Sunday, April 17, 2005
The ONE Campaign
Where can you find such diverse personalities as Isaac Hayes, Relient K, Bob Geldof, Dikembe Mutumbo, Bono, The Newsboys, No Doubt, Brad Pitt, tobymac, Claudia Schiffer, and John Cusack (plus more) all together in the same place? On the ONE Campaign Declaration. Wow!
The goal of the ONE Campaign is to ask that the U.S. Government set aside an addition 1% of the budget towards helping fight poverty and addressing other related issues.
Without seeing more concrete explanations of the HOWs of the whole thing, I can't say if I think their plan will work in the way they think, or whether they even have a chance of shaking any money loose. But, I can say in complete honesty that I am excited to see a project that people from all walks of life feel comfortable getting behind together. When you've got Perry Farrell and Third Day on the same train, you've got something going on!
The goal of the ONE Campaign is to ask that the U.S. Government set aside an addition 1% of the budget towards helping fight poverty and addressing other related issues.
Without seeing more concrete explanations of the HOWs of the whole thing, I can't say if I think their plan will work in the way they think, or whether they even have a chance of shaking any money loose. But, I can say in complete honesty that I am excited to see a project that people from all walks of life feel comfortable getting behind together. When you've got Perry Farrell and Third Day on the same train, you've got something going on!