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We will have a school assembly to inspire students to get involved the day before and on the following day, Oct 17th we as a school community will stand in solidarity with millions of people around the world fighting against poverty!

Event Goal: 
1100
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 2:00pm - 2:05pm
Event Host Organization: 
Nelson High School
Contact Name: 
Karamjit Sangha-Bosland/Ryan Persaud

8 Millennium Development Goals

7 years left to reach the promised targets

A national call to Stand-Up and Speak Out

1 minute is all it takes

Watch this VERY interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUxTFSFBCF8

Event Goal: 
20000
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 12:00am - 11:59am
Event Host Organization: 
SKOP & STOPoverty! Neqirdu il-Faqar!
Contact Name: 
Clayton Mercieca
Email (Public): 

CND estimates that the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system and the life-time running costs of the new system could cost £76billion. That’s £76,000,000,000! On Sunday 19th October. Graham Bennett, Director of One World Action, will address CND’s annual conference and discuss the links between war and poverty and the problems of increased direct spending on war and weapons.

Event Goal: 
150
Date of Event: 
Oct 19 2008 12:00pm - 12:10pm
Event Host Organization: 
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Contact Name: 
Ben Folley
Email (Public): 
Actual Number of Participants: 
0

Held on National Poetry Day by Fairtrade Leighton Linslade in The Barista Bay cafe Leighton Buzzard. We had a Stand Up Moment.

Event Goal: 
40
Date of Event: 
Oct 9 2008 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Event Host Organization: 
Fairtrade Leighton Linslade
Contact Name: 
Angela Feaviour
Actual Number of Participants: 
40

The GCAP “Make Our Money Work For Us Campaign, Nigeria” Secretariat will be mobilizing all states and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria to Stand Up & Take Action Against Poverty on the 17th, 18th and 19th of October 2008.

Event Goal: 
5000000
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 7:00am - 7:00pm
Event Host Organization: 
The GCAP "Make Our Money Work For Us Campaign, Nigeria" Secretariat and member organisations in Nigeria
Contact Name: 
Dr. Tola Winjobi and Azubike Nwokoye
Email (Public): 
Phone (Public): 
+2348030618326, +2348082008222
Actual Number of Participants: 
0

just visiting so whom ever I can attract and some friends.

Event Goal: 
10
Date of Event: 
Oct 18 2008 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Event Host Organization: 
none
Contact Name: 
tara

Writing Letter to President about MDGs Competition, Drawing about MDGs Competition, Stationary Distribution, Educative Story Telling. These competition will involve Elementary Cshool students in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

Event Goal: 
500
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 8:00am - 5:00pm
Event Host Organization: 
White Band Community Yogyakarta
Contact Name: 
untung
Actual Number of Participants: 
500

High school students from SMU 38 Lenteng Agung and SMKN 1 Bogor are expected to be mobilized to build awareness about HIV/AIDS. They will be gathered at a buildings in Bogor and Jakarta

Event Goal: 
8500
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 8:00am - Oct 19 2008 5:00pm
Event Host Organization: 
Our Voice
Contact Name: 
Hartoyo
Actual Number of Participants: 
8500

Young activists will Stand Up across the World

Event Goal: 
1000
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 11:00am - 1:00pm
Event Host Organization: 
CIVICUS Youth
Contact Name: 
Iain Fleming
Email (Public): 
Phone (Public): 
+447793732496

DHAN Foundation’s Stand Up and Act Towards Achieving MDGs is a series of different events to be organized/conducted at various places and across India. The Event includes Blood donation camps,

Event Goal: 
200000
Date of Event: 
Oct 17 2008 6:35am - 6:35pm
Event Host Organization: 
DHAN Foundation
Contact Name: 
T.Narendran
Phone (Public): 
+91-452-2610794
Actual Number of Participants: 
0