You Have 12 Hours Left to Make a Video…GO!
You’ve honed your video-making skills over the last year through the OCC. Now how would you like to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival this June?
ONE partner Oxfam has teamed up with YouTube and Cannes Young Lions for an exciting competition. They’re looking for young YouTube filmmakers to create a video explaining why December’s United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen is one of the most important meetings in human history.
Visit the Cannes Lions page on YouTube to take part.
This is a vital time in the fight against climate change. With December’s climate talks fast approaching, this competition is a great way to spread the message that climate change costs lives. All films must urge international decision makers to do a deal that slashes carbon emissions and helps developing nations to adapt to the effects of climate change.
Check out ONE’s new international action on climate change to get our angle on this critical issue.
You must be aged between 18-28 to enter the competition, but if you’re not you can still take part by watching the entries, leaving comments, or forwarding your favorite videos to your friends.
Video entries have to be between 30-60 seconds long, and you can read the competition rules and instructions on how to get involved on YouTube’s website.
Check out the Cannes Lions page on YouTube for more info.
The deadline for entering is midnight GMT on Sunday 17 May.
Game On!
July 14th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I am a ONE member that has been paying attention to a number of issues involving poverty lately. Why?
1.Because it is so prevalent not only in the world but in our own country.
2.Because I am currently out of work and have been paying attention to the amount of money that I spend and how much I want to save
3.Because poverty has different meanings to different people and low-income doesn’t necessarily mean poverty but how you use your income determines whether or not you may be poverty-stricken.
I want to post a BLOG that shows all that I’ve learnt about myself these past few months that might help others to try and encourage themselves out of the possibility of poverty.
Can someone please respond with some information on how I may do that.
This may not be helpful to individuals in other countries but might help young adults in this country.
Sincerely,
Kamini Kandica Abdool
W.
ONE and RED Member.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
I am a ONE member that has been paying attention to a number of issues involving poverty lately. Why?
1.Because it is so prevalent not only in the world but in our own country.
2.Because I am currently out of work and have been paying attention to the amount of money that I spend and how much I want to save
3.Because poverty has different meanings to different people and low-income doesn’t necessarily mean poverty but how you use your income determines whether or not you may be poverty-stricken.
I’ve learnt much about myself these past few months that might help others to try and encourage themselves out of the possibility of poverty.
1. I recently learnt that you do not need an address to open a bank account, all you need is at least $50.00. I have an address and opened an account and with saving nothing but pennies and other change and a few bills that was gifted to me by my father from my purse, I have accumulated the following deposits to help pay my own bills:
5/29/09 $2.50
6/17/09 $20.86
6/29/09 $22.42
6/29/09 $70.00
My small change made more of a difference than I realized and I was able to pay not just one bill but two. I surprised myself and was encouraged at the possibilty of getting my finances in order in this manner.
2. I have been cooking for me and my family and just by recycling leftovers into new meals such as soups and small rice dishes, I have saved my mother and the rest of my household over $200.00.
3. In another means, I’ve been calculating the amount of money that I spend daily to survive by only catering to the necessities in my life and so far, I’ve realized that for less than $5.00 a day by cooking for myself and my family rather than buying food outside, I’ve been able to fulfill all my own requirement and still have some change to save.
This may not be helpful to individuals in other countries but might help young adults in this country.
Sincerely,
Kamini Kandica Abdool
W.
ONE and RED Member.