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Canadian U2 Fans Rise to Bono’s Challenge to Paul Martin to Make Poverty History
Calling U2 fans from across Canada to unite and urge Prime Minister Paul Martin to deliver on Canada’s commitment to foreign aid.
"I implore this prime minister. I think he's a good man, and I think this is the moment to be a real leader, " Bono said in a CBC interview last Saturday challenging Paul Martin to commit to Canada’s spending on foreign aid to reach 0.7% of gross domestic product by 2015. "It's a time for real leadership. I understand there's problems at home. I understand it's hard to get time to focus on this, " he added. Bono has long crusaded for Third World causes and is one of the many big celebrities supporting a 2005 global campaign to end poverty. Bono urged Canadians to pressure the Prime Minister to keep his promise. Canadian U2 fans have taken up the challenge.
The Canadian U2 Fan Banner Campaign supports the Canadian coalition to Make Poverty History with a goal to gather 100,000 signatures on a giant white banner with www.makepovertyhistory.ca in English and French that will crisscross the country at U2 concerts in Toronto, Montreal and ultimately in Ottawa in November. The Ottawa concert will be “a great celebration party” for 18,000 fans Bono promised if Canadians continue to call on the PM.
The website offers the story behind the cause, a section where you can register, the picture of the banner that will be going around to the U2 concerts and contacts if you are interested. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
We are not staging protests at the shows, we are simply U2 fans who want to show our support of the makepovertyhistory.ca whiteband campaign. From Newfoundland to Vancouver we can all make 2005 the year to end Poverty.
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afanspurpose.com
Canadian U2 Fans Rise to Bono’s Challenge to Paul Martin to Make Poverty History
Calling U2 fans from across Canada to unite and urge Prime Minister Paul Martin to deliver on Canada’s commitment to foreign aid.
"I implore this prime minister. I think he's a good man, and I think this is the moment to be a real leader, " Bono said in a CBC interview last Saturday challenging Paul Martin to commit to Canada’s spending on foreign aid to reach 0.7% of gross domestic product by 2015. "It's a time for real leadership. I understand there's problems at home. I understand it's hard to get time to focus on this, " he added. Bono has long crusaded for Third World causes and is one of the many big celebrities supporting a 2005 global campaign to end poverty. Bono urged Canadians to pressure the Prime Minister to keep his promise. Canadian U2 fans have taken up the challenge.
The Canadian U2 Fan Banner Campaign supports the Canadian coalition to Make Poverty History with a goal to gather 100,000 signatures on a giant white banner with www.makepovertyhistory.ca in English and French that will crisscross the country at U2 concerts in Toronto, Montreal and ultimately in Ottawa in November. The Ottawa concert will be “a great celebration party” for 18,000 fans Bono promised if Canadians continue to call on the PM.
The website offers the story behind the cause, a section where you can register, the picture of the banner that will be going around to the U2 concerts and contacts if you are interested. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
We are not staging protests at the shows, we are simply U2 fans who want to show our support of the makepovertyhistory.ca whiteband campaign. From Newfoundland to Vancouver we can all make 2005 the year to end Poverty.
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For more information visit
afanspurpose.com
