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83.5 million people, 1438 events, 98 countries, just a few hours...
Event registration on the Stand Up and Take Action website has increased exponentially throughout the week, and the estimated number of activists Standing Up and Taking Action this year is well over our target of 1% of the world population!
In just over 16 hours the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty will start over in New Zealand.
The first registered Stand Up and Take Action event will be taking place in a city called Nelson, where students of Nayland College will present information about poverty and inequality at their morning assembly.
As the Stand Up days unfold - from October 17th to October 19th - we'll see millions of people taking action across the world, from planting trees to marching in the streets, from writing petitions to offering free medical services, from singing along in concerts to simply sharing time with others thinking about personal ways to take action against poverty and inequality.
Our voices and collective actions will send a strong message to governments that they must keep their promises to end poverty and inequality and meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals. We will show governments that we will not stay silent in the face of the unequal response to the financial crisis, where money is quickly found for the rich while those living in poverty are asked to wait a bit longer.
We will see for ourselves that we are the generation that can end poverty NOW.
Visit the standagainstpoverty.org website to find an event near you, register your event or to follow the latest updates during the Stand Up weekend.
