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Midway to the Millennium Development Goals
“First, was the realisation that there is a huge gap between the rhetoric of working to make the world a just place and the reality of implementation, particularly from those that wield immense power. So while we acknowledge the progress made every day in the lives of ordinary people around the world as a result of action taken by ordinary citizens for the public good, we must also acknowledge that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’
Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation,
e-CIVICUS, 2006
7th July 2007
50 countries - 70 cities
One call
Get ready for Stand Up and Speak Out on October 17th
- A video report to show how the polluted Río Reconquista in Argentina has destroyed the livelihoods of the poor who live along its banks.
- A rally to demand government action on reducing child and maternal mortality in Azerbaijan.
- The handover of a report with demands for change to the National Assembly in Benin by crowds wearing white bands.
- An ecological concert by local performers using innovative energy-saving devices in one of Madrid’s central plazas.
These are among the ways people want to have their voices heard on July 7th
July 7th 2007 is the midway point for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is an historic opportunity for civil society to hold their political leaders to account and to challenge them to speed progress towards meeting and exceeding these goals.
The date has also been chosen by the campaigning group SOS to host a series of high-profile concerts in a number of capital cities around the world highlighting climate change.
For GCAP campaigners worldwide 07-07-07 therefore provides a crucial opportunity to hold decision-makers to account and to challenge them to do more.
In the week leading up to 07-07-07 and for some days after, GCAP campaigners in 40 countries are holding exciting and ambitious events to raise awareness amongst the public of current state of progress in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. They are also devising creative ways to ensure the public is more aware of how poverty and climate change are interrelated.
To see what events are happening in your country, Click here (full PDF document)
To see the photo gallery, click here
For the Micah Challenge activities on 07-07-07:
Note on the - Blow the halftime whistle! for the MDGs
The 2007 calendar for Blow the halftime whistle!
