On October 16 and 17, people around the world will, in symbolic gesture, stand up and speak out against poverty, New Era reports.
By Catherine Sasman
WINDHOEK
Over a period of 24 hours from nine in the morning GMT on October 16 to midnight on October 17, people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life will gather in school halls, public spaces, offices, churches, on sports grounds, or in the streets to be part of the biggest ever mass action against poverty and inequality, and in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
The global action will take place within 90 countries within a week-and-a-half before the International Day of Eradication on Poverty.
The ‘Stand Up and Speak Out’ campaign calls upon people to literally and symbolically do just that – to stand up and speak out – against economic injustices in the world.
The result of the mass mobilisation will be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, which will be announced globally on October 18.
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