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Stand Up, BE COUNTED, in your support to end extreme poverty

Started by United Nations Millennium Campaign

Be Counted and be a part of the Guinness World Record. Join millions of others in calling on world leaders to honor their commitments to end extreme poverty by 2015 and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. You can take the online action right here on Change.org anytime between 9pm GMT on Oct. 16th and 9pm GMT on Oct. 17th and be counted towards a Guinness World Record for the most people to Stand Up and Speak Out for a cause.

How to be Counted:

1. Read the short pledge and physically STAND UP wherever you are:

I am standing now with millions around the world to show my commitment to the fight against extreme poverty and inequality. I am standing because I refuse to accept more excuses in a world where 50,000 people die every day as a result of extreme poverty and the gap between rich and poor is getting wider. I am standing to ask the world’s leaders to keep their promises to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Today, and every day, I will stand up and speak out against poverty.

2. Click 'Make this Committment,' enter your information, click 'Submit' and you will be counted for the Guinness World Record.

Click here to share this action with friends outside the Change community.

To learn more go to http://www.standagainstpoverty.org

This is an ongoing pledge that should be fulfilled as often as possible.

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Ojeremen S. , Afghanistan @ 08:47AM PST Oct 10
Pledge fulfilled Oct 10!

As supposed independent voice, I believe we can create debates that would lead to real change from America to Europe, Asia and Africa borders. Debate that anchor to the real meaning of live and finding meaningful and effective ways to make poverty history. This is not a matter of interest,but enlighten interest because our hope to bring change to humanity must come with a price each of us got to honestly pay. It is got to start by making amend in our way of lives; by thinking through our propositions in the light of facts, accountability and transparency. It will help at lest assure some sort of security level for poverty sticking communities to have some sort of numbers to dial for life threatening situations. “Let’s make the world a better place for all’’
ELAINE ROBINSON 0000, AK @ 10:27AM PST Sep 16

NO-ONE should be living in poverty let alone extreme poverty
Cheenee Otarra Quezon City, Philippines @ 10:01AM PST Sep 15

BECAUSE WE NEED TO STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY!
Aditi Sachdeva , @ 03:03AM PST Sep 12

I stand up for Eradicating Poverty....
Jenni Downes Sutherland, Australia @ 05:20AM PST Sep 03

It is important that we show the leaders of the world that this is important. StandUp is one way of doing that.
Dr. Franck Larose SIMON , @ 11:46AM PST Aug 20

Offer free medical consultations, food and medications to victims of HIV/AIDS Malaria, TB. and infectious diseases in Haiti. Use a mobile Clinic System to reach patients and the needy from the remote villages of Haiti. Offer lectures and seminars on the UN Millennium Development Goals.
James Heater Dalhart, TX @ 09:45AM PST Aug 09

there is so much i can do and no one lesion to me
Kelsey Hunter Chicago, IL @ 04:49PM PST Jul 12

I am standing up against extreme poverty because millions around the world are suffering from poverty and not enough of us are doing something to help end poverty.
Schronda Grant Beaumont, TX @ 11:19PM PST Jul 11

I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE ANYONE HUNGRY. IT SADDENS MY HEART WHEN I SEE THE ADDS AND THE PICTURES OF THOSE WHO NEED HELP. SO, IN WHATEVER WAY THAT I CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO HELP .
Richard Beccaloni Clarks Summit, PA @ 10:53AM PST Jun 23

People should not have to suffer to survive.