As part of the ongoing international campaign against global poverty a community event has been arranged to gather the people to stand up against poverty and show solidarity with the rest of the world.
Please bring family, friends and colleagues. *Venue: Victoria square, Town Centre, Bolton. Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm Date: Sunday October 15th 2006* There will be events in approx 100 countries around the world. visit website: www.thinkersforum.org email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] telephone: +44 (0)7811 467967 *The event has been jointly organised by Thinkers Forum International, Oxfam, WDM and Fairtrade. * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)* is a massive global coalition from more than 100 countries and is made up of a diverse range of community groups, coalitions trade unions, organisations, individuals, faith groups and campaigners, who are all committed to the fight against poverty. These groups have formed country-based coalitions to put pressure on world leaders and decision makers. We want to pressure governments to :- - Eradicate poverty and dramatically lessen inequality - Public accountability, just governance and the fulfilment of human rights - Trade justice - A major increase in the quantity and quality of aid and financing for development - Debt cancellation *Some Other Events happening around the world* *In Kenya*, Jukwaa la Kupinga Umaskini Kenya (Citizens' Platform Against Poverty) is organising four rallies around the country on World Poverty Day for 60,000 people. *In Malawi*, they are expecting three million people to Stand Up Against Poverty on Sunday 15 October *Canada *will be doing a media launch with celebrity endorsers on 15 September and then promoting the Stand Up World Record Attempt on 15-16 October. There will also be demonstrations and events at constituency offices of Members of Parliament in many local communities. *In Finland*, the Helsinki International Film Festival, which runs through September, will feature a re-edited GCAP Click Advert and white bands and flyers will be distributed to the press. *In Georgia*, Momavali Sigaribis Gareshe (Future Without Poverty) is organising Stand Up Against Poverty events in four major cities for around 1,000 citizens. *In Bangladesh*, there will be a Stand Up Against Poverty Human Chain all over the country on 15 October and a Big Hearing on 17 October to highlight urban poverty, with slum dwellers, local government representatives and politicians. *Sri Lanka* is planning a 100km "Bicycle Demonstration" with 1,000 cyclists and GCAP Sri Lanka are expecting 1 million people to Stand Up Against Poverty on 15 October. *India:* A stand up concert is planned in Jaipur on 15 October and a People's Summit on 16 October. There will also be links with the ICC Champions trophy (international cricket tournament), which is taking place at the time. -- *Thinkers Forum International* *'A Global Intellectual & Social Movement Working for Poverty Alleviation'* www.thinkersforum.org email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vision : 'TFI to be the leading muslim think tank in formulation, development and implementation of policy proposals for elevation of the muslim and wider community globally in education, socio-economics (poverty alleviation) and governance.' If you would like to be unsubscribed from any mailing list then please reply to this email. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Save Aceh now! visit http://www.pusatkrisisaceh.or.id Click English section for contact Islam Relief Organizations Want to learn about Islam and Christian? visit: http://come.to/christian-islam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muslim/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muslim/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
