More than 120 ONE members converged in Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress for foreign aid and attend a White House leadership briefing. ONE New York and the American Academy of Pediatrics sum up their experience, which included some holiday spirit.
We here at ONE New York were proud to have the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) join us in our visit to Washington, D.C., for lobby day and for a special leadership briefing at the White House.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has been a strong advocate for children’s health domestically and globally. Their new alliance with ONE has strengthened the cause to ensure that voices of children in need worldwide are heard loud and clear.
More than 120 ONE members convened in our nation’s capitol last week to lobby Congress on our issues and visit the White House for a leadership briefing. Members kept in contact with each other using the #ONErocksDC hashtag on Twitter.
ONE regional field directors, Congressional District leaders and campus leaders were given a very great opportunity to make some loud noise in Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill last week. We were invited to the White House for the White House Leadership Briefing. This was a joint effort with ONE and two other groups: the Truman National Security Project and the American Academy of Pediatrics. In all, we had more than 120 people directly lobbying to their government officials to ensure they do not cut foreign aid and sustain the current budget to keep the health and well-being of the world’s poorest intact. I went as the campus leader to Illinois State University.
For World AIDS Day, the White House is hosting a live question-and-answer session with Gayle Smith, special assistant to the President, and Ambassador Eric Goosby, the US global AIDS coordinator and senior director for development and democracy at the White House today at 2:30 p.m. It’s the perfect event to attend if you have lingering questions on HIV/AIDS after our World AIDS Day event on YouTube.
Submit your questions on their Facebook page, Twitter using the hashtag #WHChat, or on their webform. You can watch it in the player below (the screen will go live near the event time) or on the White House’s live page.
Inspired by a recent meeting with USAID’s Raj Shah, Dr. Jill Biden and National Security Council Senior Director Gayle Smith, ONE MomAmy Graff shares why Americans should feel good about supporting foreign aid.
Elisa Morgan dances with a group of Village Reporters in Lwak, Kenya. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard
A family living in a mud hut at the end of a dusty trail in east Africa has less than you would ever imagine. No television. No toys. No running water. Certainly not a refrigerator filled with fresh food. Mom probably sleeps on a small rickety cot with a pile of brothers and sisters. Dad sleeps on the ground.
Have a burning question for the White House about development and aid? Well, you’re in luck. You have a chance to ask your questions directly to the White House on Twitter this Friday, July 22nd at 11:30 AM EDT.
ONE is excited to help host a Twitter interview (also known as a “Twitterview”) with Gayle Smith, special assistant to the president and senior director for development and democracy with the White House. Ms. Smith will answer questions on everything from the White House’s GAVI vaccines pledge last month to the latest issues on foreign aid, global health and international development. We’re honored to have this time with Ms. Smith to ask your questions.
I just finished listening to the first White House Twitter Townhall — and guess what I heard? President Obama talk about the importance of smart aid! But don’t take it from me. Read what he had to say for yourself:
UPDATE: Here are 3 questions we came up with to ask President Obama at tomorrow’s town hall. Please tweet whichever you like best, and hopefully the White House will answer! Tune in tomorrow at 2 PM ET live on Twitter:
@townhall How does economic growth in #Africa impact growth at home? #AskObama
@townhall Why does intl development matter in tough econ environment? #AskObama
@townhall How can trade, agric, health R&D for #Africa also benefit the US? #AskObama
I love to take short afternoon walks. My favorite route? A stroll down 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. There’s always lots of photo-flashing tourists, sign-waving protesters and Blackberry-carrying workers to check out in front of the White House gates.
Right now, some of the world's biggest oil companies are fighting to keep some of their deals with foreign governments secret. Let's tell big oil we won't be bullied.
Cuts to poverty-fighting programs won't balance the budget, but they will set back progress on Canada's development priorities and risk jeopardizing existing investments.
2011 marks 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were documented. Take a closer look at the specific, achievable goals we must hit by 2015 to make this year the beginning of the end of AIDS.
