidemic, women and children.
ONE Vote ‘08 applauds Senator Clinton for presenting her plan to fight HIV/AIDS at home and abroad. The new UNAIDS statistics released this past week confirm that the AIDS epidemic is still a crisis that will demand greater resources to beat. Our nation’s next president will be counted on to meet this looming challenge.
Sen. Hillary Clinton was campaigning in Somersworth, NH, yesterday and I just got this amazing ONE story and video from Michael Castaldo! Go ONE!
-Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer
“The senator’s voice was ailing so she kept her comments brief and had two mics set up to take questions. When she announced ‘question time’ several people rushed to one mic - I walked to the other. I was so excited to have the opportunity that my hands were shaking, and I left my tripod in my seat… this left me with the choice of a shaky video, or focusing on my question and no video. So I chose the latter and tried to calm down and get it out right.
I spoke about the one million people that die each year from malaria - death from a mosquito bite. I mentioned that Bill Gates himself praised US efforts to fight malaria around the world, and he urged all the candidates support and expand the Presidential Malaria Initiative. I asked how her administration would address global malaria. As soon as I finished, the senator recalled me to the mic to speak about the ONE Campaign in front of the entire crowd.
After I explained our 2.4 million people movement, I began filming.
I even got to pass a ONE band to Senator Clinton via our NH ONE Ambassador Bill Shaheen.”
Last night, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Nashua, NH, and I caught up with her with some ONE members. Although we could not get our question asked after Hillary’s short speech, we managed to catch up with her as she made her way through the crowd.
ONE members Brandon and Kate urged Hillary to fight AIDS and poverty in Africa. Brandon even briefly spoke about malaria before offering her a ONE band which she gladly accepted. He thanked Sen. Clinton as she made her way down the line.
I was not able to speak with Sen. Clinton, but the two new ONE members that are originally from Benin in Africa who were standing next to me were able to get her attention. While wearing ONE bands, they yelled out “For Africa! For Africa” and she came over to take another quick photo!
Sen. Clinton will be campaigning here in New Hampshire today as well, and you can bet that ONE members across the state will be there to make sure she knows that saving lives and fighting extreme poverty in Africa is a priority!
Sen. Hillary Clinton filed for the New Hampshire Primary on Friday and like every other candidate, she sat down at the famous desk in the NH Secretary of State’s Office, the same seat that a few of the girls from the African Children’s Choir sat in last week.
Sen. Clinton was joined by her state co-chair Bill Shaheen and greeted by NH State Sen. Maggie Hasson, both NH ONE Ambassadors. I could even see Sen. Hasson’s ONE band when she shook hands with Hillary!
After filing, Hillary made her way through the Hall of Flags and when she saw me, she noticed my ONE Vote ‘08 pin, and came right up to me asking about the ONE Campaign. I was able to talk with her about President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the new, fresh but struggling Liberia. Hillary told me how she has known President Johnson Sirleaf for years and how supportive she was.
Right before Hillary left the state house to give a speech to the large crowd that had gathered outside, ONE’s Marine, Michael Castaldo in his black ONE shirt, was able to catch the attention of Hillary and yelled out, “Madame Senator!” while holding out a ONE band. Hillary stopped and went over to Michael and immediately put on a ONE band and made her way to the stage where she saw and heard from many more ONE members in the crowd.
The NH filing period closes today, but ONE’s work is not done! From Sammi in Seattle, to Michael in the Granite State, and the 2.4 million ONE members in between, we are all doing our part to make sure our nation is doing everything we can to fight global disease and extreme poverty. We will make sure that the next president of the United States knows that saving lives in the poorest nations on Earth is not just possible, it is a priority!
On Wednesday night, Senator Hillary Clinton spoke at Iowa State University. The lecture focused on the role of women in politics and society. The senator talked about the importance of education for all and equal rights for women, whether they live in the United States or Afghanistan.
Several ONE members were in the crowd, proudly wearing ONE shirts and wristbands. After the lecture, Sen. Clinton greeted students individually. Tyler Barrett, treasurer of the ONE Campaign at ISU, shook the senator’s hand and when she saw his T-shirt, Sen. Clinton commented on her support of the ONE Campaign.
While I was waiting in line, I had a chance to chat with Christie Vilsack, the former first lady of Iowa, who said she would be happy to wear a ONE band. A few minutes later, I got to meet Sen Clinton too, and asked her to wear a ONE wristband, which she was happy to do! She then posed for a picture with me and continued shaking hands while wearing the ONE band!
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