MISSION GREEN EARTH STAND UP SPEAK OUT 2008

In September 2000, 189 Heads of Nations came together to commit to work together to build a safer, more prosperous and equitable world for all by 2015 at the United Nations Millennium Summit, which gave birth to the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

In 2007, in an extraordinary initiative called Stand Up and Speak Out, assisted by governments and NGOs all over the world, a staggering 43.7 million people spread over 127 countries stood up within 24 hours and took an oath to end poverty. In 2008, the campaign is called Stand Up and Take Action.

What action do we take?
One of the MDGs is to “ensure Environmental Sustainability”. Global warming is no longer “somebody else's” problem. It has not just touched us, but has left deep scars in the form of natural calamities worldwide viz. tsunamis, cyclones and disturbing climatic changes. A very easy and effective way to contain global warming is to plant trees. Mission Green Earth is a commitment to plant 100 million trees and have a 100 million people stand up and take the oath on October 17, 18 or 19, 2008.

Mission Green Earth Stand Up Take Action 2008 is a Global Initiative of The Art of Living Foundation together with the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, United Nations Millennium Campaign and United Nations Environment Programme. And this Global Initiative cannot happen on its own strength but through concerted efforts of all people no matter what religion, background, tribe as we are all living and using the same sources of planet Earth.

"Stand Up" is a unique campaign that provides the poorest people in the world a platform for their voices to be heard. The campaign provides many people who have never been a part of any public campaign are finding their voices and expressing them in all kinds of creative and innovative ways to demand accountability from their leaders. Indeed the bulk of participants in 2007 came from the global south (Mostly Asia and Africa) which have the largest number of the poorest and most disenfranchised citizens. This development reflects the fact that there is growing ownership of the movement for change amongst the poorest of the poor."

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