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The Amazing Race Against Poverty
March 28, 2006 · Print This Article
Make Poverty History Treasurer Hunt
Be part of the nation-wide Treasurer Hunt (Amazing Race Against Poverty), calling on the Treasurer to lift the aid budget to 0.5% GNI and target more aid to basic services for the poor.
In 2005, the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign engaged hundreds of thousands of Australians in the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. Over 800,000 people now wear White Bands and thousands took part in the international White Band Days.
In 2006, we must build on this momentum.
The first big event for 2006 is the National Day of Action on April 2 in the lead-up to the Federal budget. We want the government to show how they will spend the promised aid increase. We also want them to commit to a timetable for increasing aid to 0.5% of Gross National Income by 2010 (which is our fair share to achieve the MDGs) and 0.7% GNI by 2015.
If you can’t make it to one of the April 2 events listed below, please consider running your own event in public, or with work, community or church groups. This can be done any time in the lead up to the Budget on May 9. A complete and easy-to-use kit (1.8MB PDF) with everything you need to run your own event is available for download from TEAR’s advocacy resources
Decipher clues
Collect aid dollars
Fill the ‘aidometer’ and give the treasurer our dream aid package
You can do all this when you take part in Make Poverty History’s Treasurer Hunt on April 2.
Details for each capital city as comments
Ben & Age
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE (April 2)
Like the amazing race, your team of 3-4 will be given a set of cryptic clues. Each clue represents one of the Millennium Development Goals. Decipher the clue, find the location in your city centre, collect the aid dollar and when you’ve got seven, get back to HQ and fill the aidometer with MDGs.
We need to fill up our dream aid package to 0.5 percent of GNI.
Are you up to the challenge?
To register, visit the Make Poverty History registration site Sydney: Registrations start at 10am for an 11am start at Church Street Mall amphitheatre, Parramatta. For more information, contact Jen Purcell
Melbourne: Registrations start at 10am for an 11am start at City Square, Swanston St. For more information, contact Sarah Marland
Adelaide: Registrations start at 12pm for a 1pm start at Hindmarsh Square. For more information, contact Jacqui Emery
BRISBANE (April 2)
2:00pm - 4.30pm, King George Square (Between Ann St and Adelaide St, opposite Queen St. Mall in Brisbane city). Come into the city and see local Brisbane bands plus stalls and chance to sign and deposit your aid dollars in the aidometer.
Speakers:
Beris Gwynne, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Development Co-operation.
Dave Andrews, TEAR Australia Activist
Bands:
The Gibson Martinis
The Boat People
Kate Miller Heidke
Event is free!
For more information, contact Gillian Marshall
CANBERRA (April 2)
Gareema Place, City Walk - 11am - 3pm
Come along and sign the pledge to Make Poverty History. We’ll have an aidometer to fill, information, white bands, music and much more….
To volunteer or for more information, contact Sarah Gregory Ph: 02
6281 9227
DARWIN (April 2)
Mitchell St: 3pm - 6pm
There will be a free sausage sizzle, and feature a local guitarist, as well as guest speakers. Come along and do your bit to Make Poverty History.
For more information, contact James Cox
PERTH (April 2)
Kings Square, Fremantle (Opposite Town Hall) 1pm
Join our rally. Listen to expert speakers, have a go at African drumming, sign our petition for our dream Aid package that we’ll present to the ‘treasurer’.
For more information, contact Paul Mason
HOBART (April 1)
Make Poverty History will be holding a stall at Hobart’s famed Salamanca Markets.
To volunteer, or for more information, contact Mary Blake
If you’re planning an event, let us know!