[Gcap-mujeres] Fw: G8 Update from Rostock Germany

[ana agostino]

Dear friends,
queridas amigas,
below is the update of the G8 Mobilisations in Rostock. 

debajo hay información sobre las movilizaciones por el G8 en Rostock. Está en inglés pero también contiene fotos (con leyendas en alemán y en inglés, para Merkel y Blair).

Saludos,
Ana


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From: Irfan Mufti 
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Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: G8 Update from Rostock Germany


Dear All,

After yesterday's rally in Rostock at which GCAP campaigners took to the
streets to call for and end to poverty, GCAP campaigners were today given a
great opportunity in Berlin when they were given a space to present their 
Voices Petition to Chancellor Merkel after she met Tony Blair in an
unscheduled bilateral.

See this link for  Getty news agency images of the meeting between GCAP
Germany campaigners  & Merkel and Blair. 
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=74366674 

These are paid photos which newspapers can purchase and download.  We have
been promised our own free photo will come shortly so for now this is just a
flavour.  Anything you can do to help it get pick up would be appreciated. 
The release is also attached and pasted below,

June 3rd, 2007

REF:  Angela Merkel Meets Tony Blair

MILLION-STRONG MANDATE FROM THE PEOPLE TO THE G8.
"One million voices, one message, stop poverty now! Eight leaders must act." 

In Berlin today, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and British Prime
Minister, Tony Blair, voiced their commitment to taking action when they
were presented with a million strong mandate from the people to the G8 
leaders. The petition, collected by The Global Call to Action Against
Poverty (GCAP), calls on the leaders to act urgently on the G8 commitments
made at the Gleneagles G8 Summit in 2005 when they meet in Heiligendamm this 
week.

Expressed in the form of two speech bubbles representing the people's
voices, Dr. Claudia Warning and Dr. Ulla Mikota, of the German development
NGO coalition VENRO – a GCAP member - highlighted the core message: One 
million voices, one message, stop poverty now! Eight leaders must act.

Two years on from the G8 meeting in Gleneagles, 50,000 people die every day
from lack of access to basic healthcare, 6,000 alone in Africa from HIV and 
AIDS.  Despite recent welcome announcements on aid and funding for HIV/AIDS, 
the G8 is consistently falling short on delivering its promises. German
people have been mobilising along with millions in the North and South 
urging the G8 not to ignore their demands.

"Time is running out for the poor.  Urgent decisions to fill the current gap
between the  commitments and reality need to be taken next week in
Heiligendamm. We thank Ms. Merkel and Mr. Blair for taking this mandate to 
next week's summit.  The people's call to the G8 leaders is straightforward:
End poverty now." said Dr. Claudia Warning, VENRO chairperson who had helped
coordinate the online petition as she handed it to the leaders. 

Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to bring this message to the
meeting.

Deine Stimme Gegen Armut, alongside The Global Call to Action Against
Poverty, will be keeping pressure on the G8 throughout the week culminating 
in a concert in Rostock on July 7th where over 65,000 people are expected to 
hear the petition's final tally when GCAP chair Kumi Naidoo takes the stage
at 7pm.

ENDS/
For more information on GCAP and G8 actions, go to www.whiteband.org
and www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de

GCAP contacts duing the G8:

Ciara O'Sullivan, GCAP Media Coordinator, + 49 (0)151 53655193,
ciara-os en hotmail.com

Aktionsteam "Deine Stimme gegen Armut", Stefan Kreutzberger, +49 (0)
27582501, +49 (0)170 9037410, s.kreutzberger en venro.org

Kel Currah, GCAP's G8 Working Group, + 49 (0)151 536 55 191,
kel_currah en wvi.org



Regards
 
 
Irfan Mufti 
GCAP Campaign Manager



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Irfan Mufti 


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