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Tell Bush to Help Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty
Target: George W. Bush, President, United StatesSponsored by: Mercy Corps
Every minute, one woman dies in childbirth, 20 children die of starvation and two women die from AIDS. These are needless, preventable and unacceptable deaths.
Women and children disproportionately bear the weight of extreme poverty around the world. In many countries, women are routinely denied access to resources and even the most basic education, making it virtually impossible for them to adequately provide for their children and themselves.
Five years ago, all 189 members of the United Nations agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals, which set 15-year targets for, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty, enrolling every child in primary school, empowering women, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. Meeting these goals, all nations agreed, requires a global partnership between countries both rich and poor.
On Sept. 14-16, the leaders of some 170 nations will gather in New York City for the World Summit, where they will take stock of their progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Time is running out. Many nations have made significant strides -- Tanzania now offers free primary education to all, Uganda reversed the spread of AIDS and Bangladesh narrowed the gender gap in school attendance. But without bold U.S. leadership to achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, many countries will fall short of the targets.
Urge President Bush to demonstrate U.S. leadership by playing an active role at the Summit and reaffirming America's commitment to doing our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Please join Mercy Corps and the ONE Campaign in our fight to overcome extreme poverty around the world. Now is the time to lend your voice to this historic effort.
Women and children disproportionately bear the weight of extreme poverty around the world. In many countries, women are routinely denied access to resources and even the most basic education, making it virtually impossible for them to adequately provide for their children and themselves.
Five years ago, all 189 members of the United Nations agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals, which set 15-year targets for, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty, enrolling every child in primary school, empowering women, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. Meeting these goals, all nations agreed, requires a global partnership between countries both rich and poor.
On Sept. 14-16, the leaders of some 170 nations will gather in New York City for the World Summit, where they will take stock of their progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Time is running out. Many nations have made significant strides -- Tanzania now offers free primary education to all, Uganda reversed the spread of AIDS and Bangladesh narrowed the gender gap in school attendance. But without bold U.S. leadership to achieve the goals by the 2015 deadline, many countries will fall short of the targets.
Urge President Bush to demonstrate U.S. leadership by playing an active role at the Summit and reaffirming America's commitment to doing our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Please join Mercy Corps and the ONE Campaign in our fight to overcome extreme poverty around the world. Now is the time to lend your voice to this historic effort.
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We signed the “Tell Bush to Help Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty” petition!
# 50:
8:40 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Wendy Horn, California
# 49:
8:05 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Gary Hileman, California
# 48:
7:29 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Debi Webb, Ohio
To many people in poverty in this country.
To many people in poverty in this country.
# 47:
6:27 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Erin Smith, Pennsylvania
# 46:
5:50 pm PDT, Aug 27,
ALAINA C. WOODS, Michigan
# 45:
3:55 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Christine Terziev, Georgia
# 44:
3:44 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
# 43:
3:34 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Rich Ruckman, West Virginia
# 42:
3:08 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Desba Silvers, Massachusetts
# 41:
11:59 am PDT, Aug 27,
Stanley Townsend, Oklahoma
# 40:
11:28 am PDT, Aug 27,
Kelsey Lissner, California
# 39:
11:06 am PDT, Aug 27,
Jill Tetreault, Rhode Island
# 38:
10:53 am PDT, Aug 27,
Gypsy Woman, New Mexico
# 37:
9:20 am PDT, Aug 27,
Marguerite Nicholson-Schenk, Pennsylvania
# 36:
8:28 am PDT, Aug 27,
Jacqueline Quackenbush, New York
# 35:
7:47 am PDT, Aug 27,
Ruth Miller, New York
It is a disgrace that this wealthy nation should have part of its citizenry still living in the poorest of conditions. The Administration needs to put a high priority on eradicating poverty here in the United States.
It is a disgrace that this wealthy nation should have part of its citizenry still living in the poorest of conditions. The Administration needs to put a high priority on eradicating poverty here in the United States.
# 34:
7:25 am PDT, Aug 27,
Sherri Miller, Pennsylvania
# 33:
7:05 am PDT, Aug 27,
Ron MacKenzie, California
This is the wealthiest nation on earth (well, at least it used to be until "the war on terror"); hence, it is unconscionable for this nation to stand by idly and let millions of women and children suffer needlessly. You must act now!
This is the wealthiest nation on earth (well, at least it used to be until "the war on terror"); hence, it is unconscionable for this nation to stand by idly and let millions of women and children suffer needlessly. You must act now!
# 32:
6:52 am PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 31:
6:13 am PDT, Aug 27,
Amanda Knippenberg, Illinois
It's the right thing to do.
It's the right thing to do.
# 30:
5:59 am PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 29:
5:24 am PDT, Aug 27,
Gregory Esteve, Florida
# 28:
2:45 am PDT, Aug 27,
Mirja Nurski, Belgium
# 27:
2:44 am PDT, Aug 27,
Dawn Barber, New Jersey
# 26:
2:20 am PDT, Aug 27,
Nichole Long, Alabama
# 25:
1:47 am PDT, Aug 27,
Emiel Visser, Netherlands
Because in the time it takes to type this a group of children has died.
Because in the time it takes to type this a group of children has died.
# 24:
1:19 am PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, New York
# 23:
11:59 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Christina Perez, Louisiana
# 22:
11:36 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Kerri Casdorph, Ohio
We have to do all we can to make every single child have the greatest life ever!!
We have to do all we can to make every single child have the greatest life ever!!
# 21:
10:01 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Valerie Lurie, New Hampshire
# 20:
10:00 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Lark Kephart, Alabama
# 19:
9:42 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Frances Garcia, Florida
# 18:
7:46 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Shauna Price, Arizona
# 17:
6:58 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Glenda Winspear, Canada
# 16:
5:20 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Vanessa Sayre, Ohio
# 15:
5:10 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Brenda Mahnken, New York
We must walk the walk if we want to talk the talk & Mr Bush sure loves to wave that flag...unfortunately for all for all the wrong reasons. Perhaps it will come to light why we always have money for guns but NEVER for butter?
We must walk the walk if we want to talk the talk & Mr Bush sure loves to wave that flag...unfortunately for all for all the wrong reasons. Perhaps it will come to light why we always have money for guns but NEVER for butter?
# 14:
5:04 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Wendy Hojohn, New York
# 13:
4:40 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Ann Brown, Oregon
# 12:
4:30 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
# 11:
4:16 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Julie Pistelli, West Virginia
# 10:
4:04 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Laura Lassiter, Florida
# 9:
4:03 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Timothy Brown, Washington
# 8:
4:02 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Donna Flynn, Pennsylvania
# 7:
2:00 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 6:
1:51 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Cheryl Hines-Dronzkowski, Michigan
# 5:
1:24 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Jacqueline Vreeland, Texas
# 4:
12:46 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Michael Quirk
, Illinois
# 3:
11:47 am PDT, Aug 26,
Brandy Stafford, California
# 2:
11:04 am PDT, Aug 26,
Kylene Sevy, Nebraska
# 1:
5:02 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Rebecca Young, California
The U.S. can well afford to do our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals to eradicate extreme poverty and empower women worldwide. Indeed, we can't afford not to meet these goals. We can no longer afford to live in a world of such extreme disparity and inequality. Everyone deserves life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - not just wealthy Americans.
The U.S. can well afford to do our part to achieve the Millennium Development Goals to eradicate extreme poverty and empower women worldwide. Indeed, we can't afford not to meet these goals. We can no longer afford to live in a world of such extreme disparity and inequality. Everyone deserves life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - not just wealthy Americans.