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FixOurWorld's Blog – November 2009 Archive (6)

Mothers and their children are needlessly dying

Canada can take the global lead on this – our country is hosting the G8 and G20 Summits next June. We can show the way by deepening our support for livesaving interventions.

Please take action now by copying the following letter or writing your elected representative.

As your constituent, I believe that every human being is entitled to good health. I am proud of Canada’s strong track record in support of child and maternal health in developing countries and… Continue

Added by FixOurWorld on November 30, 2009 at 4:09pm — No Comments

It's time to act on Child Poverty

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It's time to act on Child Poverty

It's time to act on Child Poverty Act now to give all of Canada’s children the right to a decent life

We’d like to tell you that November 24 is a day to feel good about being a Canadian. But right now, we can’t. Twenty years ago, on November 24, 1989, all of our elected representatives voted in the House of Commons to make child poverty history in Canada by the year 2000. It was to be our legacy for the generations of… Continue

Added by FixOurWorld on November 18, 2009 at 10:06am — No Comments

End Child Poverty in Canada!

Make Poverty History

...to finally end Child Poverty in Canada! We're already 9 years behind schedule. Why should 637,000 Canadian children have to wait a minute longer?

It's time to act on Child Poverty

On November 24, 1989 Canada's House of Commons passed a resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Yet almost 1 Canadian child out of every 10 still lives in poverty - in one of the richest countries in the world. Shockingly, these figures don't even… Continue

Added by FixOurWorld on November 13, 2009 at 11:06am — No Comments

Here’s a plan of action:

Want to help your favourite restaurant win new customers AND help save the world from runaway climate change?

Hi Linda ,

Thanks to you, our team of David Suzuki Community Leaders is growing fast. In less than a month we have 60 people on our team, with spheres of influence reaching over 100,000 people!

Here’s another idea for getting even more letters to our leaders asking for real action on climate change at the UN Summit in Copenhagen December… Continue

Added by FixOurWorld on November 5, 2009 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Have you heard the good news?

Don't let Apple hog the green!

Have you heard the good news?

When you told Apple that you wished its products came in green - they listened. Your voice turned Apple into a green IT industry leader - and we wanted to say thank you! Because not only has Apple dropped the worst toxic chemicals from its products - but the company itself is making some bold green moves!

At the beginning of October Apple stormed out of the US Chamber of Commerce - a lobby group that… Continue

Added by FixOurWorld on November 5, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

Talk 820 Radio Time Capsule Nov 2, 2009

I am one of the lucky people to be able to put an item in the Talk 820 Time Capsule! Today is the big day! I will be putting Fix Our World, 350.org, David Suzuki, Stephen Lewis and Make Poverty History 2009 goals in as well as our 2nd Annual Fix Our World Festival T-Shirt with all of our bands on it. We can look back 10years from now and see what progress we made!

Added by FixOurWorld on November 2, 2009 at 7:28am — No Comments