From ONE -- A Petition Worth Signing

The ONE Campaign e-mailed this today, and I encourage you all to sign the petition.

Dear ONE Member,

More than 100,000 ONE members signed our petition to Barack Obama, asking him to make a strong statement about global poverty in his inaugural address. And he did exactly that, saying:

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

Now it's time to send him a thank you note and encourage his ongoing commitment to the world's poorest citizens. Click [here] to send the thank you note to President Obama:

Although Obama came through for us—and for the 2 billion people globally who live on less than $2 a day—in his inaugural address, strong words are not enough. We must keep encouraging him to make sure critical, proven programs are not frozen or even cut in the upcoming budget battles, which may be difficult as the Administration tries to find resources for the domestic economic crisis.