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Have you heard of the One campaign? If not, you will very soon. Bono is a founder of DATA, one of the founding partner organizations behind ONE. He and Brad Pitt recently announced that other big names in music, movies, politics and religion will be supporting ONE in public service announcements beginning Sunday, April 10 on ABC and MTV. During Extreme Makeover – Home Edition … like we don’t cry enough during that show! Their goal is to fight global A.I.D.S. and extreme poverty, among other world issues. Show your support by visiting One.Org and signing the Declaration. Wear the bracelet, too. SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW TONIGHT on their website of the video that will air with Tom Hanks, Penelope Cruz, Jamie Foxx and more!
More Information from One One.Org
Hollywood and the Heartland Unite for ONE – The Campaign to Make Poverty History: World Premiere of “The ONE.ORG Spot” to air on ABC and MTV Networks on April 10
HOLLYWOOD - April 6, 2005 - ONE announced today that it has enlisted ABC and MTV Networks in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty. The networks will support ONE's efforts by donating air time for the world premiere of a new public service announcement starring some of the biggest names in music, movies, politics, and religion.
Did you know that:
Every day 6,500 people in Africa die from HIV/AIDS?
More than 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa live on less than one dollar a day?
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.
Who founded The ONE Campaign?
The ONE Campaign was founded by Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children US, World Concern, and World Vision, and works closely with the National Basketball Association, Rock the Vote, and the Millennium Campaign.
Familiar with it. Bono has done some great humanitarian work ... his name was even floated as the next head of the World Bank.
Posted by: rod | April 11, 2005 at 12:14 AM
I think tehre should be more Bono's in this world!
Posted by: Jo | April 12, 2005 at 04:39 AM
Nice when famous people use that power for good causes.
Posted by: W | October 30, 2005 at 06:34 AM