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VIDEO: CBN interviews Adam Phillips for Lazarus Sunday event

Here’s a cool bit of news — our faith relations manager, Rev. Adam Phillips, was interviewed by CBN yesterday on Lazarus Sunday’s role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. CBN is one of the largest television ministries in the world, so we were honored to get some face time with them and help draw attention to

Opposition to budget cuts continues to get media attention

As you may have heard, ONE members dropped off a massive petition to Congress on Tuesday with more than 100,000 signatures opposing proposed budget cuts to effective poverty-fighting programs that have saved millions of lives. But our petition drop-off wasn’t our only mention in the media this week. ONE members have written letters to the

Proposed budget cuts to international aid trigger a ONE media storm

We at ONE have been road-tripping across the country this past week to bring national attention to Congress’s proposed budget cuts to lifesaving programs in Africa. ONE members made headlines everywhere from Nashville to the nation’s capital, raising awareness of how just one percent of the US national budget can help save and improve millions

A-List: Beach House, the Postal Service and Bassekou Kouyaté?

A-List: Beach House, the Postal Service and Bassekou Kouyaté?

Yup, you heard that right. Malian musician Bassekou Kouyaté is making a big splash in the world music scene, both here in the US and abroad. He’s on Sub Pop, the same record label as Beach House, the Postal Service and the Shins, and just last month he was nominated for Best Traditional World Music

ONE’s new radio ad tells Americans to consider the world’s poorest

Don’t turn that dial because ONE is hitting the airwaves this week on a radio station near you. We just recently launched a radio ad in districts across the US to tell Americans why this week is so important in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, hunger and childhood disease. Our new radio ad explains how

21 Years of freedom

21 Years of freedom

As of today, February 11 will go down in history for two very important events: the day that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power, and the day that Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Mr. Mandela was freed from prison 21 years ago. He served 27 years in the Robben Island prison, located

Bread for the World releases hunger report in time for Thanksgiving

Briefing at the National Press Club With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Bread for the World Institute released its timely 2011 Hunger Report, with an event Monday at the National Press Club, featuring USAID administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and recent World Food Prize winner and Bread for the World President David Beckman. As American

ONE takes to the field at Union University

Mike Phelan, Vice President for ONE’s Union University chapter, warming up for the big game. Photo courtesy of Sarah White. The men’s soccer team at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee brought the spirit of ONE onto their playing field last week when they donned ONE shirts during a crucial warm-up session for the quarterfinal game

ONE Campus gets into the Halloween spirit

Our ONE Campus groups were out in full force last week in the name of Halloween festive fun, helping to make our unique flier campaign a huge success. With fliers plastering campuses from Michigan to California, students from 14 schools helped to get the word out on ONE’s issues in the lead-up to the spookiest

What’s really scary this Halloween

If the carved pumpkins, haunted houses and copious amounts of tempting candy weren’t indicators enough, it’s Halloween time again — and ONE Campus is jumping on the bandwagon –- with a twist. Student groups across the country are posting fliers up around their campuses this week to raise awareness of what’s really scary this holiday

What We’re Reading: Wal-Mart coming to Africa?

South Sudanese to be armed against LRA – Southerners were given $2 million worth of weapons to replace their knives in the fighting against the LRA rebel group. (BBC) Nigeria farmers fear crop destruction in floods – 5,000 nearby villages were flooded after dams were opened for irrigation purposes. (AP) Black-eyed pea holds tasty promise

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