charmax | Jul. 3rd, 2005

"Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty.

On July 6th, we finally have the opportunity to stop that shameful statistic.

8 world leaders, gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit, will be presented with a workable plan to double aid, drop the debt and make the trade laws fair. If these 8 men agree, then we will become the generation that made poverty history.

But they'll only do it if enough people tell them to."

We can all do our bit to make poverty history. It's not about putting your hands into your pockets and giving them our money, it can help short term but what really needs to be changed is the trade system, Africa needs to be given the chance to work itself out of poverty. Africans don't want our charity what they want is the chance to build their own future. They want to feed their children, feed their families, work and make a living. We are crushing the lives out of Africa. As part of the world’s richest nations it is our duty to stop this shameful, crippling injustice.

Please do all you can to make this change. Politicians can't ignore us in numbers.

Visit Live8 and sign the petition. All the signatures will be handed over to the 8 men who have the power at the G8 summit. Have humanity sign this today if it's the last thing you do. http://www.live8live.com/

Or you can get a banner for your site; or request a white arm band from http://www.makepovertyhistory.org every small show of support counts.

Tags: The Real World