Comments on: Will ‘Make Poverty History’ continue? http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/ by Dave Walker Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karin http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Karin Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:00:57 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/#comment-4688 I was sent the same e-mail by a circuitous route and only recently discovered it. I've since been mulling it over and wondering if it was worth following up. It certainly seems like they are keen for individuals as well as groups to respond, so I wouldn't let not being a group put you off. Have you mentioned it to your church, they might be interested, either as individuals or groups. I think the idea of ending extreme poverty gloabally in a year was a bit ambitious (to say the least), but MPH did raise a lot more awareness of the issues, plus there is always more power in working together than in just doing our own thing, although that has it's place. We need to keep pegging away at making poverty history, IMO, so these people need our support -although I got an e-mail from MPH today asking me to e-mail Gordon Brown, so they still seem to be active, which leaves me a little confused. I was sent the same e-mail by a circuitous route and only recently discovered it. I’ve since been mulling it over and wondering if it was worth following up.

It certainly seems like they are keen for individuals as well as groups to respond, so I wouldn’t let not being a group put you off. Have you mentioned it to your church, they might be interested, either as individuals or groups.

I think the idea of ending extreme poverty gloabally in a year was a bit ambitious (to say the least), but MPH did raise a lot more awareness of the issues, plus there is always more power in working together than in just doing our own thing, although that has it’s place.

We need to keep pegging away at making poverty history, IMO, so these people need our support -although I got an e-mail from MPH today asking me to e-mail Gordon Brown, so they still seem to be active, which leaves me a little confused.

]]> By: blonde http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 blonde Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:24:34 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/#comment-4304 It's good they made progress on aid and debt relief, but long term sustainable help really relies on changing the trade rules, and in that respect, not nearly enough progress has been made. Keep it up! It’s good they made progress on aid and debt relief, but long term sustainable help really relies on changing the trade rules, and in that respect, not nearly enough progress has been made. Keep it up!

]]> By: joeturner http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-4289 joeturner Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:24:19 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/#comment-4289 I feel pretty let down by the whole thing. At the end of the long-expected year, what have we got to show for it? Precious little. I feel pretty let down by the whole thing. At the end of the long-expected year, what have we got to show for it? Precious little.

]]> By: Rob http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Rob Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:42:07 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/#comment-4287 Strange: just when a campaign for social justice is seriously breaking through into the mainstream, we decide to wrap the thing up. I'd have thought that this was just the time to ramp up the pressure: change from being a "bunch of do-gooders" into a Movement for Change. We're definately not there yet. As good as the Mass Lobbys have been, and not forgetting Edinburgh, these have all been marginalised by other protests / events. Think of the pro / anti fox hunting protests. Think of how Edinburgh got barely a mention in all the fuss of Live8. No, our job is not done and our message has not been sufficiently heard. MPH needs to continue. Strange: just when a campaign for social justice is seriously breaking through into the mainstream, we decide to wrap the thing up.

I’d have thought that this was just the time to ramp up the pressure: change from being a “bunch of do-gooders” into a Movement for Change.

We’re definately not there yet. As good as the Mass Lobbys have been, and not forgetting Edinburgh, these have all been marginalised by other protests / events. Think of the pro / anti fox hunting protests. Think of how Edinburgh got barely a mention in all the fuss of Live8.

No, our job is not done and our message has not been sufficiently heard. MPH needs to continue.

]]> By: Neil http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-4278 Neil Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:58:12 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2005/12/21/will-make-poverty-history-continue/#comment-4278 I think the campaign has pretty much run its course, and people are so used to seeing those three words together, the white bands, and (what are becoming annoying) tags in the corners of websites that it is having no discernable impact on people. The world cup in Germany will be a good time to promote such issues to a large audience in a short term way in 2006, but then I think a new campaign needs to be set up, new logo, new slogan, new slant on the focus (although of course the focus must remain much the same!). Perhaps it is time to make Make Poverty History history? I think the campaign has pretty much run its course, and people are so used to seeing those three words together, the white bands, and (what are becoming annoying) tags in the corners of websites that it is having no discernable impact on people.

The world cup in Germany will be a good time to promote such issues to a large audience in a short term way in 2006, but then I think a new campaign needs to be set up, new logo, new slogan, new slant on the focus (although of course the focus must remain much the same!).

Perhaps it is time to make Make Poverty History history?

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