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Bono To Attend ONE Campaign Rally in Boston
Ed. Note: Below is today's press release regarding this event.
DATA, Bono, The Boston Celtics' Walter McCarty and Other Partners Present the Northeast Launch of the ONE CAMPAIGN to Promote American Leadership in the Global Fight Against AIDS and Poverty
Monday July 26, 3:01 pm ET
City Year Hosts Event Featuring African and American Youth Activists, Religious Leaders, and Others, Calling on Americans to Help Make a Better, Safer World: ONE Voice and ONE Vote at a Time
WASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Youth activists from South Africa and America, President of Oxfam America Raymond C. Offenheiser, Boston Celtic Walter McCarty, Reverend Nancy Taylor (United Church of Christ), Bono, and ONE Campaign partners and local activists.
WHAT: Endorsement of the ONE CAMPAIGN by National and International partners like City Year, Oxfam and others; Call to action to promote American leadership in the global fight against aids and poverty.
WHERE: Hosted by City Year
285 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
WHY: Because the U.S. can help prevent more than 6,000 people a day dying from aids. Because the U.S. can help prevent 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa go hungry every day. Because Africans have shown they can turn back AIDS. Because debt relief and development assistance have shown they can be effective. Because more and more African leaders are committed to DEMOCRACY, ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANSPARENCY. Because whether and how we help Africa now is a test of our ability to prevent failing states that threaten our security, and even more important, a test of our humanity, and our willingness to respond to the moral crisis of our time. Because even during the election, America needs to be ONE.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 27th, 10 AM
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DATA AND THE ONE CAMPAIGN, go to http://www.data.org and http://www.theonecampaign.org
Ed. Note: Below is today's press release regarding this event.
DATA, Bono, The Boston Celtics' Walter McCarty and Other Partners Present the Northeast Launch of the ONE CAMPAIGN to Promote American Leadership in the Global Fight Against AIDS and Poverty
Monday July 26, 3:01 pm ET
City Year Hosts Event Featuring African and American Youth Activists, Religious Leaders, and Others, Calling on Americans to Help Make a Better, Safer World: ONE Voice and ONE Vote at a Time
WASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Youth activists from South Africa and America, President of Oxfam America Raymond C. Offenheiser, Boston Celtic Walter McCarty, Reverend Nancy Taylor (United Church of Christ), Bono, and ONE Campaign partners and local activists.
WHAT: Endorsement of the ONE CAMPAIGN by National and International partners like City Year, Oxfam and others; Call to action to promote American leadership in the global fight against aids and poverty.
WHERE: Hosted by City Year
285 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
WHY: Because the U.S. can help prevent more than 6,000 people a day dying from aids. Because the U.S. can help prevent 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa go hungry every day. Because Africans have shown they can turn back AIDS. Because debt relief and development assistance have shown they can be effective. Because more and more African leaders are committed to DEMOCRACY, ACCOUNTABILITY and TRANSPARENCY. Because whether and how we help Africa now is a test of our ability to prevent failing states that threaten our security, and even more important, a test of our humanity, and our willingness to respond to the moral crisis of our time. Because even during the election, America needs to be ONE.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 27th, 10 AM
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DATA AND THE ONE CAMPAIGN, go to http://www.data.org and http://www.theonecampaign.org