Last year, 43.7 million people Stood Up in over 100 countries. This year we are aiming to reach out to 1% of the population — over 67 million people! — to Stand Up and Take Action.

You can help make this happen! For this massive outreach to work, we are asking you to help us spread the word:

• Link to the Stand Up and Take Action website www.standagainstpoverty.org from your blog or web pages
  • You can use our Stand Up badge – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/node/58

• Write about Stand Up and Take Action
  • Find out more about Stand Up – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/about-stand-up
  • Learn about the MDGs – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/about-the-mdgs
  • Get info about GCAP / UNMC – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/about-the-campaign
  • See the latest registered events in our interactive map – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/events/map
  • Download resources – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/resources
  • Check out last year’s images on Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/standagainstpoverty/sets/
  • Use our campaign video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3tWjeIN4qA

• Tell your friends, colleagues or subscribers
  • Use your address book or mailing list, to send a message telling people about Stand Up and reminding them to take part
  • Stand Up and Take Action is also on Facebook, Twitter and Orkut – http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/en/sharelist
  • Contact us for more information at standup2008@standagainstpoverty.org

And of course, make sure you Stand Up and Take Action yourself on October 17-19… Let’s stand and act together against poverty and inequalty!