in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
not to miss out on the remarkably ecumenical
The Great Faiths' StandUp
Against Poverty 2009
as a massive contribution to the climax of
this years 50 Days of Global Action
during 16-18th October 2009
If you're a Bishop in the Catholic Church or Church of England, you'll like
this idea - to
think of asking all your clergy in your diocese to read out the Common Pastoral Postcard
Tell your diocesan offices - especially schools - to make a note
If
you head up any other denomination of
If
you're on the Governing Bodyget the date in the diary
with colleagues, explore the Governors' Overseas Gift (£1 per governor)
oput the date in the diary
tell the parents about it
Brief your classroom and other colleagues
Tell the local press
Tell another local school
If you're the chair of the PTA
If you're the chair of governors
If you're involved with former pupils
If you're
For any school of any size, the few minutes of StandUp adds an outstanding activity to PSHE.
Add an outstanding new PSHE & RE activity
Provide a great opportunity to show everyone what you and all our schools stand for
Offer a
unique way for your young people to voice - again and again and again -
their concern about the poor and oppressed of the world they’ll inherit
Help make the policy-makers of today take notice of the good citizens of tomorrow
In
October 2008, 17,500 pupils, teachers and parents made history about
poverty.
And helped set a Guinness World Record.
They
applied PSHE to rally in the classrooms
For a
few minutes, in assemblies or classrooms, they stood up and shared six
common pledges about the poor of world. Many schools also took the
time to tell the Prime Minister what they'd doine, were proud of - and what
the citizens of future expect of world governments.
For 2009, the aim is much, much bigger: a million during the school day on 16 - followed by a million adults in churches on the next couple of days.
What you need to do
Register with Just1 as a StandUp School.
The main
benefit is to make your school can be included in the total UK count going
into the Guinness World Record. So you don't lose out.
It's a once-off information - though each year you'll have the chance to
adjust any details.
You'll be listed on the Just1 tables - with your web seite and any overseas school with which you're linked. And we'll recognise some awards for the amsllest, largest and most average school!
StandUps are a major Just1 contribution to the climax of the 50 Days of Global
Action Against Poverty,
organised worldwide by GCAP and the United Nations Millennium Campaign
The Great UK Schools StandUp Against Poverty
any time on Friday 16th October 2009
The aim: just one day on which at least one million pupils, teachers and parents stand up and speak out for the poor - sharing six simple pledges as they rally in class or assembly.
Perhaps followed up by future-citizens letters to President Barak Obama - just in time for the crucial Copenhagen Climate conference.
on Friday 16th to Sunday 18th October 2009
The aim: during their regular services, to get at least one million worshippers and returners standing up and speaking out for the poor - sharing six simple pledges as they rally in their meetingplaces.
Perhaps followed by petitions to the Prime Minister and Environmental Secretary just in time for the crucial Copenhagen Climate Conference in December.