GCAP mobilisation 2007

2007 is a vital year for GCAP with further mass mobilisations planned throughout the year. The common slogan that has been agreed for all GCAP actions in 2007 is Stand Up and Speak Out, followed by a political demand appropriate to national and regional contexts.  This builds on the “Stand Up” action of 2006, while ensuring that we also “Speak Out” with strong policy demands to sharpen our political impact.  The white band continues as our common symbol of the struggle against poverty. In 2007, national coalitions focus their efforts on (from the last to the first in the year):

Global Call for Action on Climate Change: GCAP's presence in Bali is organised and coordinated by GCAP Indonesia with support from the SENCA regional secretariat and the IFT support team. Friends in South Asia and in Europe are also writing supporting statements and documents and friends around the world are taking part in activities on December 8 - global day of action on climate change.
 

October 17^th: The biggest ever mobilization against poverty and inequality and in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), took place in 127 countries, with 43,716,440 people.  Stand Up and Speak Out is a day when the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) alliance and UN Millennium Campaign call on millions to show courage and demand a more urgent political response to the growing crisis of global poverty.

IFIs Annual Meetings actions: GCAP’s Stand Up and Speak Out actions on October 17th, 2007 came two days ahead of the World Bank and IMF’s Annual meetings from October 19-21, 2007 in Washington DC. These meetings brought together political leaders and senior Bank and Fund officials from 184 countries to discuss development and international finance issues. This was a crucial opportunity for GCAP to use the voices and actions of the millions who will Stand Up and Speak Out on October 16/17 to call for urgent reform of the IFIs.

The midway point for the MDGs (July 7th): July 7th 2007 is the midway point for achieving the UN MDGs. This is an historic opportunity for civil society to hold their political leaders to account and to challenge them to speed progress towards meeting and exceeding these goals. The date has also been chosen by the campaigning group SOS to host a series of high-profile concerts in a number of capital cities around the world highlighting climate change.

The G8 in Germany (June 8th): One of the key dates in the fight against poverty and inequality was the annual G8 summit which took place in Germany from June 6-8, 2007. Deine Stimme Gegen Armut - the GCAP Germany coalition - is calling on the G8 leaders to meet their promises made two years ago in Gleneagles, Scotland.

International Women’s Day (March 8): The Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) recognizes the inextricable link between poverty and gender inequality.  Gender equality is central to meeting the various challenges that humanity faces and the struggle for gender equality requires our active participation.