Wednesday, April 20, 2005

If you agree with the following statement then click this link and quickly sign your name to "the one" declaration. And if you're really cool you'll be put an ad like the one I have above my archives (yes, brad pitt and I are friends). You can find the code for the ad on "the one" website.

“WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty. WE RECOGNIZE that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional resources for basic needs – education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans – would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries, at a cost equal to just one percent more of the US budget. WE COMMIT ourselves - one person, one voice, one vote at a time - to make a better, safer world for all.”

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Joyce, Thanks for the link. It has a lot of information on it about the issues, but not to much on exactly how they plan to implement the measures they propose. Is this intented to be a Government sponsered program, or a donation based relief act? I guess either way that shouldn't be my main concern. I should be worried more about the people that are affected, not the idealogies of the policy makers. God Bless you
James Mechaley

Anonymous said...

During the U2 concert, you can send you name as a text message to a number, as a way of signing the declaration.

Also, the next day, I got a text message from Bono, saying thanks!