I’ve heard about the ONE campaign at from several different places, but I didn’t really get what it was all about. I finally went to the ONE website. I’ve added my signature to the ONE Declaration.
“What is the goal of The ONE Campaign?
The ONE Campaign seeks to give Americans a voice, to ring church bells and cell phones, on campuses and in coffee shops, for an historic pact to fight the global AIDS emergency and end extreme poverty. We believe that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food, would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation of the poorest countries.”
As ONE, we call on President Bush to:
* Build on existing US commitments to the poorest people of the world with more and better assistance at a cost equal to just ONE percent more of the US budget on a clear timetable
* Cancel 100% of the debts owed by the poorest countries
* Reform trade rules so that poor countries can earn sustainable incomes
Check out the website. Seems to me like it really could make a difference in the lives as millions.