MON 17th of October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Hey Guys,

Thanks for coming along this week. I hope you all enjoyed your holidays?

Make sure you remind the others to come next week and I'll speak with Mr Paini this week about events.

So as I said in class today that this Monday the 17th of October is the "International Day for the Eradication of Poverty". Created by the UN as a day to promotes people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries.

So what can you do? Quite simply you can talk about it, chat to your friends about things you've learnt in the Seed Group and your Leos group. Tell your friends that 1.4 billion people around the world live in poverty.

Visit this website http://www.oct17.org/en to find out what is happening in Perth. Or watch the video bellow for more information.

Video presentation of October 17th from ATDENG on Vimeo.

Above is another photo to illustrate poverty

		"The campaign to make poverty history-a central moral challenge of our age-cannot remain a task for the few, it must become a calling for the many. On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I urge everyone to join this struggle. Together, we can make real and sufficient progress towards the end of poverty."
		United Nations Ex-Secretary-General, Kofi Annan "Excerpts taken from his message to be delivered on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2006".

Resources
International Day 2010 -> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntlDay/2010.html
Poverty.com -> http://www.poverty.com/