YouthInformation : Message: Oct 2006-II : STAND UP Against Poverty

Dear Campaigners,

There are less than 3 weeks to join the world on October 15-6 and STAND UP Against Poverty! It's time for you to take action NOW!

STAND UP is an exciting challenge to set an official Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people to STAND UP Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. From schools in Kathmandu to churches in Texas , the world will STAND UP to remind their governments that promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and help the billions living in extreme poverty, must be kept.

To be part of this Guinness World Record, all you have to do is STAND UP for one minute in support of the Millennium Development Goals in the 24 hour period between 10:00 AM GMT, 15 October and 10:00 AM GMT, 16 October. You can hold your own event or find events in your area.

Our new STAND UP website (www.standagainstpoverty.org) is filled with resources for you to find or organize your own events. You will also find materials like fliers, brochures, and banners to promote STAND UP to your friends and networks.

Hundreds have already registered their events on our global events calendar. Maria Boyd in Australia will be having her entire school STAND UP, Graham North in Botswana is organizing STAND UP moments at football matches, Kirsty Hunter in Canada will be having a STAND UP moment during her church's worship service.

World leaders cannot ignore us if we all make our voices heard and STAND UP together. We are the first generation that can finally end extreme poverty, please join us and refuse to miss this historic opportunity.

www.millenniumcampaign.org/standup

Best,

Amil Husain and the UN Millennium Campaign Team

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