Fw: Help stop the daily tsunami of 30,000 children deaths
for I say to you that their angels in heaven
always look upon the face of my heavenly Father."
Dear carol,
Every day 30,000 children die a preventable death due to extreme poverty.[1] Yet we have the power to prevent this silent tsunami. What is missing is the moral and political will to do so.
From September 14-16, world leaders will gather during the opening of the United Nations General Assembly to review commitments made by 140 nations in 2000 to build a safer, healthier, and more just world by cutting global poverty in half by 2015 through the "Millennium Development Goals" (MDG's).[2] During the upcoming World Summit we can shine a spotlight on the scandal of 30,000 child deaths by using our voices to ensure that the Summit yields real progress around time-bound and measurable commitments on education, health, gender equity, and sustainable development.
We ask that you join the "30,000 Campaign" by lending your voice, your prayers, and your sacrifice in order to bring greater attention to the World Summit. Sojourners has been working closely with a range of religious organizations, including Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation, World Vision, Micah Challenge, and Bread for the World, to plan a three-day vigil during the Summit. You can join the campaign by:
1) Writing, Praying, and Fasting! We are calling on more than 30,000 people to declare to President Bush their intention to fast and pray for bold U.S. leadership. A fast can be as simple as sacrificing one meal during the course of the Summit, which can serve as a spiritual and personal act of solidarity with the billions of people across the world who go without food and basic necessities every day (click here to learn more about ways you can fast).
»Click here to let President Bush know you will be fasting and praying for bold U.S. leadership.
2) Traveling to New York City for the World Summit. During the three-day Summit, we are co-organizing three days of fasting, praying, and political witness in the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near the United Nations. We are looking for volunteers who can join us in providing three days of political witness in the space. Please contact organize@sojo.net if you are interested.
3) Highlighting the crisis of global poverty in worship services across the country leading up to the World Summit. In order to raise awareness and engagement around the Millennium Development Goals, we are asking that churches include prayer and liturgy in services around the crisis of global poverty. Sojourners will be providing a worship resource kit with sample prayers, liturgy, and other materials. We will be sending a sample worship kit.
Stay tuned for more information as we continue to build a movement to end extreme poverty.
Peace,
Adam, Matt, and Christa
[1] According to the United Nations, 30,000 children die every day of preventable illness and malnutrition. This staggering statistic often can be overwhelming; however, the world possesses the knowledge, resources, and proven programs to stop these senseless deaths.
[2] Five years ago at the Millennium Summit, more than 140 nations pledged to cut in half the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015. These, along with other benchmarks called the "Millennium Development Goals" (MDGs), focus on a wide array of sustainable anti-poverty strategies, such as women's empowerment, access to clean drinking water, access to basic education and health care, sustainable economic development, and more.
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