Photo caption: Libby, Claude the Sweet Potato, and World Food Prize President Ken Quinn Last Tuesday was World Food Day but here in Des Moines, Iowa, it felt like World Food Week! While global leaders like UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon were gathering in Des Moines for the annual World Food Prize, ONE members,
ONE members around the country are hitting the presidential campaign trail, engaging and educating the candidates on the fight against extreme poverty for ONE Vote. A cupcake shop might seem like a weird location to host an event about extreme poverty in the poorest parts of the world, but the truth is, we have so
Yesterday 20 ONE volunteers and I had the opportunity to attend a grassroots campaign event for President Barack Obama at the State Fairground in Des Moines, IA. We were there to wear our ONE shirts and represent the world’s poorest people, but we were also there to say thank you Mr. President. For months, ONE
Des Moines ONE members were in full bloom this past Saturday as they hosted a booth to promote our new agriculture campaign, THRIVE, during opening weekend of the Downtown Farmers Market. The booth was full all morning with people learning about the importance of investing in sustainable agriculture programs as one of the best ways
As New Hampshire voters head to the ballot boxes today, I am reflecting with Iowa volunteers about their experience caucusing for ONE last week. We asked members to stand up on caucus night, while the whole country was watching, to show support for life-saving programs in the poorest parts of the world. Watch our slideshow
Photo credit: Joe CrimmingsAs I’m sure most of my regular readers already know, I am a very proud Iowan. This week, I was especially proud that ONE had such a strong presence at the World Food Prize, hosted in my hometown of Des Moines. It was especially good timing as we just launched our new
This morning officially kicks off the 2011 World Food Prize here in my hometown, Des Moines, Iowa. This year is themed “The Next Generation” and is especially exciting because it not only marks the 25th anniversary of the prize and the revealing of their newly remodeled historic building, The Hall of Laureates, but also because
Photos courtesy of Jason Donnelly Last weekend, more than 17,000 Iowans came from across the state to Ames for the 2011 Iowa GOP Straw Poll, and ONE was there as well! The Straw Poll is an event that happens every four years, where a mock election gives candidates the early opportunity to determine their level
Recently ONE members in Minnesota gathered at the Gophers stadium to walk around at talk to U2 concertgoers about fighting extreme poverty through advocacy with ONE. Some members were seasoned and some were brand new. All worked hard and had a good experience knowing they were recruiting new members to a campaign we are all
Whether or not you know what a Straw Poll is, you probably know it’s a big deal in Iowa politics, and you’re right. This Saturday, ONE will be hosting a booth at the Iowa Straw Poll so volunteers can talk with attendees about extreme global poverty and discuss how ONE members are using their voices
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is traveling around the country on his new book tour for “Courage to Stand,” which included a couple stops in Iowa during the weekend. I got a chance to talk to him this morning while he was signing books in West Des Moines. I thanked Gov. Pawlenty for his ongoing
In Kansas City… Last week, several ONE members, led by ONE congressional district leader Leslie Scott, volunteered at Switchfoot’s concert in Kansas City. Despite the fact that it was homecoming weekend at my university and I had a literature review to work on, I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to volunteer for ONE,
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