FYI, please put on your calendar and feel free to invite your friends or other
ONE members you know.  We are hosting a call for ONE volunteers from around the
country next Tuesday.  Thanks, Kim Smith
__________________________________________________________
Dear ONE members,

Thank you for your on-going support of ONE and the world's poorest people.  In
the past, many of you played an active role in ONE Vote '08, and more recently
in your support of the "Kerry-Lugar Amendment" that helped restore 4 billion
dollars to the International Affairs Budget in the US Senate.  We are proud of
your support and help in each and every victory...but our work is not done.

At this point, ONE is proud to invite you to join a conference call on May 12th
at 8:00 pm EDT (5 pm PDT) to find out how to get even  more involved with ONE. 
We will be briefing you on the latest policy and legislative news, and also be
announcing our new ONE Groups Tool and highlighting the upcoming Regional ONE
Membership Conferences!

This is an exciting time for ONE and in order to grow and expand our efforts, we
are asking you to please ask a friend to join the call as well.  If you have
been active with ONE for years or if you are just interested in getting started
in the fight against extreme poverty around the world you are welcome to join
the call and find out about volunteer opportunities through the rest of 2009.

Tuesday, May 12th
ONE Volunteer Conference Call
8:00 pm EDT (5 PM PDT)

Call in Number:  Toll-1-888-619-1583
After you dial in you will be asked to enter a participant code:  # 256590


We now have the resources to fight global AIDS, malaria, and extreme poverty,
and save millions of lives around the world.  Through targeted and better aid,
responsible debt relief, and improved trade opportunities, we now have the
ability to partner with responsible but highly impoversihed nations that are
fighting corruption, demonstrating transparency and accountabilty, and create a
better and safer world for everyone.  All of this is possible, but will only
become a reality if you use your voice and ensure that our elected leaders know
that saving lives is not only possible, but that it is a priority.

Thank you again and we look forward to hearing from you on the call.

All the best,

Kim Smith, ONE Deputy Field Organizer

World Malaria Day, April 25, is the official opening of Fancy Dress Swim Against
Malaria season! The first event is Mother's Day Fancy Dress Swim Against Malaria
organized by ONE San Diego County, May 10, 4 PM at the Oceanside Pier:
http://www.WorldSwimAgainstMalaria.com/OneSanDiegoCounty. Two more Fancy Dress
Swims are being planned: One right after the 3rd Annual Santa Monica 4th of July
Parade which ends conveniently at the beach; the other will be at Culver City
Municipal Plunge, date TBA. If you'd like to sponsor us and spread the word that
would be great! The 4th of July swim is linked to the Mother's Day swim. You can
find the link on the Mother's Day page or just go here (but check out both):
http://www.WorldSwimAgainstMalaria.com/OneSantaMonica. You can sponsor on either
page.

If you want to join us you can also sign up at ONE.org - the campaign to Make
Poverty History - and get directions and more updates:
http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/915.

Please join ONE and ONE Campaign Los Angeles on the steps of City Hall on
Tuesday, April 7th at 9:30am as Mayor Villaraigosa holds a press conference in
which he will declare that Los Angeles is a City that supports ONE and the fight
against extreme poverty.

Please wear your ONE T Shirts if you have them.

We really hope to see you there!

WHEN: Tuesday April 7, 9:30am
WHERE: LA City Hall - 200 N Spring St., Los Angeles CA 90012
WHO: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, fellow ONE members, & YOU!

RSVP here: http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/861

Thank you for your continued support!

Amy Quinn

PS - Try to get there a little early to make sure you don't miss it!

espero ayudar en algo

Hi All,
I am a World Vision Child Ambassador working to end extreme poverty
through child sponsorship.  Bono actually worked with his wife in a
World Vision feeding camp in Ethiopia in the eighties thus convincing
him to do the work he does today,  I would love to be involved in any
events this group has and would appreciated any help in promoting
child sponsorship through World Vision which is under the ONE
umbrella.  When a child is sponsored, they get a chance a life through
food provisions, health care, school, vaccinations, Malaria nets,
etc., as we build up their communities into self-sustaining villages
including microfinance loans so the villagers can have small businesses.
Thank you for you passion for the poor.  If you have an groups I can
speak to, any churches,... anyway of getting the word out oj how the
poor can be helped...Let me know
Regards,

Volunteer on behalf of ONE at the California Women's Conference!

The California Women's Conference (http://www.californiawomen.org/)
is put on by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria
Shriver. Once again, 14,000 women will descend on the Long Beach
Convention Center for two days of inspiration, education and WE time!
If you've attended in the past then you will be happy to learn about
the addition of "Night at the Village" the evening before the actual
conference on Wednesday 10/22.

ONE will be tabling and clipboarding to help spread the word about
our part in women's rights worldwide. FREE shirts and bands for
volunteers!

To sign up for a shift on Tuesday, October 21st, RSVP here:
http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/647

To sign up for a shift on Wednesday, October 22nd, RSVP here:
http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/648

Come mingle and spread the word with other enthusiastic ONE
volunteers in Southern California. What better time and place? See
you there!

Betsy Avila
The ONE Campaign
Field Organizer, Southern CA
bavila@...

ONE Beach Event this Sunday!
What: Fancy Dress Swin Against Poverty at the World Festival of Sacred
Music
Where: End of Ocean Park Ave, Santa Monica

When: 28 Oct, 2:00 PM
Event Description:
The World Festival of Sacred Music is in LA once again, and ONE is
jumping in on the action! Join us as we campaign with ONE Santa Monica
and get sign-ups, play at the beach, and of course, have a Fancy Dress
Swim Against Poverty!

All volunteers receive a ONE Vote 08 Shirt and a ONE band! We will
provide fancy dresses for brave swimmers. ;)

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact ONE Santa Monica
Leader Herley Jim at herleyjim@....
To RSVP on the main site, click here:
http://one.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=595&id=

See you there!

ONE Music Builds Tour in September!

As we come into September with high hopes and for the fall, we want to
invite enthusiastic poverty-fighters to help spread the word at ONE's
biggest event this fall – the ONE Music Builds Tour, featuring a line
of great rock bands including Switchfoot and Third Day!

Join the many who have already signed up to volunteer at tables in
Irvine and San Diego. Event links are below, be sure to sign up with a
friend! Volunteers receive free bands, a ONE shirt, and way to network
with other excited ONE Members from all over Southern California!

San Diego: http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/546
Irvine: http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/545

See you there!

Join us for the next Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History on Sunday, July
13, at
Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica.

We will meet at noon at Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica 90405,
and
process to the Pacific Ocean where we will swim in fancy finery, crazy costume,
normal
swimwear or whatever you choose. If you would like to borrow one of our thrift
store
gems for the day, it's easy; we will have them at the Church that day. Invite
your friends to
enjoy a swim with us!

This event will be the kickoff of our organizing for the rest of 2008 and a
chance to enjoy
summer and the beach as we tell people about ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty
History.

The 2008 events planned so far, are:
*Stand Up, October 17;
*AIDS Walk LA, October 19;
*Fancy Dress Fall Ball, October 24;
*ONE Sabbath, TBA;
*World AIDS Day, December 1.

Put July 13 in your calendar and come along. Do something worthwhile by taking
that
dunk in the ocean you never get around to! Call (310) 496-2124 or email
fancy@... for any and all suggestions or questions. All are welcome!
www.one.org www.churchop.org

We won't send you out to the beach hungry!

Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill Street on the northeast corner of Hill & 2nd
  in Santa Monica
The Church is wheelchair accessible.
Bus accessible by the MTA #33 & Big Blue Bus #s 1, 2, & 8.
The church has a small parking lot on the north side of the street between 2nd &
3rd Sts.
Meter parking, 1/4 block west of Main St., $.75/hr to 10 hours & free parking
from 4th St.
east

WANTED: ONE volunteers for the leadership team of ONE_Santa Monica. We need
people
who will take the lead or help out for the each of the upcoming events.

Events in the works so far, are:
*2nd Annual Santa Monica 4th of July Parade;
To sign up to participate in this event:
http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/453
*Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History, July 13;
To sign up to participate in this event go to:
http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/456
*Stand Up, October 17;
*AIDS Walk LA, October 19;
*Fancy Dress Fall Ball, October 24;
*ONE Sabbath, TBA;
*World AIDS Day, December 1.

We also need people who would like to do tabling, for instance at the free
Twilight Dance
Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursdays June 26-August 29,
photographing/filming events and blogging about the events for the ONE Blog
after they
happen.

Do any of these sound like you? If would like to be part of the organizing or
would like to
know more please call 310-399-1631 or email herleyjim@....

There are lots of ways for us to fight extreme poverty, but I think the
most fun has to be swimming in a fancy dress.

I'm not joking.  This isn't an April Fools prank.

April 5 is the World Swim Against Malaria, when one million people
around the world take a swim against malaria. And like last year, a
group of ONE members here in the Santa Monica area are getting together,
donning fancy dresses, and going swimming to fight malaria.

Whether you want to go swimming in a fancy dress or just watch and meet
up with some other ONE members, we would love for you to join us this
Saturday at 12 noon at Culver City Municipal Plunge, 4117 Overland
Avenue at Culver Blvd. Pool temperature is 81 F.

Please RSVP if you can attend:
http://one.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=369&id


.
Unlike most people who do the swim against malaria, we don't get
sponsors based on the number of laps we swim, we simply have sponsors
who pay for the mere spectacle of watching a group of people swim in
fancy dresses.  Since every $5 that we raise can provide a child with a
malaria-fighting bed net, it doesn't take that much for us to make a
big difference. Come sponsor yourself!

Hope to make a splash with you,

Herley Jim Bowling, ONE Member



WHAT: ONE Campaign LA Team Meeting and Speaking Event
WHEN: Sunday, January 13th at NOON
WHERE:

Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-399-1631
www.churchop.org

No need to RSVP – this event is free and open to the public.

Please join the ONE Campaign Los Angeles and ONE_SantaMonica for a
Team Meeting on Sunday, January 13th at NOON at the "Church in Ocean
Park". Come learn about the ONE Campaign, the status of LA City of ONE
and we will follow up on the ONE Training from December 8th at USC. We
are also fortunate to have a wonderful guest speaker join us, Rachel
Andres, Director of Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker Project for the
refugees of Darfur.

This is a terrific opportunity to learn about the emergency in Sudan
and the surrounding refugee camps and simple ways in which you can
make a difference. There is no need to RSVP to this event. It is
open and free to the public.

"Join Rachel Andres, Director of Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker
Project on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Noon for an informative
discussion about her recent trip to Eastern Chad to "bear witness" to
the on-going genocide and to participate in an evaluation of the Solar
Cooker Project. Rachel will share her experiences and photographs and
details about the Solar Cooker Project which was started as a way to
protect women who were leaving the refugee camp to collect firewood
and risked rape and attack when outside the camp. Staying in the
camps and cooking with solar energy not only serves to protect women,
but it also provides them with income opportunities such as
manufacturing the cookers, training others to use the cookers, and
making carrying bags to increase the life span of the cookers. This
project has been a successfully realized in the Iridimi refugee camp
and recently has begun in the Touloum refugee camp.

Don't miss this opportunity! Come join us for what is sure to be an
enlightening morning and find out what you can do to help protect the
refugees of the Darfurian genocide. "

WHAT: ONE Campaign LA Team Meeting and Speaking Event
WHEN: Sunday, January 13th at NOON
WHERE:

Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-399-1631
www.churchop.org

No need to RSVP – this event is free and open to the public.

Please join the ONE Campaign Los Angeles for a Team Meeting on Sunday,
January 13th at NOON at the "Church in Ocean Park". Come learn about
the ONE Campaign, the status of LA City of ONE and we will follow up
on the ONE Training from December 8th at USC. We are also fortunate
to have a wonderful guest speaker join us, Rachel Andres, Director of
Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker Project for the refugees of Darfur.
This is a terrific opportunity to learn about the emergency in Sudan
and the surrounding refugee camps and simple ways in which you can
make a difference. There is no need to RSVP to this event. It is
open and free to the public.

"Join Rachel Andres, Director of Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker
Project on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Noon for an informative
discussion about her recent trip to Eastern Chad to "bear witness" to
the on-going genocide and to participate in an evaluation of the Solar
Cooker Project. Rachel will share her experiences and photographs and
details about the Solar Cooker Project which was started as a way to
protect women who were leaving the refugee camp to collect firewood
and risked rape and attack when outside the camp. Staying in the
camps and cooking with solar energy not only serves to protect women,
but it also provides them with income opportunities such as
manufacturing the cookers, training others to use the cookers, and
making carrying bags to increase the life span of the cookers. This
project has been a successfully realized in the Iridimi refugee camp
and recently has begun in the Touloum refugee camp.

Don't miss this opportunity! Come join us for what is sure to be an
enlightening morning and find out what you can do to help protect the
refugees of the Darfurian genocide. "

WHAT: ONE Campaign LA Team Meeting and Speaking Event
WHEN: Sunday, January 13th at NOON
WHERE:

Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-399-1631
www.churchop.org

No need to RSVP – this event is free and open to the public.

Please join the ONE Campaign Los Angeles for a Team Meeting on Sunday,
January 13th at NOON at the "Church in Ocean Park". Come learn about
the ONE Campaign, the status of LA City of ONE and we will follow up
on the ONE Training from December 8th at USC. We are also fortunate
to have a wonderful guest speaker join us, Rachel Andres, Director of
Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker Project for the refugees of Darfur.
This is a terrific opportunity to learn about the emergency in Sudan
and the surrounding refugee camps and simple ways in which you can
make a difference. There is no need to RSVP to this event. It is
open and free to the public.

"Join Rachel Andres, Director of Jewish World Watch's Solar Cooker
Project on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Noon for an informative
discussion about her recent trip to Eastern Chad to "bear witness" to
the on-going genocide and to participate in an evaluation of the Solar
Cooker Project. Rachel will share her experiences and photographs and
details about the Solar Cooker Project which was started as a way to
protect women who were leaving the refugee camp to collect firewood
and risked rape and attack when outside the camp. Staying in the
camps and cooking with solar energy not only serves to protect women,
but it also provides them with income opportunities such as
manufacturing the cookers, training others to use the cookers, and
making carrying bags to increase the life span of the cookers. This
project has been a successfully realized in the Iridimi refugee camp
and recently has begun in the Touloum refugee camp.

Don't miss this opportunity! Come join us for what is sure to be an
enlightening morning and find out what you can do to help protect the
refugees of the Darfurian genocide. "

Star in ONE's TV Ad
Tue., Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m.—7:30 p.m.
El Mirage Dry lake
RSVP and Directions:
http://www.one.org/elmiragead?id=160-2447180-U3OwfA&t=1
Dear ONE Member,

ONE Vote '08, ONE's initiative to make extreme poverty and global
disease central issues in the 2008 presidential campaign, is shooting
a television ad—and we want you to star in it!

We're inviting ONE members in the LA area to come out to El Mirage,
California, on Tuesday, December 4, to play a role in the campaign ad
demonstrating the strength of our anti-poverty movement.

Shot in the stark landscape of the El Mirage Dry Lake bed, the ad will
feature hundreds of us crying out for a better future for the world's
most vulnerable people. Come out, be one of our stars, and literally
lend your voice to the campaign to make poverty history.

RSVP below to let us know you are coming and for directions to the El
Mirage Dry Lake.

http://www.one.org/elmiragead?id=160-2447180-U3OwfA&t=2

ONE Vote '08's ad—with you in it—will run in early primary and caucus
states like Iowa and New Hampshire and on cable channels across the
country. Millions of Americans and the 15 presidential candidates will
see it and be reminded of the power we have to end extreme poverty and
global disease.

Thank you for your voice.

Additional information (also available when you sign up):
The video shoot will take place at the empty lake bed at El Mirage,
near Palmdale , CA.  Volunteers need to arrive before 10:30am on Tues.
Dec. 4th. We'll need everyone to stay until 5:30pm (nobody can "leave
early"), and we'll need 50 to stay until 7:30pm. Volunteers will need
to wear casual clothing, slacks or jeans.  The production staff will
provide hooded sweatshirts for them to wear. Any shoes are okay. It
COULD be cold and windy, so dress or bring very warm clothing as well.
There will be lunch served.  Volunteers will not be paid.

Here's the information on the ONE training. Feel free to pass the
information to anyone else who might be interested.

LA ONE CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER AND ADVOCACY TRAINING

Event is free and open to the public

Come meet with ONE staff and other local volunteers and find out how
you can get involved in the fight to make poverty history!

Date: December 8, 2007

Time: Registration: 1:30-2:00 Training from 2-4:30PM

USC Campus - Doheny Memorial Library Room: 240

USC Campus Map:
http://www.usc.edu/private/about/visit_usc/upc_map_index.gif

RSVP or for questions contact Kim Smith, ONE Regional Field Organizer:
Kim@... or 502-475-5564

The Trouble With The Alphabet
"The powerful images and strong messages delivered by "The
Trouble With The Alphabet" teach children to stand up against
indifference and inhumanity . In the past, and today for Darfur,
students and young people have led movements to stand up against
injustices taking place across the globe. It is our hope that this book
will raise consciousness, inspire, and empower children to make a
difference in our world."
John Prendergast
Co-founder Enough, Co-Author - Not On Our Watch

"The power of creative storytelling is at the heart of "The
Trouble with the Alphabet". To raise awareness about injustice in
such a new and exciting way: That is the future of effective compassion.
Not only will this book give people a chance to begin the pursuit for
peace, but it will also be something that will compel you to pass it
on."
Invisible Children

"From the title to the last page, you can feel the power of words
and images to tell important stories in ways that children can
understand. In this book, the painting and the letters that make up our
alphabet become windows to the real world, to our imagination and to our
compassion. A beautiful concept and beautifully executed."
John Ackerly, President- International Campaign for Tibet
To use the simplicity of the alphabet to raise awareness of the
world's woes is brilliant. To have children of the world explain in
easy terms the compelling images is genius.
If ever there was a prime example of "the pen is mightier than the
sword" then this is THE book. IT SHOULD BE COMMAND READING FOR
EVERYBODY - from world leaders to youngsters learning to read and all in
between! There's raw power at work here and beautifully created
with love and a dedication beyond belief. We always say that " the
future is with our children"- if we followed the message from these
children we would have that final elusive peace. Once read you will
never forget it!
Robin Leach
SEE THE IMAGES. UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. SUPPORT THE MESSAGE.
Caryn West personally invites ONE members to the first public preview of
her first book "The Trouble With The Alphabet" as part of the
Artists for Human Rights Art Show opening reception hosted by Academy
Award Nominated actress Anne Archer.

November 17th 6-9pm at the James Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station in
Santa Monica.

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The Trouble With The Alphabet
"The powerful images and strong messages delivered by "The
Trouble With The Alphabet" teach children to stand up against
indifference and inhumanity . In the past, and today for Darfur,
students and young people have led movements to stand up against
injustices taking place across the globe. It is our hope that this book
will raise consciousness, inspire, and empower children to make a
difference in our world."
John Prendergast
Co-founder Enough, Co-Author - Not On Our Watch

"The power of creative storytelling is at the heart of "The
Trouble with the Alphabet". To raise awareness about injustice in
such a new and exciting way: That is the future of effective compassion.
Not only will this book give people a chance to begin the pursuit for
peace, but it will also be something that will compel you to pass it
on."
Invisible Children

"From the title to the last page, you can feel the power of words
and images to tell important stories in ways that children can
understand. In this book, the painting and the letters that make up our
alphabet become windows to the real world, to our imagination and to our
compassion. A beautiful concept and beautifully executed."
John Ackerly, President- International Campaign for Tibet
To use the simplicity of the alphabet to raise awareness of the
world's woes is brilliant.  To have children of the world explain in
easy terms the compelling images is genius.
If ever there was a prime example of  "the pen is mightier than the
sword" then this is THE book.  IT SHOULD BE COMMAND READING FOR
EVERYBODY - from world leaders to youngsters learning to read and all in
between!  There's raw power at work here and beautifully created
with love and a dedication beyond belief. We always say that " the
future is with our children"- if we followed the message from these
children we would have that final elusive peace. Once read you will
never forget it!
Robin Leach
SEE THE IMAGES. UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. SUPPORT THE MESSAGE.
Caryn West personally invites ONE members to the first public preview of
her first book "The Trouble With The Alphabet" as part of the
Artists for Human Rights Art Show opening reception hosted by Academy
Award Nominated actress Anne Archer.

November 17th 6-9pm at the James Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station in
Santa Monica.

Hi everyone!

Last year, many of you walked on The ONE Campaign's AIDS Walk Los
Angeles team. Lace up your sneakers - ONE.org has started up its team
again for this year's AIDS Walk, and we would love you to join us!
This year's AIDS Walk is on Sunday, October 21 - less than four weeks
away! But don’t worry, we still have plenty of time to organize a
successful AIDS Walk team!

Last year, The ONE Campaign's AIDS Walk team had 114 walkers and
raised $16,733. This year, our goal is to recruit 120 walkers and
raise $20,000! With 120 walkers, each of us would only have to raise
at least $167 each to reach our fundraising goal - and what a
difference that would make in the lives of people struggling with
HIV/AIDS here in LA County! I know we can do it!

To join the ONE.org team, visit the following link and click "Join Our
Team." (you may need to copy the link into your URL line)

https://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=232259&lis=1&kntae2\
32259=F77E902F1A7B43F289FB73A28C6818FB&supId=0&team=2029859&cj=Y

Thanks so much for your support!

Sincerely,

Tiffany Lemieux

tiffany.lemieux@...

ONE.org's AIDS Walk Team Leader

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PROGRESS TOWARDS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Debt cancellation and targeted aid have helped put 20 million more
African children in school

In 2002 only 1% of Africans with HIV/AIDS received treatment. With
help from PEPFAR, by the end of 2006 28% were on treatment. In
numbers, the increase was from 50000 to 1.34 million.

In the Lubombo region of S.Africa, spraying and bed nets were used to
reduce malaria in the population by 90% proving the potential for
cutting deaths from a preventable and treatable disease that claims
almost 3000 lives every day.

More effective aid has increased economic growth and poverty reduction
in countries such as Mozambique and Tanzania. In these countries with
increased growth, more children were enrolled in primary school and
infant mortality was reduced.

Bush proposed and helped establish the Millennium Challenge Account
(MCA), which funds initiatives by low-income countries committed to
addressing the needs of poor people. He also promised an additional
$10 billion between 2004 and 2008 to fight global AIDS, tuberculosis
and malaria. At last year's G-8 summit, the United States agreed to
double assistance to Africa by 2010 and supported a debt relief
package for highly indebted poor countries.

For FY 2007, ONE's members sent over 200,000 letters to Congress,
urging them to continue efforts to support the Global Fund. In
response Congress included $724m for the Global Fund in the Continuing
Resolution that passed Congress in February 2007, an increase of
$179.5m over last year.

In the 2007 budget, Congress has approved an increase of 1.5 billion
in aid with about 1 billion of the increase for Africa. If
appropriated, big if, the US will be on track to honor aid goals.

Alix Gordon
ONE Campaign Miami