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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of - ONE: THE CAMPAIGN TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
FOR the purpose of expressing support for ONE: THE CAMPAIGN TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, an effort by Americans to rally Americans - ONE by ONE - to join a coalition of 2 million people and over 70 of the nation's leading relief, humanitarian, and advocacy organizations to fight the exigency of global AIDS and extreme poverty.
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The MAKE POVERTY HISTORY was a British and Irish coalition of charities, religious groups, trade unions, and celebrities mobilized around the UK's prominence in world politics in 2005, to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute poverty. In April, 2005, a commercial began airing in the United States, featuring 33 celebrities and personalities stating the pledge of the American ONE Campaign to end extreme poverty, hunger and AIDS. The founding sponsors of ONE are Bread for the World, CARE, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children US, World Concern, and the World Vision. They are strongly supported by the NBA, MTV's Rock the Vote, and the Millennium Campaign.
The ONE Campaign is "an effort by Americans to rally Americans - one by one - to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is s...
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