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National website: makepovertyhistory.com.au

National Coalition: Make Poverty History

Australia is running a Make Poverty History campaign as part of GCAP. Visit the website to find out more, and contacts

October 17 plans

Stand Up and Speak Out

They key event will be held in Parliament House Canberra, Sydney; will be working with: youth groups, church groups, trade unions and businesses.

Banners against Poverty

Will be having banners at the events in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra
Contact people for the banners:

Aaron Gray- oxfamoyls@gamil.com
Starr Gusman- starr@sense.org.au
Tom Widdup- tomw@oxfam.org.au
banner.group@gmail.com

Interesting! Publication of: Hot-Spotting, An Australian delivering foreign aid, by Rod Reeve

In his 25-year journey through hot spots across the globe, Rod Reeve has become one of Australia’s most experienced foreign-aid workers. Managing international aid projects has taken him from the opium fields of the Hindu Kush, to Iraq in the time of Saddam Hussein, the jungles of Papua New Guinea, and Aceh following the 2004 Tsunami. In Hot-Spotting Reeve reveals the dramas and complexities of working in the provision of international aid, and takes us behind disturbing news footage to connect with ordinary people living in some of the world’s most troubled locations.

The book reveals the workings of the $100 billion global aid program – 900,000 Australians alone donate regularly to overseas aid and 300,000 sponsor children. The author’s first-hand accounts give insights also into the ‘Live8’ and ‘Make Poverty History’ campaigns.

07/07/07 Events

The Make Poverty History Zero Seven Campaign, which aimed to highlight the 07.07.07 midway point and pressure the government towards 0.7%GNI in aid by 2015, organized a series of events.
The campaign trained 700 youth "Ambassadors" (selected from 1,500 applicants nation-wide) and mobilised them to campaign in marginal seats across Australia. Over one week leading up to 07.07.07, about 100 Ambassadors departed from each capital city and travelled through 17 towns campaigning all the way to Sydney. Over 6 nights, we staged 6 high-profile concerts in each different state. Upon everyone's arrival into Sydney, we held a concert at the Sydney Opera House and later that evening projected the Face Up to Poverty petition onto the side of the Sydney Opera House.
The campaign generated nearly 300 media hits in less than 3 months, reaching 11 million Australians through print media alone - potentially the biggest media campaigns ever orchestrated by Australian youth for a social cause. We mobilised 30,000 voters to join the Face Up to Poverty petition. Almost 300,000 people bought a 1.5hr DVD about our campaign through their daily newspaper. Most importantly, we got the Prime Minister John Howard to add his photo to the Face Up to Poverty petition, and the Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd announced (at our concert) that he would commit at least 0.5%GNI in aid by 2015 if elected - representing 8.8 billion dollars for the world's poor.

Events in 2005

WHITE BAND DAY II

Wake-Up to Poverty! on Saturday 10th. September

This second day of global GCAP mobilisation will see the national Make Poverty History campaign mobilise on 11th September with events in Adelaide themed "River Of Justice". The day will give opportunities for people to engage with and further understand the MDG's through interactive facilities. There will also be a human White Band chain from Lincoln Causeway leading to Noreil Park. The great human chain will link arms across the causeway and then head to a park for a picnic, campaign talks and presentations to politicians.

The national platform will also organise for the Goodwill Bridge to be draped with a giant Make Poverty History banner and 100 people wearing white will spell out make Poverty History on the lawns of Parliament House.

For more information on this event and how you can get involved please contact:ACFID Campaigns Coordinator: Michaela Sargent, mph@acfid.asn.au or call Mark on + 61 (0) 432 681 257

Adelaide

06/09/05: The BIG issues http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/downloads/Print_WOR4043_makepov_A5.pdf discusses Make Poverty History: how Australians can help to halve global poverty by 2015 in support of the Millennium Development Goals. Adelaide Town Hall 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start.
08/09/05: MPH Celebration gig 8pm – midnight, Jive, 181 Hindley Street, Adelaide. Featuring The Rest, Poeticool, Justice and Groove Warriors. All ages gig. Email Sally McHenry sallym@oxfam.org.au or phone 8236 2110.
11/09/05: River Of Justice Elder Park: 12 - 3pm Encounter the interactive MDG installations. Enjoy multicultural entertainment, a sausage sizzle, DJ, bands and face painting. Engage the issues at the Fairtrade market and by signing the giant campaign banner. Wear white. Contact Mark 0432 681 257.
15/09/05: MPH Dance Party 10pm Zhivago's, 155 Waymouth Street, Adelaide. Email Sally McHenry sallym@oxfam.org.au or phone 8236 2110.

Albury-Wodonga

11/09/05: The Big Human White Band Lincoln Causeway leading to Noreil Park. The great human chain will link arms across the causeway and then head to a park for picnic, campaign talks and presentations to politicians. Email Will willwinter@bigpond.com for full details.

Brisbane

04/09/05: Harvest Festival Northey Street Cityfarm, Windsor: 10am – 5pm Watch for roving Millennium Development Goal statues, White Bands available and Make Poverty History campaign information.
06/09/05: City Council address 2pm Public Gallery, Brisbane City Hall. A member of Make Poverty History Brisbane Coalition will address the chamber at start of Brisbane City Council meeting and distribute White Bands and Fair Trade coffee.
08/09/05: Fairtrade Coffee and Tea Tasting 12 – 2pm, Owen J. Wordsworth Rooms, Level 12, "S" Block, Gardens Point campus, Queensland University of Technology, Cost: $6 / $5 students. To pre-order tickets email Angela Scheers a.scheers@qld.nteu.org.au or phone 3864 5452.
10/09/05: White Band walk in the CBD Lunchtime. Wear white. A silent march, complete with MDG statues and the giant Make Poverty History letters to "spell it out to Brisbane". Email Ann annmatson@oxfam.org.au or watch www.makepovertyhistory.com.au for start time and place.
10/9/05: Make Poverty History gig Alley Bar, 2 Frew St, Milton: 8:30pm – midnight. Featuring Phunk Shui, Sol & Wyter, Ben Stewart and Parkland - plus screening of DVD featuring international celebrity supporters of the campaign. Cost: $5, includes White Band and free pool. Buy tickets at the door. Doors open 8pm. Email Mike mikero@oxfam.org.au or Ann annmatson@oxfam.org.au or phone 3637 4615.

Canberra

03/09/05: The Big Photo Op Parliament House Lawn (Federation Mall) 3pm 100 people wearing white needed to spell out make Poverty History on the lawns of Parliament House. Contact Michaela msargent@acfid.asn.au if you are able to come and be part of this photo opportunity.
05/09/05: Prayer Vigil Federation Mall (facing Old Parliament House) 5:30 – 6:30pm Bring a candle. Contact Rob Law for more details 0404 912 184.
06/09/05 & 08/08/05: Make Poverty History Flashmobbing Undisclosed venue, secret time. Email your mobile number to Michaela msargent@acfid.asn.au to receive an SMS giving you all the details.
10/9/05: Make Poverty History event Garema Place, 2 – 6pm. Bands, stalls, breakdancing, clowns, face painting and wrapping Garema Place statues in White Bands.

Darwin

10/09/05: Micah Challenge and Make Poverty History Sausage Sizzle Jingili Water Gardens, 10am –12pm. Free sausage sizzle with face painting, wrapping trees, banner, MDG activity stations, MPH and Micah information tables, White Bands for sale, white balloons and guest speaker (Les Fussel from Baptist World Aid Australia). Local MP Dave Tollner will also be there.
10/09/05: Make Poverty History White Band Party Vic Hotel, Central Darwin, evening. Enjoy the replay of Live 8, the biggest gig in the world, while wearing the White Band and getting campaign information. Email Jo thorpemj@bigpond.com or 08 8945 7701 for more details.

Fremantle

10/09/05: Make Poverty History Mall Event opposite Myers, 12 noon. Human statues needed (require 8 people to wear white and have faces painted – each statue to represent a Millennium Development Goal), also people to talk, distribute white bands and attend to information desk. If you can, dress in white or wear a MPH t-shirt. To be involved email Andrew andrew@tear.org.au or phone 9443 5100.
9/9/05: Make Poverty History Fashion Gala! The Style Council) presents an evening of fairly traded fashion at the Harbourside Bar in Freo on Friday, 9th of September at 8pm at Harbourside Bar, Mews Road, Fremantle RSVP: anna@theharbourside.com.au

Hobart

09/09/05: Make Poverty History gig The Venue, 112 Liverpool St, 8:30pm. Contact Cathy cathyf@postoffice.utas.edu.au for more details.
10/09/05: Chalk Is Cheap – Make Poverty HistoryParliament House Lawn, 12 – 2pm. Campaign market stalls, and the chance to make serious (but non-permanent) visual impact on the streets of Hobart. Email Mary littlemary25@hotmail.com for more details.

Launceston

10/09/05: Make Poverty History Civic Square, 10am – 1pm. An interactive, family-friendly event, making white bands and wrapping. Riders of Penny Farthings (already made history) will be calling for poverty to be made history. Email Grant tas@tear.org.au or phone 6391 9188 for more details.

Melbourne

05/09/05: Make Poverty History Event, North Court, Melbourne University, 12 – 3pm. Bands, information and campaign speakers. Email Terry terrencer@oxfam.org.au or phone 9289 9332 for details.
06/09/05: Engendering the Millennium Development Goals Forum presented by IWDA, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, 1 – 4pm. Tickets: $10, concession $5. Email Kathy Proctor mdgforum@iwda.org.au to RSVP or phone 9650 5574.
10/9/05: Make Poverty History Wooden Spoon Rally State Library Lawn, Swanston St, 10:30am. Of only slightly less importance than AFL results, are the MPH results – with Australia in line for the wooden spoon, unless we play much harder to Make Poverty History. Crash through the banner and bring your own wooden spoon. EmailTerry terrencer@oxfam.org.au or phone 9289 9332 for details.
10/09/05: Make Poverty History Stall Bourke St Mall 11am – 3pm. Connecting the campaign with the CBD. Email Terry terrencer@oxfam.org.au or phone 9289 9332 for details.
10/9/05: Micah Challenge Prayer Event St Josephs Catholic Church, corner Otter & Wellington Streets Collingwood, 8pm. Multimedia, music, prayer, reflection and campaign information led by leaders from various church denominations and campaigners. Email Jane. janemc@tear.org.au
10/9/05: Make Poverty History in Manly10am-2pm on the Corso (near St. Matts Church). Come and buy white arm bands, sign petitions and find out how you can Make History!. For further details or to be involved contact Peter Horsley petehorsley@hotmail.com or 0425 354 234.

Perth

02/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty [www.pubsagainstpoverty.org] MPH awareness/fundraiser night. Rosie O'Grady's Hotel, Northbridge.
05/09/05 – 09/05/05: Curtin University MPH Appeal banners hung from University.
08/09/05: Curtin University MPH Appeal lunchtime stall.
09/09/05: Prayer Vigil St. Hildas Anglican Church, North Pert, 4pm – midnight. A time of guided prayer, reflections, multimedia and interaction around each of the Millennium Development Goals. Come for whatever time you can manage. Email Andrew wa@tear.org.au or phone 9443 5100.
09/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty www.pubsagainstpoverty.org MPH awareness/fundraiser night. Elephant & Wheelbarrow Hotel, Northbridge.
10/09/05: Make Poverty History Event Murray St Mall, 10am – 3pm. Volunteers needed to talk, hand out White Bands and staff reflection stations. If you can, dress in white or wear a MPH t-shirt. Email Alynka alynka.plum@worldvision.com.au or phone 9325 7680.
11/09/05: MPH film fundraiser screening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 4pm, Astor Cinema, Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley. Tickets: $12 full/$10 concession.
11/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty [www.pubsagainstpoverty.org] MPH awareness/fundraiser night, Sail & Anchor Hotel, Fremantle.
15/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty Rosemount Hotel (Drum + Bass).
18/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty Moon & Sixpence Hotel, Perth.
23/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty Clancy's Fish Pub, Subiaco.
25/09/05: Pubs Against Poverty The Woodbridge Hotel, Guildfor.)

Sydney

09/09/05: Sly and Subversive Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, 11:30am. Volunteers will gather in campaign t-shirts to distribute information and carry the giant Make Poverty History letters through the city. Email Carlyn carlyn@tear.org.au or phone 0411 772 918 if you want to be part of this event.
10/09/05: The Big Noise Palm Grove, Darling Harbour 12 – 2pm. Make yourself heard! This campaign rally will have drummers, other musos, interactive MDG installations, speakers from the global South, Australian youth, politicians and more.
10/09/05: Millennium Goals School's Art Installations Palm Grove, Darling Harbour 12 – 2pm. Art, music and talk. Email Sarah Craske sarahcraske@oxfam.org.au or phone 8204 3902.
11/09/05: Micah Challenge Family Day Hyde Park, near St James Station, 11:30am – 2pm. A time of prayer and reflection, a sausage sizzle and family picnic, the smooth sounds of blues-rock band Gethsemane and singer-guitarist Steve Bevis, the interactive MDG installations as well as riotous (and inspiringly educational) activities for kids and the whole family.
17/9/05: Prayer Walk, meet at Gordon Uniting Church, Pacific Highway, Gordon 6 – 8pm. A candlelight prayer vigil engaging local churches, schools, community groups and the local MP, education minister Brendan Nelson. Email Carlyn carlyn@tear.org.au or phone 0411 772 918 for more details.

Tasmania

02/09/05: School White Band day, student councils are encouraged to organise a White Band day and promote the eradication of poverty. White Bands can be purchased by emailing Mary Blake secretary @unaatasmania.org or online http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/getaband.html But, any kind of White Band will do and students are encouraged to get creative and make their own!

Want to put on an event or find out what's happening in your state? Contact the state representatives:

ACT: email Michaela Sargent msargent@acfid.asn.au or phone 02 6281 9227

New South Wales: email Ben Thurley ben@tear.org.au

Northern Territory: email Jo Thorpe thorpemj@bigpond.com

Queensland: email Anne Matson annmatson@oxfam.org.au

South Australia: email Sally McHenry sallym@caa.org.au or Jacqui Emry jacqui.emery@worldvision.com.au

Victoria: email Terry Robb terrencer@oxfam.org.au

MAKE POVERTY HISTORY EVENTS – 1 JULY

Get involved Make Poverty History

July 1st is the first global day of action to Make Poverty History. Come along and get involved in a range of fun activities and events to show your support to Make Poverty History. If you can’t make it to an event wear your white Make Poverty History wristband and talk about the campaign. Click here to order your wristbands Oxfam or check out Make Poverty History

PERTH – 1 JULY 2005

Oxfam supporters will be handing out white Make Poverty History wristbands in Perth City. Meet at the bottom of the escalators in Forrest Chase at 11am. Come dressed in white.

MPH banners on display at Fair Go Trading, The Naked Bean, Absolutely Organic and a heap of other stores and businesses throughout Perth. If your shop or business would like a banner contact us!

To get involved or find out more contact Vanya Bromilow on 9262 8211 or vanyab@caa.org.au

SYDNEY – 1 JULY 2005

7.00 am - MPH banner on the northern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is unfurled
10.30 or 11.30 – Standing up for the Millennium Development Goals - Millennium Development Goal ‘statues’ will walk from the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park at 10.30am. The statues will wind their way through city streets to First Fleet Park, Circular Quay where they will be met by supporters to launch the Make Poverty History campaign at 11.30am. There will be lots of fun activities relating to the eight Millennium Development Goals for supporters to be involved in.

To get involved or find out more contact Margaret Di Nicola on 8204 3902 or margaretd@caa.org.au

MANLY (Sydney)- 1 and 2 JULY 2005

Supporters will be selling whitebands anytime from St. Matthews Church on the Corso, 1 Darley Road. There will also be stalls on July1st and 2nd at The Corso and The Ferry Wharf Contact : Peter Horsley on 0425 354 234 at petehorsley@hotmail.com

MELBOURNE – 1 JULY 2005

Daybreak – Watch out for the Make Poverty History hot air balloon

12.00 noon – Giant letters roving Melbourne - Giant letters spelling out Make Poverty History will be roving the city between 12 and 2pm, visiting Federation Square, the City Square, Bourke St Mall, the State Library and Parliament House handing out Make Poverty History wristbands and talking to the public. Meet at Federation Square, in front of the big screen at 11.40am. We need lots of volunteers for this event!

Our stall in Bourke St Mall will be selling the White Wrist Bands and providing information on the campaign. The stall will run from 11am to 7pm so come and visit.

To get involved or find out more contact Terry Robb on 9289 9332 or terrencer@oxfam.org.au

MELBOURNE- 3 July 2005

The Live 8 coverage from around the world will be shown on the big screen in a Melbourne venue (to be announced). This will follow a medley of Australian bands and speakers. To get involved or find out more contact Terry Robb on 9289 9332 or terrencer@oxfam.org.au. This information will be updated with the times and bands over the next week.

ADELAIDE – 1 JULY 2005

All day – banners in the main street of Stirling

4.30 pm – 5.30pm - sign the giant postcard asking the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to commit to going to the United Nations Millennium Goals Summit in September. White wristbands and Fairtrade coffee available at the event

Stirling Council Lawns, Stirling - Up the SE freeway, take the Stirling Exit, past the first roundabout and before the second roundabout. Contact: Sally McHenry on 08 8236 2110 or sallym@caa.org.au

CANBERRA- 1 July 2005

Information site in Garema Place so that people can sign the pledge and purchase whitebands Contact: Michaela Sargent at 02 6281 9227 or msargent@acfid.asn.au

TASMANIA- Launceston- 1 July 2005

Join supporters at their stand in the Brisbane St Mall to sign petitions and letters, purchase a white “MAKE POVERTY HISTORY’ wristband and obtain information on the make poverty history campaign issues. Contact: George Castley, 03 63 264761 or castleygp@netspace.net.au

BRISBANE- 30 June 2005

Sunset Festival at the Roma St Parklands from 5pm. Bands include Onion, Moot, The Picture Book, Remedy and Matt Nelson. You will be able to buy a whiteband, sign a petition and hear people talk about aid, fair trade, debt and poverty.

Contact Vision generation at vgen_qld@hotmail.com

Other events are taking place in Braidwood, Albury, Toowoomba, and other areas of Australia. Please email mph@acfid.asn.au to advise of the event you are planning. We will continue to provide updates on these events.