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It is down to each and every one of us to work through GCAP to end the injustices that cause poverty and inequality in the North and South.
The last two years have been landmarks in the global fight against poverty. In January 2005, the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) was launched at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and organized three whiteband days, at the G8 (Gleneagles, June), the Millennium Summit (New York, September) and the WTO Ministerial meeting (Hong Kong, December). In 2006, GCAP continued to grow in strength and numbers and to date millions of people have been inspired to take action.
2007 was a vital year for GCAP with further mass mobilisations planned throughout the year, under the common slogan Stand Up and Speak Out, followed by a political demand appropriate to national and regional contexts. Know more about GCAP mobilisation 2007
GCAP Mobilisation 2008
GCAP Mobilisation Plan 2008
20 February 2008
Dear GCAP Members and partners
We are happy to present the final version of the GCAP mobilization plan 2008. This will be our fourth year of mobilisation and we hope that the plan we are sharing with you all will have a real impact in contributing to putting an end to poverty and inequality and building a society in which all women and men, children and youth can enjoy their full human rights. We hope that our advocacy work will resonate widely and sensitise those in positions to make a real difference.
The 2008 GCAP mobilisation plan is the outcome of a three-month extensive consultation within our constituency, including task groups (mainly the Mobilization Taskforce), regions, country coalitions, task forces, strategic campaign partners, the IFT and other global and regional actors. Experiences and lessons from the last three years have been the major source of inspiration besides comments and suggestions from our constituents and members.
We are building on the achievements of past 3 years that have helped make GCAP a widely recognised global anti-poverty campaign. Not only have we grown in terms of our presence in countries around the world, but have also added new supporters and partners that have contributed to our success and will continue to do so in future.
This year GCAP will strengthen its global campaigning and advocacy by supporting members and partners in bringing our message to a series of mobilisation actions. We will be building momentum over a 50-day period linked to some key existing global events and we will conclude this period with a powerful three-day peak moment of mobilisation around October 17th. Some other key dates have also been identified like the International Women’s Day on 8 March and the International Human Rights Day on 10 December.
We aim to promote global, regional and national advocacy actions, adding value to the campaigns of our partners. We are hopeful that your organisations will engage actively in several of these actions making this year mobilisation broadly visible and with higher level of results than ever before.
We would appreciate it if you disseminate this plan and the mobilisation plan in your countries and among your constituency groups encouraging their participation.
Like it happened in previous years we hope that you will be able to mobilize a large number of people around the GCAP key demands to eradicate poverty, dramatically lessen inequality, reach gender justice and achieve and exceed the Millennium Development Goals, and in so doing impact upon global policies and decisions in favour of the construction of a just and sustainable society.
Thanking you for your constant support,
Ana Agostino, Kumi Naidoo, Sylvia Borren - Co-Chairs GCAP IFT
GCAP IFT Co-chairs letter - PDF
Read the GCAP Mobilisation and Strategies 2008