On Wednesday afternoon I attended an informal town hall with two of Senator Al Franken’s staffers, Nicole Ly and Greg Buhr. Unsurprisingly, the biggest theme of the town hall was the economic crisis along with related issues such as education, health care, rising food costs, home ownership, and jobs. These issues are on everyone’s minds, including mine.

However, as a ONE member, I know that millions of families in developing countries who are worried about how they are going to build a better future for themselves. Many of these families are facing life and death situations due to high food prices, and lack of basic amenities. So to me, it is important that no matter how difficult these times are for us, we remember that others around the world are struggling just to survive.

As such, I extended my request that as Senator Franken represents and leads Minnesotans and Americans to a better future, to also please extend his voice and vote towards justice for the world’s poorest. On behalf of over 38,000 Minnesota ONE members, I delivered a letter congratulating Senator Franken on his Senate seat, along with a request to meet with area ONE members to discuss specific points and issues during an in-district visit. We’ll keep you posted!

-Rochelle Gibbs, MN ONE Member