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Survive Past Five: Making Poverty Political

by Kevin Rennie last modified May 31, 2010 06:06 PM
My latest Th!nk3: Developing World has video of the Goldstein Make Poverty History Electoral Forum which drew a crowd of 280 on Friday night 28 May 2010.

Celebrating a child's fifth birthday is not an unusual event in Australia. However, a birthday cake with five candles and lots of cards is not what you normally expect at a political debate.

For many in the developing world surviving till your 5th birthday can be a special achievement. On average 25,000 children die each day from preventable diseases.

One of the Make Poverty History Electoral Forums drew a crowd of 280 in Melbourne's Goldstein House of Representatives seat on Friday night 28 May 2010. Over 550 birthday cards were handed to the local parliamentarian to take to Canberra instead of the customary petition. They urged all political parties to increase our Overseas Aid to the UN Millennium Development target of 0.7% of Gross National Income by 2015.

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bsmith
bsmith says:
Jun 02, 2010 03:32 AM
The real issue is equality both within and between nations. Much of the international aid from celebrity fundraiser concerts ends up in the hands of corrupt tyrants. It doesn't matter if a country is well endowed with natural resources if the distribution system favors the few at the expense of the many. Give generously to our winter appeal for equality, make charity history.
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