STAND UP, TAKE ACTION in APU:
Monday, 02 November 2009 19:43 | 
Coordinated by the UN Millennium Campaign and the "Global Call to Action against Poverty" (an international network working towards the eradication of poverty active on over 100 countries), STAND UP, TAKE ACTION is a global movement working towards the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to "Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger" by the year 2015. Stand Up, Take Action takes place around the world and over the past 4 years tens of millions have "stood up" in the hope that world leaders will play their role in the achievement of this goal. This year's global STAND UP, TAKE ACTION program took place around the world over three days from Friday, 16 until Sunday 18.
Organizer of the APU "STAND UP, TAKE ACTION" effort MAEHARA Hironobu (APS3, Japan), said, "It is because we are in APU, often referred to as 'a miniature of the world' with a student population representing 97 countries and regions around the world, that we understand the severity of global poverty and were able to take a stand in such numbers. With this movement as a stepping stone, I hope that more action will be taken to reduce global poverty."
Over the three days, more than 31,298 people at 521 different venues around Japan took part in this movement and the APU effort represented over a third of all participants in the Kyushu-Okinawa area. The grand total of participants around the world reached over 173 million across over 120 countries and regions.
In addition to working towards the eradication of extreme poverty, the movement is the current Guinness World Record holder for the largest mobilization of human beings in recorded history with a total of over 116 million people around the world taking part. The massive turnout this year not only smashed the previous record but also sent a strong message to world leaders.
Reporter, Student Press Assistant (SPA): NUGROHO Katarina Marsha Utama (APM3, Indonesia)
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Last Updated (Monday, 02 November 2009 20:48)
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It is as if one stand up once and world poverty is gone. To put it straight, I participated there because one of my friends was organising it, and i can confidently say that i was not an exception. Also, how many people thought about alleviating poverty after that 10 minute stint? For a bunch of people, it was one of the fun events, few might have come to see themselves in photographs or some like me. Seriously, I found none of my friends talking about 'poverty' after that event.
Anyways, congratulations to the organizers that at least a few people can say they helped to 'alleviate world poverty' by 'standing up for a second' and hope they come up with more creative and effective ideas next time.
was their any kind of impact or some change we did?
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