October 8th, 2008 at 12:58 pm | posted by Field
Paul Simon signing the letter to the presidential candidates, asking them to announce a presidential initiative to find TB when they take office
-Photo courtesy of Alexandra Marvar, Vanity Fair
Last week, the devastation of a little-understood illness was made visible on a grand scale. We need your help in fighting this disease.
My organization, RESULTS, worked with the organizers of the TED prize to make this happen. The TED prize is awarded to three individuals every year to make a wish to help change the world. One of last year’s winners was James Nachtwey, a renowned war photographer. James’ wish was to highlight an issue that needed greater visibility, and he chose extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). His TED talk can be found here.
Since one of RESULTS’ major projects is a campaign to fight TB, we helped people take action to prevent the suffering shown in James’ haunting pictures. Many people think of TB as a disease of the past, but TB kills 1.7 million people every year, and is the leading killer of people with HIV/AIDS. Although TB is treatable and curable, TB programs are chronically under-funded, so many people don’t have access to proper treatment. Their TB becomes resistant to the drugs that are available. That’s how XDR-TB came to be, and has been spreading rapidly in the two years since it was detected.
James documented people who were suffering from XDR-TB. We helped TED with the launch in New York, where the pictures were broadcast in Times Square and Lincoln Center. Other displays will be broadcast worldwide this month, and even at a science base in Antarctica!
We’re asking activists to tell their leaders to make TB a priority. Worldwide, we’ve asked people to write to the leaders of the G8. (more…)
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May 15th, 2008 at 10:37 am | posted by ONE.Partners
I’m thrilled to let everybody know about an exciting opportunity for activists who want to learn more about how to talk to their elected leaders and local press about ending poverty. From July 12-15, RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund will be hosting our annual International Conference, featuring RESULTS activists from across the U.S. and around the world. Participants will learn how to fine tune their lobbying and communication skills in workshops that are designed both for those just starting out, and those who are on a first-name basis with their elected official’s staff! Split plenary sessions will address global and domestic issues separately, and confirmed speakers include Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; and David Lane, executive director of the ONE Campaign.
Activities won’t be limited to the conference site. The last day of the conference will be devoted to meetings with our activists and their members of Congress, and meetings at the World Bank and IMF for our international partners. At the end of the day, my colleagues and I will host optional walking tours of DC, under-30 socials, and karaoke dance parties to make sure that participants can have some fun during their time in DC. Not that lobbying Congress on poverty alleviation isn’t fun, of course. But it ain’t karaoke either…
RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund provides our partners in the U.S. and around the world with the tools they need to get informed about fighting poverty both in the U.S. and abroad, and how to engage their policymakers and editorial boards. We focus on campaigns pertaining to global health, education, health care for all, microcredit, and ending hunger through nutrition programs. To learn more about us, or to register for our conference, please visit our website. I hope to see you there!
-Robyn Shepherd, RESULTS
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May 13th, 2008 at 12:08 pm | posted by Margaret McDonnell
It’s gearing up to be an exciting summer for poverty-fighting activists here in the nation’s capital! ONE works closely with several organizations that are hosting national conferences, trainings and advocacy workshops in Washington, DC in May, June and July. Please check them out and spread the word!
May 27-31: Global Health Council: 35th Annual International Conference: “Community Health: Delivering, Serving, Engaging, Leading”
June 11-12: Save the Children: Advocacy Day 2008
June 13-15: Sojourners: Pentecost 2008: “Training for Change”
June 17: Bread for the World: Lobby Day 2008
June 18-19: CARE: 2008 National Conference
July 12-16: RESULTS Educational Fund: International Conference to End Poverty
July 15-16: U.S. Global Leadership Campaign and Center for U.S. Global Engagement: Washington Conference
-Margaret McDonnell, US NGO Partnerships and Faith Relations Team, ONE
Posted in Sojourners, RESULTS, Partner Conferences, Global Health Council, CARE, Save The Children, Bread for the World | 3 Comments »
