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A few days before a meeting that could shape all our futures, one of the most significant popular demonstrations of our time will take over Edinburgh. It's an um
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economic arrangement that results in
The decisions made at that meeting will
al'l'ect millions ol‘ the world's poor and that's
why it's important you come along on the 2nd
and add your voice to those who believe it is a
travesty that over 800 million people go to bed
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consigning poverty to the past.
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day festival in the Meadows beginning at l lam.
'l‘his will include speeches from international trgures and celebrity supporters. campaign and lair trade stallsoactivities‘ for children. food and drink. lrve rnusrc including African. l.atm and jazz. and surprise big name guests. illions of people around the world It will be a l‘un day out but the rally has a are mobilising to make poverty very serious message for the (i8 leaders: take history this year. Over 100.000 are action to make poverty history. As Nelson expected to attend the Make Poverty Mandela said. we made slavery history and we History rally in lidinburgh on 2 July. made apartheid histon - we can make poverty Why? history il‘ we have the political will to do so. Because we live in a world where a child dies ol~ You can play your part by wearing the white poverty every three seconds. a billion people live band and coming along to the Make Poverty on less than ()Sp a day. and over 100 million llistory rally in lidinburgh on 2 July. children don’t have access to education. Just eight hours of your time could help Because poverty on this scale doesn‘t happen by change the minds of eight men who could chance or bad luck. btrt is sustained by unjust transform the lives ol‘over 800 million people. political and economic structures. And because ___ ,. _ . this year we have one of the best opportunities we www.makepovertyhistory.org
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