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You’re Invited: Celebrate World Habitat Day October 3, 2011

October 3rd, 2011Community, Frugal Crowd, Green, Health & Wellness, VideosComment

Today is the first Monday of October, which is designated by the United Nations as World Habitat Day 2011 to:

reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all and

remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

theme of this year’s World Habitat Day is cities and climate change.

Come and celebrate United Nations World Habitat Day on:

Date: Today, Monday, October 3
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: Members Lounge, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Here are the celebratory activities of United Nations World Habitat Day at Toronto City Hall:

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Official Stand-Up Count for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

August 21st, 2010CommunityComment

As a prelude to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17, 2010) , the official stand-up-against-poverty count is slated for September 17th – 19th, 2010, to coincide with the United Nations meeting in order to put pressure on world leaders to attend to poverty. Since the world leaders will meet on September 20th – 22nd, the following event will happen on September 17th – 19th:

When world leaders gather at the United Nations for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review Summit in September, the voices of their citizens will follow them, telling them, loudly and clearly:
“We will no longer stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and the broken promises to end it!’

Poverty Action for Change Coalition (PACC) agreed that they would have a stand-up-against-poverty event on location at Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, on September 17th at 7PM . They can also have a short meeting at the same time for anyone wishing to help organize this event.

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