October 17th, 2008 - the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, in New York
How the participation of people living in extreme poverty is a reality…
This year in New York, October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, was commemorated at the United Nations and in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Striving Together to End Poverty : Sign Online
- Striving Together to End Poverty : Sign Online
- Call to action
- History
- The signatories : Striving Together to End Poverty
- About October 17th
At the United Nations, representatives of countries and NGOs, as well as people with a first hand experience of extreme poverty, were united in the joint commemoration. They spoke out strongly for the need to create the conditions for the genuine political participation of people and families living in extreme poverty.
In Ocean Hill, children and parents presented their neighborhood and lives to visitors from other countries. The international visitors also shared about their own lives, neighborhoods and efforts to overcome poverty and exclusion.
October, 17th 2008 in New York City from PUBLICATD on Vimeo.
See Rhetoric into Action, Building Effective Partnerships to Combat Extreme Poverty and Exclusion
On the Web
Official site of the appeal
http://www.oct17.org/site/-Call-to-action-.html
