"I will take three or more CAFOD campaign actions in 2007 but I want 100 others to do it too."
— Helen Cross
Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2007
37 people signed up, 63 more were needed
Country: United Kingdom
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I’ve been working in CAFOD’s campaign team for just over 6 months and I’ve been involved in trade justice and debt campaigning for a few years now. But sometimes I struggle to get my friends and family to campaign with me - I often feel a bit isolated.
So I thought starting a livesimply promise would be a great opportunity to be part of a new, online community. I also like the livesimply challenge because it fits in so well with my work: the idea is to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with those in poverty.
The other day I met Franck Bura from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He came to the UK to tell people about how gold mining affects his community.
He told me that in his country, 1,200 people die every day from conflict-related disease, hunger and violence. That conflict is fuelled by the struggle for gold and other minerals. But he also said that by standing in solidarity we could help change this:
“We can win this battle with perseverance – it will be a long process, but with efforts from both North and South we can do it. Making a chain of solidarity can make change in the DRC.”
Franck’s confidence that we can make a difference has inspired me to make my promise, and I’ll be taking action this year on CAFOD’s Unearth Justice and trade campaigns.
So please take these steps:
1. Sign up to my promise.
2. Click the link in the promise to take your first campaign action.
3. Get other people involved to show our solidarity with people like Franck.
TAKE ACTION NOW:
http://www.cafod.org.uk/latestaction
Find out more about campaigns at CAFOD:
http://www.cafod.org.uk/campaigns