When the Democratic and Republican parties meet for their conventions at the end of August and early September, they’ll be unveiling their parties’ new platforms - and we want to make sure that the fight against extreme poverty is an important part of both of those platforms.
That why our ONE Vote ‘08 Co-Chairs, Senators Bill Frist and Tom Daschle will be meeting with leaders of both parties, and taking a petition from ONE members urging them to make poverty-fighting a priority for both the Democratic and Republican parties.
Click this link and we’ll add your name to the petition
Here's the petition text:
As a proud American, I urge you to make ending extreme poverty and global disease in the developing world a core part of your 2008 platform by including commitments to:
- Fight AIDS, TB and malaria and improve basic health services, particularly for mothers and young children
- Ensure access to clean water, basic sanitation and sufficient food supplies
- Spur economic growth through equitable trade and investment policies
- Modernize and increase development assistance, focusing on partnership, transparency and accountability
- Achieve universal primary education
