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In it, he called on the world to look at the connection between peace and poverty, and acknowledge that poverty is a threat to world peace. He reminded his audience of the UN's Millennium Development Goal of reducing extreme poverty by half by 2015, and how the Sept. 11th attacks and the Iraq war have derailed the world from pursuing this urgent objective. He said, /"I believe that putting resources into improving the lives of the poor people is a better strategy than spending it on guns."/ *We couldnt agree more.* If you believe that poverty and peace are inextricably linked, then Global Exchange is your organization, and our members and staff are your family. From our inception, weve understood the need to devote our energies to both of these issues. Thats why we not only struggle for economic justice, but we protest against war and strive for peace. *To give a holiday gift that says you care about both poverty and peace, please make a donation to Global Exchange today:* DonateNow <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=245787075&url_num=6&url=https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=1081> Here are a few of the wonderful programs your holiday donation will support*:* *Our Mandate for Peace campaign *was launched after the mid-term elections, to hold the New Congress accountable to the will of the voters who say they want a new policy in Iraq that ends the war and brings the troops home. Imagine what the world might look like if the billions being spent on the endless war in Iraq were spent instead on meeting the basic human needs of both Iraqis and Americans. *Our Conflict Diamonds campaign* was launched to coincide with the release of the new movie Blood Diamond. Tragically, more than 3.7 million deaths in places like Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been attributed to diamond-funded conflicts. Our campaign is educating movie-goers about how diamond profits are negatively impacting Africans human rights and pressuring the World Diamond Council to ensure that diamonds are conflict-free. *CLICK HERE* <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=245787075&url_num=7&url=https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=1081> to support these campaigns and others! Global Exchange is also proud of our efforts to not only protest against poverty, war and injustice but also promote alternatives that value human dignity and environmental sustainability over profits. This year alone, we educated more than 60,000 people about the green economy at our Washington, DC and San Francisco Green Festivals <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=245787075&url_num=8&url=http://www.greenfestivals.com/>. We also promoted Fair Trade <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=245787075&url_num=9&url=http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/> to tens of thousands of chocolate lovers on Halloween. As we head into 2007, lets remember the important things in life our love for our fellow human beings and the environment and our desire for peace and justice. 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