Hello,
Two days ago something extraordinary happened -
the EU agreed to double the aid it gives to the
world's poorest nations. By being part of this
campaign you have directly helped to make
that happen and you should be proud, very proud.
It was one small step on the road to truly
making poverty history. And here is the next one...
As names go Alan Johnson isn't all that memorable
- in fact it's about as unremarkable as they come.
But as Britain's new Secretary of State for Trade
& Industry, he can play a massive part in really
making poverty history for millions and millions
of people around the world.Recently the Government has started to change
its position on trade, even including a pledge in
its election manifesto to stop bullying poor counties
into running their economies the way rich countries
like ours want, instead of the way that benefits them.But we need more than pledges -
we need to see action. The Government must
continue to change its policies and influence
other countries to change theirs.To stop 30,000 children dying every day of
extreme poverty, we need to allow people the
right to earn their way out of grinding poverty.
And at the moment, so many people just can't.No one disagrees with trade justice, no one
thinks it's a bad idea - it's just that politicians,
like Mr Johnson, don't know how many people
care about it - and therefore it's simply not
as high a priority as it should be.So we need to show him that you do care.
Please click here right now. Imagine how
he's going to feel in 24 hours time when tens
of thousands of people have emailed him
asking him to make trade justice a reality.
It's real people power.
And it will take you one minute.Thank you,
Bill Nighy
P.S. Don't forget it is not too late to get
your transport booked to get you to Edinburgh
for the Make Poverty History Rally on 2nd July.
Go here to find out more.
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