Vote
If you live in the US, don’t forget to vote tomorrow.
If you don’t like where we’re going, vote.
If you don’t like where we’ve been, vote.
If you love where we’re going and where we’ve been, vote.
The only way to change or endorse directions is to vote. So vote.
And while you’re at it, tell your future leaders what you want to see changed.
Here’s a re-publishing of a message I received this morning from ONE:
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Dear John,
Tomorrow, as American citizens, we will vote. But as ONE members, we can do even more. We’ll show our elected leaders — whoever they turn out to be — that we’re a large, organized group of voters who put our commitment to global poverty above party lines — and we ask them to do the same.
Before the Congressional leadership meets to set the priorities for the new Congress, you can make sure they know global poverty is a top priority when you cast your ballot. Please sign the ONE Voter pledge, to show you’re going to vote with the fight against global poverty at the top of your agenda. And tell the next Congress that you’re sending them to Washington to lead that fight.
We’ll deliver your signatures and comments to the leadership of the new Congress.
On Election Day, like every other day, there will be over 1 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day. But unlike every other day, ONE voters can begin a chain reaction that will create hope and opportunity for the world’s poorest people. 2006 is the first year we’ve been able to cast our votes together as members of the ONE community. This is an historic opportunity.
Voting is just the start; together we can show our leaders that a grassroots force is emerging they should not ignore. Republicans and Democrats alike will sign the ONE Voter pledge side-by-side, because our commitment to ending extreme poverty cuts across partisan divides. And together, we will send a powerful message to leaders of the new Congress that we want them to make the fight against global poverty a top priority.
Sign the ONE Voter pledge and we’ll deliver your signatures and comments to the leadership of the new Congress.
Thanks,
Josh Peck, ONE.org
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One Comment
Hey John!
I work with the ONE Campaign and I just came across your blog posted about ONE and voting, and I just wanted to say thanks for the post! I also wanted to ask if you\’d be interested in being added to ONE\’s blog roll, as one of our supporters? We\’re currently in the process of updating and restructuring our blog roll, in an attempt at building up the poverty/AIDS blogoshpere, and we would love to add your link to our page. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Thanks again for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Meagan McManus
The ONE Campaign
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