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Previous: Understanding Abstractions Can Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives - and Maybe Yours, Too | All blog entries Coming Attractions: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Youth for Change - young people's role in the world they'll inherit
Everyone says that young people are our future. But what do they think of the world we're leaving for them? What can we learn from them? Plenty. We need to give them a chance to raise their concerns and offer their new ideas. Hearts & Minds' Youth for Change program helps to give young people this opportunity, Our next event is this Saturday, April 14... Latest additions: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Movements that Start Small Can Change the World Movements that start small can change the world. This is shown in the recent film, Amazing Grace. It's about Henry William Wilberforce who in 1787 began working as a leader in the anti-slavery movement. At first no one came to his meetings. Finally a few people started coming. At one meeting Wilberforce asked them, "Is there anyone here who's not in my own family?" Only one man raised his hand. He said, "I'm not related to you, but I'm also not here to support you. I'm with the opposition and only wanted to see what you had to say." Opposition to ending
slavery Wilberforce kept working. The movement grew and eventually slavery was abolished. The End Poverty Campaign also started small. But it may have faster success for several reasons:
Now you, too, can join the world's most ambitious, innovative and achievable anti-poverty campaign: You Can Help End Global Hunger and Poverty by 2012 Join us today. Together, we can change the world. Previous blog: Understanding Abstractions Can Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives - and Maybe Yours, Too | All blog entries Comments and Questions: greatchange@gmail.com Top of Page
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