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GET READY TO STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION FOR THE MDGS

standupspeakout — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:44:18 +0000

GET READY TO STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION FOR THE MDGS:

OCTOBER 17TH -19TH, 2008

Last year, more than 43 million people all over the world stood up and spoke out sending a clear and powerful message to governments: Keep your promises to end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

This year we are inviting you to Stand Up and Take Action, to be a part of the growing global movement determined to stamp out poverty and inequality.

We have reached the halfway mark to 2015, the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. There has been some progress, but there is still a long way to go. We need to take urgent and inspired action now, to remind our governments we expect them to deliver. That’s why this year we’re focusing on country-specific actions in support of the achievement of the Millennium Goals. Millions will be Standing Up and Taking Action, locally, nationally and globally.

The scope of actions is broad and depends on what is relevant for each national or local context. Whether by a signed petition, a text message campaign, phone calls to local government representatives, face to face meetings with parliamentarians, local and national leaders – What’s most important is that we Stand Up and take Action to make our demands heard loud and clear.

In poor countries, Campaigners will be reminding their governments to implement time-bound MDG-based national development strategies, plans and budgetary allocations; to improve MDG implementation and delivery mechanisms with a strong focus on poor and excluded groups particularly women; to produce concrete plans to enhance domestic resource mobilization that will be earmarked for MDG achievement; to create and implement plans for increased transparency and fighting corruption, more systematic and on-going monitoring and reporting of progress towards the achievement of the MDGs and greater accountability on MDG planning, implementation and reporting to elected officials (Parliaments, local Governments etc.) and key non-state stakeholders including the media, faith groups, citizens groups and civil society organizations.

In rich countries, delivering on Goal 8 commitments continue to be important and at the national and global level. Specific commitments from these Heads of State should include, setting and meeting time-tabled commitments on not just aid volume and debt relief, but aid quality and effectiveness; breaking the impasse in the trade negotiations at the WTO, particularly on elimination of agricultural subsidies and market access for developing country goods and services and to stop pushing through WTO plus agreements on a bilateral or regional basis.

Stand Up, Take Action 2008 will be held over a three day period from October 17th -19th.

By starting on a Friday and concluding on a Sunday, everyone, whether at home, at work, at school, university or in a place of worship will have the chance to take part.

We will once again be aiming to break the world record for the most number of people to Stand Up Against Poverty. But even more importantly, you will be building on the momentum created over the last two years, a momentum which has already contributed to real progress. Thank you for all you have done to make Stand Up a strong movement and powerful force in the fight to end poverty and see the Millennium Goals achieved and exceeded. Let’s resolve to make Stand Up and Take Action even more impactful in 2008.

Keep watching www.StandAgainstPoverty.org for information and updates!

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES OF HK STANDUP SPEAKOUT (SUSO) 2008!

GET READY TO STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION FOR THE MDGS

standupspeakout — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:13:19 +0000

GET READY TO STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION FOR THE MDGS:

OCTOBER 17TH -19TH, 2008

This year we are inviting you to Stand Up and Take Action, to be a part of the growing global movement determined to stamp out poverty and inequality.

Stand Up, Take Action 2008 will be held over a three day period from October 17th -19th.

By starting on a Friday and concluding on a Sunday, everyone, whether at home, at work, at school, university or in a place of worship will have the chance to take part.

Keep watching www.StandAgainstPoverty.org for information and updates!

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES OF HK STANDUP SPEAKOUT (SUSO) 2008!

BACK TO SUSO HK CLICK HERE.

TO READ THE SUSO 2007 REPORT PLEASE CLICK HERE.

What’s new

standupspeakout — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:10:07 +0000

STANDUP & SPEAKOUT Hong Kong kick off party

Oct 1, 2-4pm at Art of Living HK Center

Special Program: Iman Fok of SOCO will give a brief presentation on HK Poverty Scene

All are welcome!

Contact:

Ricky Chow 9494 1240, Rebecca 23112298,

HK suso 2007

standupspeakout — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:08:52 +0000

STANDUP & SPEAKOUT Hong Kong

6pm – 7pm , Oct 17 at Lai Kok Community Hall (麗閣社區會堂)

See our team is growing!!

Let’s all STANDUP & SPEAKOUT. Do our bit against poverty, and be a part of the world record.

COME JOIN US!

Lai Kok Community Hall Address : G/F, Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Kok Estate, Kowloon. One minute walk from Cheung Sha Wan MTR Station Exit A1 . Tel No. : 2386 4882

麗閣社區會堂地址：九龍長沙灣道, 麗閣邨, 地下。長沙灣地鐵站A1出口歩行約一分鐘。 Tel No. : 2386 4882

See detailed directions of Lai Kok Community Hall

Contact: Rebecca 6276 8914 / Simran 9413 0725 / Ricky 9494 1240

Team Picture taken at KICK OFF PARTY

SUSO 2007 REPORT

standupspeakout — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:06:28 +0000

STANDUP SPEAKOUT 2007 Report

The Long Awaited STANDUP SPEAKOUT Report is ready …

All the beautiful and ardent efforts of all of volunteers and participants have been attempted to be presented in the best possible manner in this compact document. The limitation of putting this humungous effort into words and in limited pages of the booklet bound us to write in a splendid way about the campaign and tremendous experiences of all of us….

Look forward to working together again for the STANDUP SPEAKOUT Campaign 2008.

Click here to download the StandUp SpeakOUT Report / 期待已久的挺身起立，明確表達2007 報告已完成，請點擊此處下載

背景 About

standupspeakout — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:59:04 +0000

2007年5月13日—歷史性的前夕

古儒吉大師接獲聯合國千禧行動的祝賀於打擊飢饉、貧困、疾病與拓展聯合國千禧發展目標所作出之全球性貢獻。

The Historic Eve of 13th May 2007!!!

His Holiness, Poojya Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji Felicitated by United Nations Millennium Campaign for His Global Contribution towards the Fight Against

Hunger
Poverty
Disease and
Furthering the United Millennium Development Goals

2007年10月17日 — 體驗承諾

4佰萬名生活的藝術的成員將以“挺身起立，明確表達”行動支持大師對聯合國千禧行動作出之承諾…

17th October 2007— Reliving The Commitment!!!

4 million Art of Living Family members to Stand Up & Speak Out endorsing Sri Sri’s Commitment to United Nations Millennium Campaign…….

你會否是其中一位？

挺身起立—舒緩貧困
明確表達—以達成聯合國千禧發展目標的成果
挺身起立—對抗不公正和不平等
明確表達—要求政府遵守所作的承諾
挺身起立—計入人數
明確表達—聲音得以聆聽

Will YOU Be One Of Them?

STAND UP – to bring Poverty Down
SPEAK OUT – for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
STAND UP – against injustice and inequality
SPEAK OUT – to Demand that Promises made by our Governments must be kept
STAND UP & Be Counted
SPEAK OUT & Be Heard

但是為何要“挺身起立，明確表達” …？

共同工作

2000年9月所舉行的高峰會議，189位國家首長堅定承諾共同致力於2015年為全人類建立一個安全，更繁榮和平等的世界。他們一致同意採用一份名為《千禧宣言》抱負性的文件。文件產生八項千禧發展的目標。

千禧發展目標

消滅極度貧困和飢饉
實現普及小學教育
推廣性別平等和加強女性地位
減少兒童死亡率
改善婦女身體健康
對抗愛滋病、瘧疾和其他疾病
確保環保永久持續
籌組全球性合作夥伴共事發展

But Why STAND UP & SPEAK OUT…..?

Working Together

189 Country Heads firmly committed to work Together and Build A Safer, more Prosperous and Equitable World for all by 2015 at the Millennium Summit in September 2000. They adopted unanimously a Visionary Document named Millennium Declaration, which gave birth to the eight Millennium Declaration Goals (MDGs).

The Millennium Development Goals

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Achieve Universal Primary Education
Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women
Reduce Child Mortality
Improve Maternal Health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other Diseases
Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Develop a global Partnership for development

我們要否承擔？

即使今天，12億人口每天僅以少於1元美金掙扎生存，5萬人死於極度貧困，1億1仟3佰萬個兒童沒有機會接觸小學教育。每4個出生兒童，其中有一個不能生存至5歲，1仟3佰萬個兒童因愛滋病而變成孤兒。

Are We Responsible?

Even today, 1200 million people struggle to survive in less than 1 dollar a day; 50,000 people die of extreme poverty; 113 million children do not have access to primary education: Of 4 children born, 1 will not reach the age of 5 and more than 13 million children are orphans due to HIV / AIDS.