Mobilization to End Poverty

Submitted by stephanie wert ... on February 5, 2009 - 6:56pm.

When:  April 26-29, 2009
Where:  Washington DC
Who:  Sojourners

The Mobilization to End Poverty will be a historic gathering. Thousands of Christians will come together in a powerful movement committed to the biblical imperative of reducing domestic and global poverty. The Mobilization will call the new President and Congress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and cut domestic poverty in half within 10 years.

Highlights of the Mobilization:

Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have been invited to give a major address on poverty.

Speakers include:

Jim Wallis, Elizabeth Edwards*, Gov. Mike Huckabee*, John Lewis, Travis Smiley, Sharon Watkins, John Perkins, Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Hybels*, Angela Glover Blackwell*, Rich Stearns, Alexia Kelley, Wes Granberg Michaelson, Mark S. Hanson, and Freddie Haynes. (* denotes invited)

Events include:

Keynote Addresses and Plenary Sessions, Workshops and Trainings, Lobby Day, Networking Opportunities, and Public Rally in Lafayette Plaza

Join a movement rooted firmly in Christian faith that has the will and capacity to reduce poverty by half within 10 years both domestically and globally.

Register by midnight of February 23 to get a discounted rate and to receive a free download from one of the sages of the music scene today, Derek Webb. He has graciously offered a free download of his song, "Rich Young Ruler."

Hosted by Sojourners. Sponsored by World Vision. 

For complete information, go online to:

http://www.sojo.net/mobilization

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