Take action now to make poverty history. By joining the Make Poverty History campaign you are connecting with millions worldwide who are making a difference.
1.Sign on
Endorse the Make Poverty History campaign goals. We're calling for more and better aid, trade justice, debt cancellation, and an end to poverty in Canada.
Join a quarter million of Canadians who have signed on to Make Poverty History.
2. Participate in our action alerts
We send out action alerts to our Canadian supporters when there is an opportunity for them to make a difference online. Our action alerts have generated more than 500,000 emails to political leaders. There is hardly an MP who has not heard from Make Poverty History supporters. Our online actions have delivered results such as more aid to fight AIDS, a Better Aid Bill and a poverty reduction act in Ontario.
3. Learn more and spread the word
Learn more about the issues the Make Poverty History campaign is working on. Learn the details about trade justice, debt cancellation, more and better aid and ending child poverty in Canada.
4. Download Resources
We’ve got education and action resources to help you educate and engage others. Check out elementary school lessons on poverty, workshops for high school students, campus activist kits, Member of Parliament Advocacy Kits and more.
5. Find an event in your area
Take part in a Make Poverty History event or action. Check out our events calendar.
6. Join A Make Poverty History local group
Make Poverty History has a growing number of local groups taking action across Canada. Check out our growing list of local groups and e-mail the coordinator or attend the next meeting.
7. Wear a white band
The white band shows your support for the Make Poverty History campaign, and means you are part of a global movement to end poverty.
8. More ways to take action
Here are more ways you can help make poverty history: put a banner on your website, send a message to a friend and take part in our email action alerts.
