"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."- Mandela

I hope you can all make it!!

What? Band Together to Make Child Poverty History in Canada.

How? By forming a Human White Band, the symbol of the international MakePoverty History Campaign. Participants are urged to wear a white shirt.

When and where? Main Quad, University of Alberta Campus, Monday October 17th
from 11:50-12 noon.

Who? Organized by Engineers Without Borders and supported by the StudentGroups for Social Justice including the Edmonton and University of AlbertaChapters of Amnesty International, Oxfam Canada, WUSC, Model UN, AfricanStudents´ Union, Kamit African Carribbean Society, Students Without Borders,Students Against Global Apathy, International Medical Students and
Journalistsfor Human Rights.

Why? In 1989, the House of Commons unanimously resolved to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. The most recent figures indicate that 1.2 millionCanadian children, or nearly one
in six, are still poor.Since poor children come from poor families, we hope to put pressure onCanadian politicians to take measures to reduce poverty in Canada. We hope to use this event to bring awareness to poverty issues in Edmonton and in Canada. This event will be running at
campuses all across Canada.The Canadian Make Poverty History Campaign is asking for more and better aid,dropping third world debt, trade justice and ending child poverty in Canada.

There are four days of action in 2005, the first preceded the G8 summit inScotland, the second was before the UN Millennium +5 Summit in New York,Monday October 17th to make child poverty history in Canada and the last preceding the upcoming WTO meetings in Hong Kong in December. This will be a great photo opportunity. We are expecting 50-100 people to
attend.

"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."- Nelson Mandela, 2005.

For more information, contact:
Rachel Maser
Engineers Without Borders - University of Alberta Chapter
492-6858
ualberta@ewb.ca