As the nation watched President Obama enter the House chamber for his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night, Americans from all walks of life waited to see if the issues they care about would be mentioned. It was no different for ONE members, who wondered for weeks if the issue of extreme poverty
As you may have read, the House of Representatives passed legislation on New Year’s Eve to address the “fiscal cliff,” clearing the way for the President to sign it into law. While the economy was spared the worst through this deal, Congress and the President have set the stage for an epic budget battle in
With all eyes on the vitally important fiscal cliff debate, it’s no surprise that an amendment introduced by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky last week was largely overlooked. Hidden from view just two days after Christmas was an amendment to the Hurricane Sandy supplemental funding bill, which would cut 16% ($9 billion) of the State/USAID
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. I’m proud to be from Connecticut. Almost too proud. Who doesn’t love a state that gave us the hamburger, Wiffle ball and some of Mark Twain’s finest writing? In any
Are you ready to kick-off part two of the ONE Campus Challenge? We’re back and bigger than ever -– and your first challenge (and chance to win a spot on this year’s grand prize trip to the Bonnaroo Music Festival) starts now! Click here to get started on your first task of the year. February
Each day this week, we’ll highlight a major accomplishment in the fight against poverty that ONE members helped achieve in 2011. Today, ONE’s OCC coordinator Mike Fazzino discusses our ONE Campus Challenge. For our fifth year of the ONE Campus Challenge, students around the nation didn’t disappoint. More than 700 colleges participated in the challenge,
What a semester we’ve had! In the past two weeks, ONE Campus students attended our World AIDS Day event in DC, stormed Capitol Hill to lobby their members of Congress to support lifesaving programs, and attended a White House Community Leaders Briefing to boot. University of Florida winners. From left to right, Nick Vinson, Erica
On December 1, World AIDS Day, we’ll be marking a critical point in our fight against HIV/AIDS. Currently, 6.6 million people are receiving treatment (up from just 100,000 in 2002), but we’re a long way from declaring victory. So this year, let’s be a part of the solution. It’s time to spread the word about
This blog post was originally published on the ONE Campus Tumblr. Up for another challenge? The third leg of the ONE Campus Challenge is here, and we’re asking our students to take it to the streets. Programs that fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and chronic hunger could be drastically cut by the Senate this month. Between now
It definitely feels like fall, a clear indication that our Summer Photo Challenge has come to an end! Over the summer, ONE Campus students took photos all around the world, and we got some pretty amazing results. We had fun sorting through all the incredible submissions, but after much deliberation we picked our top three
As you may know, the ONE Campus Challenge launched at the end of September, and we’ve got some pretty incredible results. Hundreds of campuses recruited thousands of new ONE members across the nation –- but Michigan State University grabbed the top spot by recruiting 165 new ONE members, took over their campus with chalk, paint
The grand prize for this year? A trip to Bonnaroo!Recently, we launched our new ONE Campus website. Whether you’re a current student, parent, alumni, professor, or friend of a college campus, now is your chance to help your school win this season of the ONE Campus Challenge. Your advocacy actions — from signing a petition
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