Hi,
130 days ago LIVE8 rocked the world. Whilst the boys and girls with guitars made some noise, 3.8 billion of you turned up, tuned in, or logged on to show you wanted to change the world.
Well five days after the LIVE8 concerts - the G8 leaders met... and they had heard us. It was an historic meeting which achieved more than any G8 in history. These are the commitments that YOU helped the 8 most powerful men in the world to make...
$50 billion more aid per year by 2010 AIDS drugs to all those who need it, and care for all AIDS orphans primary schools for ALL children by 2015 a commitment to protect 85% of vulnerable Africans against malaria and debt cancellation for 18 of the world's poorest countries Oxfam reckons that, if the G8 keep their promises, these commitments will save 4.5 million lives per year by 2010. You personally helped to make that happen. That's a hell of a result.
Now... the next part of this story is about to start - and there's another HUGE opportunity coming up. We HAVE to change the unfair trade rules so that people in extreme poverty have a chance to build themselves a future.
The crucial talks are happening right now, and the main man there for Canada is Jim Peterson, Minister of International Trade. The talks aren't going well - so it's the right moment to push for a result. Peterson needs to know that the people of the world want him to act in the interests of the poor. You can tell him this in literally 30 seconds by clicking http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/home.php#click .
Please do it RIGHT NOW - http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/home.php#click - it's INCREDIBLY SIMPLE and if you do it, WITHIN 20 MINUTES YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE WILL BE IN HIS INBOX.
We will NOT let our world leaders fail in their duty to stop the scandalous deaths we see on the news every night. Over a million people have just received this email. This stuff works. Do it. Do it now.
Bob Geldof
I don't know if this link will work or not but I'll try.
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME....THEY HAVE TO KEEP THEIR PROMISES
This year billions of people around the world called for JUSTICE not CHARITY . We couldn't have made it clearer that we expect the politicians of this generation to start to sort out the scandal of stupid, immoral poverty.
And in the end, huge strides forward were made. If the promises made at the G8 are kept, then millions of lives could be saved. Over four million in 2010 alone.
We just want to say a huge THANK YOU for being there with us - have a brilliant Hanukkah, Yule, Makar Sankranti, Saturnalia, Eid ul-Adha Christmas, whatever??? - and CLICK ON THE BOX BELOW to urge your candidate in the upcoming election to pledge to MAKE POVERTY HISTORY.
Remind them that if they do not, people will continue to die from stupid poverty .
Don't let them tell you anything else
Have a peaceful New Year
This stuff works
Bob
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