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Watch the YouTube video of the MDG count down and pledge.
Over 30 attendees Stood Up in support of the MDGs!
Then these dedicated Austin groups each spoke on an MDG:
ACCION - MDG # 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Providence Children’s Home - MDG #2 Achieve universal primary education
Journey with an Afghan School - MDG #3 Promote gender equality & empower women
A Glimmer of Hope - MDG #4 Reduce under-five mortality by two-thirds
ONE - MDG # 5 Improve maternal health
Face AIDS - MDG # 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases
Oxfam - MDG #7 Ensure environmental sustainability
UN Association – USA - MDG #8 Develop a global Partnership for development
Followed by an inspirational closing by Rev. Jim Rigby of St. Andrews Presbyterian
This is a fun music video used in the event "8 Goals for Africa"
Austin's only Stand Up Against Poverty event
Friday 9/17/2010 - 7:00 PM
South steps of the Texas Capitol
Make noise, raise your voice, support the
Millennium Development Goals!
World leaders meet the following week at the UN
to chart the future of these bold goals.
With only 5 more years to meet the goals,
it is critical for the citizens of the world
to speak up in support of achieving the MDGs.
Add your voice to those of organizations in
Austin working to address these issues.
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